KCBA - Monterey, Salinas, Santa Cruz - News Weather-Prescribed burn ends: Mop up and Monitoring continues
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - Over 250 acres of vegetation were cleared at Burn Unit 14 and the prescribed burn at Fort Ord is now complete.
The fire department continues to mop up yesterday's prescribed burn site (Burn Unit 14). The fire department will continue to monitor the site over the next several days as a safety precaution.
If weather conditions allow, the Army still intends to conduct a prescribed burn at Burn Unit 19 this year. The prescribed burn season runs through December 31, 2009.
Over 5,000 acres in the Fort Ord Impact Area remain where vegetation must be removed over the next 8 to 10 years. Prescribed burns are used to clear brush so that later, after the prescribed burn is complete, unexploded munitions can be located and safety removed.
Update 10/7- Mop up efforts will continue today in the Former Fort Ord prescribed burn area. The Army also has the go ahead to continue with the prescribed burn.
