Updated: 7:48 p.m. June 11

Started: 2 hours ago, 5:02 p.m. June 11

Initial location: Glenn County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Sacramento Grasslands

The pile burning project, known as Sacramento Grasslands, was initiated today at 5:02 p.m. in in Glenn County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for two hours.

Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention method that involves burning an area of land in a controlled manner to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center