Darryn Warner, Natural Resources Program Manager, right, and personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Big Oaks Wildlife Refuge monitor a prescribed burn at the Huffman Prairie in 2016. (Courtesy photo, Wright-Patterson AFB)
Several students notified The Wright State Guardian with suspicions of a possible fire on Wright State’s campus.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) conducted controlled burns near Route 235 near Gate 26A and at Huffman Prairie.
The first burn near Route 235 happened at around 10 a.m.
The second burn at Huffman Prairie happened around 1 p.m.
WPAFB uses controlled burns to maintain the ecosystem and to prevent wildfires, according to officials.
"Fire is a natural management tool that releases essential nutrients back into the soil, reduces the thatch layer and aids in reducing the fuel load which aids in controlling wildland fires," Darryn Warner, Natural Resources Program Manager said in a media release.
