“The burns are accomplished to facilitate military training within maneuver and training areas.
“The installation prescribed burn program is critical in reducing the potential for wildland fires and will only be conducted if weather conditions are favorable,” Fort Carson said in a news release Friday. The post said Friday that it would resume the prescribed burns on Monday and continue intermittently through Dec.
The Mountain Post started conducting burns back in September on post training areas, including the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site northeast of Trinidad. (KKTV) - This week kicks off another round of prescribed burns on Fort Carson, scheduled through the end of the year.
