CAMP RIPLEY - For those of you who live near Camp Ripley, expect to see and smell smoke over the next several days.

The Camp Ripley Fire Department will conduct controlled burns today (Monday) through Friday, between the hours of noon and 8:00 p.m.

The controlled burn is done to reduce the chance of a wildfire.

It's done every spring before Camp Ripley begins its annual training season.

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