Prescribed Burn Near Miramar Scheduled for Sunday Morning

A prescribed burn on the East Miramar range complex began at 9 a.m. Sunday and will continue through 1 p.m., Marines said.

Some flames and smoke were to be visible in Scripps Ranch and along the freeway corridors, no visibility problems were expected, according to a media advisory released by the Marine base.

Prescribed burns are conducted to remove hazardous fuel growth and are part of the air station's annual vegetation management program to reduce wildfire risk over the summer, the advisory said.

Such burns involve firefighters torching pre-determined stands of vegetation. Burns are conducted only when temperature, humidity, winds and moisture conditions are favorable.

—City News Service