Prescribed burns for SW Travis County to be conducted Dec. 9

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Smoke may be visible in Southwestern Travis County on Friday, December 9 due to prescribed burns from by Austin Water.
The areas in particular are near south State Highway 45 and MoPac, east of FM 1826, west of Brodie Lane, and northwest of FM 1626 from 10 a.m. to sunset.
Courtesy of the City of AustinPrescribed burns are conducted to mimic the natural fire cycle that helps reduce the potential for actual destructive wildfires by limiting the intensity and fue