Started: 5 days ago, 8:48 a.m. Jan. 1

Initial location: Nacogdoches County, Tex.

Fire type: Prescribed, Type 5

Fire name: Nacogdoches 0020

A new prescribed burn, called Nacogdoches 0020, was initiated 8:48 a.m. Jan. 1 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.

After being active for five days, the prescribed fire has burned 150 acres of private land.

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