Started: 2 hours ago, 3:35 p.m. Jan. 5

Initial location: Mendocino County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Stornetta Agency Assist

A new prescribed burn, called Stornetta Agency Assist, was initiated today at 3:35 p.m. in Mendocino County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for two hours.

Currently, no information is available regarding the land area burned or the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire.

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