Boise National Forest fire managers plan six prescribed fires totaling 1,354 acres starting this week.

The prescribed fires are part of the U.S. Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy, which aims to reduce the risk of future catastrophic wildfires to nearby communities and natural resources, according to a Boise National Forest news release. The forest lies north and east of Boise.

Managers and crews conduct prescribed fires in wind conditions that favor dispersing smoke out of populated areas, but smoke may be seen for several days after a burn, according to forest officials.

Here are the locations:

• Boise Basin Experimental Forest: 187 acres a mile north of Idaho City along Forest Road 307. To start May 13 and include one to two days of burning, five to seven days of post-fire monitoring. Smoke may impact Idaho City and State Highway 21.

• Avelene: 250 acres eight miles southwest of Idaho City, near intersection of Grimes Creek and Clear Creek. Previously scheduled May 1 but delayed due to weather, according to the release. To start May 13 and include one to two days of burning and five to seven days of post-fire monitoring.

• Mores South: 145 acres four miles east of Idaho City along Forest Service Road 327, also known as Rabbit Creek Road. A fire was started April 30 but was not completed due to weather. A restart is set May 14. Plans call for one to two days of burning and five to seven days of post-fire monitoring. Smoke may impact Idaho City, Highway 21 and the Granite Creek Recreation Site.

• Crawford: 86 acres at Crawford Work Center, three miles east of Cascade along Warm Lake Road. To start May 13 and include two to three days of burning, five to seven days of post-fire monitoring. Smoke may impact Cascade and the State Highway 55 corridor.

• West Lowman: 613 acres combined in three burn areas between 1.5 and 4.5 miles east of Lowman along Highway 21. Planned May 14-17 including three to four days of burning and five to seven days of post-fire monitoring. Smoke may impact the highway area in and around Lowman.

• High Fork: 73 acres about 7.5 miles north of Ola, north of High Valley. To start May 15 and include one day of burning, five to seven days of post-fire monitoring. Smoke may impact the Highway 55 corridor, Smiths Ferry and Ola, according to forest officials.