San Bernardino residents may see smoke rising over the San Bernardino foothills Thursday morning, but officials say the fire activity will be under control.
“Twenty-six acres of pile burning will start today on Front Country Road,” the San Bernardino National Forest said in a post on X.
The post included a map with multiple red dots showing where the prescribed burns will take place.
According to the U.S. Forest Service, pile burning is the disposal of forest debris cut during fuel reduction projects, which involve removing trees to reduce wildfire risk…