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platoonboss · Unread post by **platoonboss** » July 13th, 2011, 3:53 pm

Bob sets the 203 range on fire with 60mm Mortar at Ft Indiantown Gap in 2006.

Francis Marion · Unread post by **Francis Marion** » July 15th, 2011, 2:46 am

I've done that before. We burned down a good section of Dougway Proving Grounds back in '85.

platoonboss · Unread post by **platoonboss** » July 15th, 2011, 4:32 pm

It happens. Range Control was good-natured about it.

Francis Marion · Unread post by **Francis Marion** » July 16th, 2011, 4:25 am

platoonboss wrote:It happens. Range Control was good-natured about it.

The best natured Range Control I have ever worked with had to be at Yakama, WA. We started several fires there and almost got consumed by one while in a HMMWV. Their response was, "Don't worry. It will grow back."

Rainman · Unread post by **Rainman** » July 16th, 2011, 11:46 am

I helped set Sugarloaf Range ablaze more than once at Ft. Hood. Mostly M60 tracers being the culprits.

I never did have to go down range to extinguish fires. Just lucky I never got volunteered I guess.

Rainman

platoonboss · Unread post by **platoonboss** » July 16th, 2011, 7:52 pm

That's right! It grows back nice and green!
When we did it, they sent several guys down range with big leather squares on broomsticks to beat out the fire. It also helped to have my O-5 pal with us that day.

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