MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -- The controlled burn which was originally scheduled for Monday was postponed due to weather. The control burn has been rescheduled to begin Tuesday, March 6
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Residents can expect to see smoke columns coming from the installation and possibly some drift smoke throughout the surrounding area dependent on wind conditions (Forecasted NW - 3 mph, shifting to the NE 5-9 mph becoming South in the afternoon). Control burning operations normally begin in February of each year and are completed by April 15 to mitigate the potential of more hazardous non-controlled burns.