Smoke over Novato's Hamilton area Wednesday and Thursday is a planned training burn
Novato Fire is running a prescribed burn on a 10-acre lot between Bay Vista Apartments and Marin Valley Mobile Country Club in Hamilton from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29. Smoke will be visible in Novato, San Rafael and from Highway 101.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
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If you see smoke over Hamilton in Novato on Wednesday or Thursday, it's planned.
The Novato Fire Protection District is conducting a prescribed burn from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, Oct. 28 and 29. The burn covers a 10-acre lot between the Marin Valley Mobile Country Club and the Bay Vista Apartments, the Marin Independent Journal reported. The district says the goals are to train crews and manage vegetation.
What to know
Smoke will be visible in and around Novato and San Rafael and to commuters on Highway 101, according to Bay City News.
Officials ask people not to call 911 to report smoke from the burn area.
Fire district crews will be on scene to monitor the burn.
An information booth is open at the Marin Valley Clubhouse, 100 Marin Valley Drive, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days.
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