Crime & Safety
2-Day Controlled Burn Underway On Santa Rosa Plateau
The smoke will be visible throughout the area, but should disperse quickly, the agency said.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA – A two-day controlled burn is underway this morning in the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, according to the Riverside County fire Department.
The effort is part of Cal Fire's Vegetation Management Program and will take place on 560 acres today and Thursday between 6 a.m. and 12 noon, depending on weather conditions.
Residents should expect to see and smell smoke throughout the area, the agency said, adding that the smoke is expected to disperse quickly and should not pose a health hazard.
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The controlled burn is intended to eliminate non-native grass and reduce the fire hazard of vegetation. Firefighters also use the opportunity as wildland fire suppression training.
--Photos from Maggie Avants, Patch, taken in Murrieta
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