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    Personnel hold rare December prescribed burn at Fort McCoy [Image 21 of 22]

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    A roadside brush fire is burning along the right shoulder of a two-lane rural highway, with flames and smoke visible along the vegetation and treeline. At least one red emergency vehicle (likely a fire truck) is visible further down the road, suggesting active fire suppression or controlled burn operations. Smoke fills the sky and the fire appears to be spreading along dry grass and shrubs adjacent to the road.

    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: 4008806
    VIRIN: 171201-A-OK556-833
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 2.68 MB
    Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US

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