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Chapter 5 – Environmental ConsequencesTable 5-55Summary of Potential Impacts to Wildfire Management fromAlternative DLocationHawaii Alaska ColoradoActivity Group SBMR DMRKTA/KLOA PTA FRA DTA FTC PCMSImpacts from CantonmentConstruction N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AImpacts from RangeConstruction Impacts from Live-FireTraining ☼ ☼ ☼ Impacts from ManeuverTraining ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ = Significant + = Beneficial Impact = Significant but mitigable to less than significant N/A = Not Applicable☼ = Less than Significant= No Impact5.5.4.1.2 Impacts from Range ConstructionNo ImpactsRange maintenance would continue as needed. This would include berm, trail and targetrymaintenance and would temporarily increase human presence and activity at range sites. This increaseis not expected to impact the risk of accidental wildfire ignition.5.5.4.1.3 Impacts from Live-Fire TrainingSignificant ImpactsImpact 1: Increased wildfire risk. Live-fire training, the primary factor contributing to wildfire risk,would continue. Because there is a risk that a wildfire could result in an irretrievable loss ofindividuals of sensitive species or damage cultural resources, the Army has made a conservativedetermination that even under the No Action Alternative, impacts would remain significant.Regulatory Administrative Mitigation 1: The IWFMP, its Fire Management Areas, and wildland fireSOPs, all of which are designed to prevent and manage wildfires, would continue to be followed. Theimpacts from continued live-fire training would remain a significant impact.5.5.4.1.4 Impacts from Maneuver TrainingSignificant ImpactsImpact 2: Increased wildfire risk. Maneuver training would continue using equipment possessed bythe 2/25 th ID (L) and training methods at off-road training sites. These sites would not include SRAAor WPAA sites which the Army owns but does not currently train on. Training at DMR would occurin areas currently used for off-road maneuvers. Impacts are expected to be mitigated to less thansignificant. The inherent risk of accidental ignition attributed to maneuver training is minor.February 2008 5-204 2/25th SBCT Final EIS