Wildfire Near Bombing Range

[HAltschule]

Lets hope there are no leftover or dormant artillery shells laying around. That could be a big problem.
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NWUS52 KJAX 072037
LSRJAX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
437 PM EDT WED MAY 07 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0400 PM WILDFIRE 3 SSE JUNIPER SPRINGS 29.14N 81.72W
05/07/2008 MARION FL PARK/FOREST SRVC

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE REPORTS WILDFIRE STILL
ONGOING NEAR THE BOMBING RANGE NEAR JUNIPER SPRINGS.
SIZE OF THE FIRE WAS NOW 600 ACRES. SPOT FORECAST WAS
PROVIDED.

 

[J Holder]

Most bombing ranges do not use live ordnance, it's usually practice or concrete bombs with a magnesium tip so the range control folks can better score the "hit".

Live ordnance is usually reserved for the desert ranges where wildfires aren't much of an issue.