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    Personnel hold rare December prescribed burn at Fort McCoy [Image 15 of 22]

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    A roadside brush fire is burning along the shoulder of a rural two-lane road. A red fire/utility truck equipped with firefighting equipment is approaching the scene, while a smaller yellow ATV or utility vehicle is already positioned near the flames. Smoke is rising heavily from the burning dry grass and brush adjacent to utility poles.

    Post personnel oversee a prescribed burn Dec. 1, 2017, at an area along railroad tracks on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. Personnel with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department; Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch; Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; and the Colorado State University Center of Environmental Management of Military Lands under contract with the post help coordinate each prescribed burn at the post. Prescribed burns, generally, are done in the spring and fall seasons because weather conditions are most favorable at those times. Prescribed burns also improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities, and reduce wildfire potential. This was the first time in recent history where a prescribed burn was held in December. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

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    Date Taken: 12.01.2017
    Date Posted: 12.07.2017 12:42
    Photo ID: 4008793
    VIRIN: 171201-A-OK556-634
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 2.5 MB
    Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US

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