A prescribed burn is planned this weekend at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center in Warrenton

Authorities advised that smoke from the burn on Saturday and Sunday may be visible for a couple of days.

“We take the public’s safety and well-being very seriously,” Gearhart Fire Chief Josh Como said in a statement. “The Northwest Oregon Wildfire School (NOWS) 2024rx prescribed burn will reduce fuels and vegetation near a machine gun firing range. During exercises, wildfires often occur and this prescribed fire will reduce the opportunity of future uncontrolled fire.”