Started: 4 days ago, 7:53 a.m. Feb. 8

Initial location: San Jacinto County, Tex.

Fire type: Prescribed, Type 5

Fire name: San Jacinto 1080

A new prescribed burn, called San Jacinto 1080, was initiated 7:53 a.m. Feb. 8 in in San Jacinto County, Texas.

Since it was initiated four days ago, the prescribed fire has burned 155.4 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