From US Army Fort Ord Cleanup website
Prescribed Burn Postponed to 2027.
Update 7/15/2026: The Army will not conduct a prescribed burn in 2026. The Army has been implementing early coordination of various aspects of burn preparation, however, it is now unlikely that all resource and site preparations could be completed by the September-October timeframe. The Army will prepare again for the Unit A burn during the 2027 or later burn season. Due to habitat conservation considerations, the burn season at Fort Ord is July to December. Please continue to check this website for updates on the prescribed burn program.
https://fortordcleanup%5Bdot%5Dcom/prescribed-burns/
Some background on the burns and overview:
https://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/05.13.99/fort-ord-9919.html
MetroActive: Scorched Earth
Cecily Barnes
May 13, 1999
https://apnews.com/article/us-army-fort-ord-chemical-exposure-cancer-c1078dd520322f2a4130e2f7077b7892
https://youtu.be/weAzmDcfS2w
Associated Press: What Lies Beneath: Veterans Worry Polluted Base Made Them Ill
By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, and Jason Dearen
February 23, 2022
