OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... A PRESCRIBED BURN IN SAN BENITO COUNTY... HAS SOME PEOPLE ON EDGE... AFTER THE SMOKE COULD BE SEEN ALL OVER THE CENTRAL COAST... WE GOT A LOT OF CALLS INTO THE NEWSROOM ON THIS ONE... THIS IS WHAT THE PLUME OF SMOKE LOOKED LIKE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON... AND TONIGHT... THE SMOKE IS STILL LINGERING... THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM ATOP KSBW STUDIOS RIGHT NOW... THE CAMERA POINTED RIGHT AT THE AREA WHERE THE CONTROLLED FIRE WAS BURNING... ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER FELIX CORTEZ HAS BEEN FOLLOWING PLANS FOR THIS CONTROL BURN FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. FELIX... DO FIREFIGHTERS HAVE CONTROL OF THIS BURN?### DAN..ERIN.. THAT FIRE BURNING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY JUST BEHIND ME. AND DESPITE WHAT MANY OF US SAW TODAY.. CAL FIRE ASSURING US THEY HAVE THIS FIRE UNDER CONTROL.. THIS IS WHAT MANY OF YOU SAW ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON.. A LARGE PLUME OF SMOKE THAT WAS PART OF A 900 ACRE CONTROL BURN IN THE HILLS SOUTH OF HOLLISTER NEAR PAICINES.. AS OF 3PM CAL FIRE SAID THEIR BURN WAS GOING AS PLANNED. (:25 THE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT BURN IS CURRENTLY 85 PERCENT COMPLETED WITH IT'S PERIMETER AND IT'S WELL UNDER CONTROL :32) THE CONTROL BURN IS BEING CONDUCTED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY NEAR CIENEGA AND LIMEKILN ROADS.. ITS CAL FIRE'S ATTEMPT TO REMOVE HAZARDOUS FUELS.. THE FIRE IN THE WORKS FOR MONTHS.. (1:03 THEY'VE HAD COUNTLESS HOURS WITH EQUIPMENT MASTICATION EQUIPMENT HAND TOOLS CREWS HAVE BEEN OUT HERE THINING BRUSH AND LIGHT FUELS TO MAKE SURE IN PREPARATION FOR THIS BURN :15) THE BURN WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR LAST WEEK BUT WAS PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT WERE OUT OF THE AREA FIGHTING OTHER FIRES AROUND THE STATE.. CAL FIRE WANTED TO MAKE SURE ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES WERE IN TOWN BEFORE THEY ATTEMPTED ANY BURN THIS SIZE.. (3:37 WE BASICALLY HAVE ALL RESOURCES THAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE RESPONDING TO A VEGETATION FIRE WE HAVE THAT CREW AND THEN WE HAVE THE BACK UP SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING AMPLE RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLETE CONTROL AND THIS IS THOUGHT OUT PROPERLY :53) AS CAL FIRE JUST TOLD ME.. FOR THE MOST PART THE SHOW IS OVER.. HOWEVER.. PEOPLE SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE SMOKE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.. AS FIREFIGHTERS DO MOP UP.. AND OF COURSE A LOT OF FIREFIGHTERS AND EQUIPMENT WILL REMAIN HERE OVERNIGHT TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE DOESN'T JUMP ANY LINES.. IN SAN BENITO COUNTY FELIX CORTEZ KSBW ACTION NEWS 8.##