Airman 1st Class
Joseph Crittenden, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, monitors a
controlled burn June 17, 2015 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The burn
consumed approximately 800 acres in an effort to renew cattle grazing land and
control vegetation growth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Preston L. Cherry)
by Airman Preston L. Cherry
9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs
6/22/2015 - BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California -- Beale Airmen from the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, in assistance with CAL Fire, participated in an 800 acre prescribed burn here June 17, 2015.
The controlled burn was carried out in an effort to control base vegetation growth and renew range land in support of the cattle grazing program.
Approximately 100 people from Beale fire and emergency services, bioenvironmental flight and CAL Fire Department worked as a team to ensure a safe controlled burn.
9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs
6/22/2015 - BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California -- Beale Airmen from the 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, in assistance with CAL Fire, participated in an 800 acre prescribed burn here June 17, 2015.
The controlled burn was carried out in an effort to control base vegetation growth and renew range land in support of the cattle grazing program.
Approximately 100 people from Beale fire and emergency services, bioenvironmental flight and CAL Fire Department worked as a team to ensure a safe controlled burn.
Staff Sgt. Vincent
Kinard, 9th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, assists in filling a mobile
water station for a controlled burn at Beale Air Force Base, California on June
17, 2015. The burn consumed approximately 800 acres in an effort to renew cattle
grazing land and control vegetation growth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman
Preston L. Cherry)