Prescribed Burn Scheduled For Tuesday Morning In San Mateo County

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — The San Mateo County Fire Department and Cal Fire are scheduled to conduct a five-acre prescribed fire on the San Andreas Lake Dam on Tuesday morning.

Light smoke may be visible in parts of San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos and Burlingame during the burn, which is scheduled to last through the morning hours.

The burn’s purpose is to reduce fire danger by consuming cured grass and removing vegetation. It will also maintain access for inspections and monitoring of the dam, according to the San Mateo County Fire Department.

Biologists from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission have surveyed the burn areas for special status plants and Mission blue butterfly hosts plants, and will search for special status animals — such as the San Francisco garter snake and the California red-legged frog — before the burn on Tuesday morning.