Photos: Fort Huachuca prescribed burn
Fort Huachuca and the Coronado National Forest's Sierra Vista Ranger District started a series of prescribed burns to reduce the risk of of wildfires.
Ft Huachuca prescribed burn
Daniel Brian Cooper with the Safford Ranger District fire crew walks behind a wall of fire as he wades through tall grasses as he helps ignite them during a prescribed burn at Ft Huachuca. Fort Huachuca along with the Coronado National Forest's Sierra Vista Ranger District started a series of prescribed burns. The burns are needed to reduce the risk of of wildfires. The areas burned are at or near the firing ranges where the chance of a fire being sparked by gunfire is possible. More burns are expected to take place later this month under favorable weather conditions. The photo was taken on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Ft Huachuca prescribed burn
Smoke and fire rise from the firing range area during a prescribed burn at Ft Huachuca. Fort Huachuca along with the Coronado National Forest's Sierra Vista Ranger District started a series of prescribed burns. The burns are needed to reduce the risk of of wildfires. The areas burned are at or near the firing ranges where the chance of a fire being sparked by gunfire is possible. More burns are expected to take place later this month under favorable weather conditions. The photo was taken on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Ft Huachuca prescribed burn
A firefighter monitors the progress of a fire burning through tall grasses during a prescribed burn at Ft Huachuca. Fort Huachuca along with the Coronado National Forest's Sierra Vista Ranger District started a series of prescribed burns. The burns are needed to reduce the risk of of wildfires. The areas burned are at or near the firing ranges where the chance of a fire being sparked by gunfire is possible. More burns are expected to take place later this month under favorable weather conditions. The photo was taken on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Prescribed burns
Firefighters will conduct prescribed burns to take out woody fuel in the Pinaleño Mountains near Safford. This prescribed burn was in February near Fort Huachuca.
Ft Huachuca prescribed burn
Daniel Brian Cooper, left, and John Fitzgerald with the Safford Ranger District fire crew pause along the road as they ignite fires during a prescribed burn at Ft Huachuca. Fort Huachuca along with the Coronado National Forest's Sierra Vista Ranger District started a series of prescribed burns. The burns are needed to reduce the risk of of wildfires. The areas burned are at or near the firing ranges where the chance of a fire being sparked by gunfire is possible. More burns are expected to take place later this month under favorable weather conditions. The photo was taken on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Ft Huachuca prescribed burn
Fire slowly burns in tall grasses and oaks as a firefighter walks along with a drip torch as he ignites more fuel during a prescribed burn at Ft Huachuca. Fort Huachuca along with the Coronado National Forest's Sierra Vista Ranger District started a series of prescribed burns. The burns are needed to reduce the risk of of wildfires. The areas burned are at or near the firing ranges where the chance of a fire being sparked by gunfire is possible. More burns are expected to take place later this month under favorable weather conditions. The photo was taken on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Ft Huachuca prescribed burn
Using a drip torch, John Fitzgerald with the Safford Ranger District fire crew walks along the side of a road as he ignites the tall grasses during a prescribed burn at Ft Huachuca. Fort Huachuca along with the Coronado National Forest's Sierra Vista Ranger District started a series of prescribed burns. The burns are needed to reduce the risk of of wildfires. The areas burned are at or near the firing ranges where the chance of a fire being sparked by gunfire is possible. More burns are expected to take place later this month under favorable weather conditions. The photo was taken on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Ft Huachuca prescribed burn
Scott Miller, with Range Control, holds rocket ordinance that was found on the firing range while giving a safety meeting before a prescribed burn at Ft Huachuca. Miller warned the crews to stay away from all ordinance if found. Fort Huachuca along with the Coronado National Forest's Sierra Vista Ranger District started a series of prescribed burns. The burns are needed to reduce the risk of of wildfires. The areas burned are at or near the firing ranges where the chance of a fire being sparked by gunfire is possible. More burns are expected to take place later this month under favorable weather conditions. The photo was taken on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Ft Huachuca prescribed burn
During the morning meeting, Burn Boss Tim Yurkiewicz with the Sierra Vista Ranger District, goes over the planning before a prescribed burn at Ft Huachuca. Fort Huachuca along with the Coronado National Forest's Sierra Vista Ranger District started a series of prescribed burns. The burns are needed to reduce the risk of of wildfires. The areas burned are at or near the firing ranges where the chance of a fire being sparked by gunfire is possible. More burns are expected to take place later this month under favorable weather conditions. The photo was taken on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Prescribed fires above Fort Huachuca's gunnery ranges serve several purposes.