UPPER LAKE, Calif. – After completing a 40-acre prescribed fire last week, fire managers plan to burn approximately 20 to 30 acres of slash piles on the Upper Lake Ranger District.

Forest officials said the burns will take place from Monday, Oct. 17, through Wednesday, Oct. 19.

These prescribed fires will occur around the Lakeview Campground and High Valley area just northeast of Lucerne, the forest administration reported.

The recent moisture across the forest will help prevent fire from spreading into the surrounding vegetation, officials said. Smoke will be visible in various areas in Lake County.

The ignition of all prescribed fires is dependent on the availability of personnel and equipment, favorable weather, conditions that minimize smoke impacts as best as possible, and California Air Resources Board approval. 

The local air quality district manages the number of acres available to burn during allotted burn days based on the amount of projects proposed.