Westover personnel conduct controlled grass burn on airfield

Photo By Staff Sgt. Dylan Auger | U.S. Forest Services wildland firefighters and Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department carried out the annual controlled burn on the airfield, March 27, 2019, at Westover Air Reserve Base.  

CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES

03.27.2019

Story by Senior Airman Dylan Auger 

439th Airlift Wing

Prescribed fire is a recognized natural resources management tool used to maintain healthy grasslands, prevent wildfires, and will remove broadleaf weeds and other invasive vegetation.

• Date Taken: 03.27.2019
• Date Posted: 06.11.2019 10:28
• Story ID: 326602
• Location: CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS, US