The Texas Military Forces are scheduled to conduct prescribed burns within training areas on Camp Bowie, a Texas Army National Guard Training Facility, in Brownwood, Texas, beginning on Monday, February 11, 2013 and will continue through the end of the month, weather permitting.

The Texas National Guard’s military readiness and natural resources management objectives require a comprehensive wildland fire management program aimed at protecting life and property, supporting military training and promoting ecosystem health. Prescribed burns are an integral part this program.

The organization uses a well-designed burn plan to safely conduct its prescribed burns. The burn plan states the atmospheric and environmental conditions necessary to conduct a safe burn, clearly defines the boundaries of the area to be burned and provides details of specific precautionary measures that must be implemented prior to each burn.

To further ensure the safety and effectiveness of its wildland fire management program, the Texas Military Forces conducts its prescribed burns in cooperation with the Texas Forest Service.

For more information regarding the prescribed burn program at Camp Swift, contact the Texas Army National Guard’s Wildland Fire Management Coordinator at 512-782-6037.

The mission of the Texas Military Forces (TXMF) is to provide the Governor and the President with ready and trained forces in support of the citizens of Texas and State and Federal civil/military authorities at home and abroad.

The Texas Military Forces are commanded by the Adjutant General of Texas, the state’s senior military official appointed by the governor, and is comprised of the Adjutant General’s Department, the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG), the Texas Air National Guard (TXANG), the Texas State Guard (TXSG) and the Domestic Operations Command (DOMOPS).

For more information about the Texas Military Forces visit their Website at www.txmf.us.