On Wednesday in Mitchell Canyon, the U.S. Forest Service began prescribed burns throughout roughly 91 acres of land.
They say that doing these prescribed burns ahead of fire season is an effective way to prevent catastrophic fires.
"By implementing a prescribed fire, it's one of our most effective and cost-effective ways to treat the landscape. It reduces fuels making it a safer environment for our firefighters should we have a wildland start and have to deploy suppression tactics," said Matt Zumstein, District Ranger for Carson Ranger District.
The burns lasted about six hours on Wednesday.
Crews mainly worked on getting rid of unwanted vegetation.
During the fire season, the U.S. Forest Service says the vegetation gets dry and oily, which can significantly increase the heat and severity of a wildfire.
Over the next few days, crews will continue to do prescribed burns and they will monitor them through next week to make sure there are no flare ups.
