Navy plans controlled burns at local bases

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By Jim Washington
The Virginian-Pilot
© February 11, 2009

The Navy will conduct controlled burns over the next several months at Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, at Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field in Chesapeake and at the Northwest Annex of Naval Support Activity Norfolk, according to a news release.

The burns, intended to reduce the chances of an accidental fire, could begin this weekend, according to the release. The Navy is taking steps to minimize the amount of smoke noticeable outside the bases, according to the release.

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The smell of freedom??

Submitted by cheebalasvegas on Sat, 02/14/2009 at 1:15 pm.

Fantastic! Now, not only do we get to hear and see the Navy up close and personal (the daily low-altitude air show by the super hornets), now we get to smell them too!

I am sure that before the

Submitted by jimjones on Thu, 02/12/2009 at 9:31 am.

I am sure that before the advent of brushhogs and tractors and whatnot, "controlled burns" were a good idea but, with all the talk of global warming and environmental protection and blah blah blah, how can the navy or anyone for that matter justify setting fires just to clear a field? I don't like cutting my grass either but, I'm not allowed to set fire to my yard every year or so, am I? Besides that, think of all the poor poor little baby opossums and baby bunnies that will burn to death in these "controlled burns". How sad.

It's just a small fire

Submitted by Your mom on Wed, 02/11/2009 at 10:16 pm.

What's the worst that could happen? What harm could a small fire do? *cough Australia, Cali, Dismal Swamp cough* If it gets outta control, maybe the Navy can move it to Mayport too.

Can we Please ask that these "Burns" be done sensibly?

Submitted by henry on Wed, 02/11/2009 at 9:45 pm.

Please be careful with this. Right now the winds are expected to be high and all we need is a controlled burn that "got away from us". Who knows maybe the Navy can do better than he Army Corp of Engineers. Over the last 10 years it seems that several of these controlled burns have gotten away from them.