Prescribed burn near Tesoro Viejo

Cal Fire will be conducting a prescribed burn near Tesoro Viejo on Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

A total of about 104 acres will be burned. Prescribed burns aim to reduce large conflagrative fires and high suppression costs to Madera residents.

The prescribed burn will start on Tesoro Viejo Boulevard, and extend north to the Madera Canal. The project will help reduce the fire threat to Tesoro Viejo, located along the State Route 41 corridor.

There should be little impact on SR 41, and there are no plans for slowing traffic or lane closures, unless for emergencies.

These are control burns, so do not report if one is in the projected area.