CONTROLLED BURN AT MIRAMAR JUNE 2

June 1, 2010 (San Diego) – The Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Deparment will be conducting a series of prescribed burns on base property through June 30th. A scheduled burn is slated for tomorrow, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. Miramar Fire Department Crews will be on a ridge top in east Miramar and smoke will be visible along SR-52, SR-163, from Interstate 15 as well as in local communities.

These prescribed burns are designed to remove hazardous fuel growth along primary fire control lines and is part of the MCAS Miramar Fire Department's annual vegetation management program to reduc wildfire risk.