A brush fire scorched more than 250 acres of Schofield Barracks training range Wednesday, blanketing the area in dense smoke.

The fire, which started Tuesday, was a flare-up from a brush fire that first ignited on Oct. 15. That fire was fully contained on Sunday evening, with no visible signs of smoke or hot spots.

On Wednesday, firefighters from both the Army and Marines worked on the ground to contain the flare-up blaze, on remotemilitary property near Oahu’s North Shore.

Six helicopters, including one from the Honolulu Fire Department, were used for water bucket drops. The Army also used an unmanned aerial droneto help identify hot spots.

The Army said the fire posesno threat tonearby facilities. No endangered or protected species were reported damaged.

The original fire started in the range impact area. No prescribed burns were taking place Wednesday or last week.