Controlled Burns Planned Friday, Saturday

LAMORINDA, CA — The Moraga-Orinda Fire District, CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit, and the East Bay Municipal Utility District are expected to complete a 12-acre prescribed burn Friday and Saturday. The project is in a remote area less than a mile northwest of Briones Dam and is part of the North Orinda Shaded Fuel Break.

The prescribed burns are planned for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

The project is two-fold. First, it will reduce heavy fuels in the area and promote regeneration of native oaks. And second, it will provide a training opportunity as the firefighters control the spread of the fire.

Residents in the Sleepy Hollow, Manzanita and Monte Vista neighborhoods may see or smell smoke.

Drivers on nearby roads may also be impacted.