[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, CLOSURE - Fort Ord (CA) fires

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

News Release

U.S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
For Release: March 11, 2008


Bureau of Land Management to Burn Piles at Fort Ord


The Hollister Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management plans to 
burn 20 to 30 brush piles at Fort Ord by the end of April, weather 
permitting.  The exact date the piles will be burned depends on weather 
conditions and the announcement of a "burn day" by local authorities.

The piles are part of the fuel reduction program associated with the 
construction of a fuel break system along the trails at Fort Ord. This 
fuel break system is designed to protect firefighters, help suppress 
wildland fires and provide for public safety by reducing the threat of 
an uncontrolled fire in the area.

Depending on the weather, the pile burning may take approximately 10 to 
15 days to complete and light smoke may be visible. The piles of dry 
manzanita, each four to five feet high, are expected to produce very 
light smoke and burn fast so as not to smolder overnight.

Fire Management Officer Mario Marquez said the burning will take place 
in the vicinity of Bunker Road, Crescent Bluff Road and Sandy Ridge 
Road.  Visitors are advised to be cautious if smoke is present.

Fort Ord was an active U.S. Army post from 1917 until September, 1994 
when it was decommissioned.  The BLM is responsible for managing 
approximately 7,800 acres of land at the 28,600-acre facility.

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For the original release, go to
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2008/march/CCNews0840_ftord_burn.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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