McCauley Springs Fire Update: July 1, 2026
PatRick crew mopping up along fireline June 29, 2026. Courtesy photo
USFS News:
Acres: 712
Containment: 43%
Start Date: June 24, 2026
Location: Jemez Ranger District, east of Battleship Rock
Cause: Undetermined
Fuels: Timber, grass & understory, hardwood litter
Personnel: 386
Highlights: Crews from the McCauley Springs Fire assisted local units in responding to a new start within the Valles Caldera National Preserve yesterday. The 6.8 acre Rendocito Fire near PC03 Road received water drops from helicopters, and an engine and three squads of hotshots were able to assist in quickly Read More
Forest Service Publishes Proposed Rule To Redefine, Streamline Guidance For Employees
USFS News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Forest Service is inviting public comment on a proposed rule to modernize its directives system – the agency’s internal documentation that guides how employees carry out their work. The proposal would redefine the agency’s manual and handbooks to reduce procedural burdens, encourage innovation and return decision-making authority to employees closest to the land.
“Today, the Forest Service maintains more than 900 chapters of national guidance and thousands of additional regional and unit-level supplements,” Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz Read More
McCauley Spring Fire Update: June 30, 2026
USFS News:
Acres: 712
Containment: 43%
Start Date: June 24, 2026
Location: Jemez Ranger District, east of Battleship Rock
Cause: Undetermined
Fuels: Timber, grass & understory, hardwood litter
Personnel: 384
Highlights: While the fire remains smoldering and creeping through dry fuels, suppression efforts Read More
Corporal Dustin Chavez Sworn In To LAPD Today
Dustin Chavez is being sworn in as a new Police Officer to the Los Alamos Police Department by the Honorable Judge Catherine Taylor in a ceremony held in the Justice Center Monday morning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Corporal Dustin Chavez signs the paperwork making the new job official. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Corporal Chavez’s wife, Sara Chavez pined on the new badge. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
The new Los Alamos Police officer Corporal Dustin Chavez. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
FBI: Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Aiming Laser At Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Helicopter
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — An Albuquerque man pleaded guilty to federal charges for aiming a laser pointer at a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter and striking the cockpit over a dozen times.
According to public court documents, on October 7, 2025, Jorge Pinon Armendariz, 48, aimed a green laser pointer at the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Metro 1 helicopter while it was flying over Albuquerque. Armendariz struck the aircraft multiple times from two separate locations, including multiple strikes to the pilot’s eyes.
Using the aircraft’s onboard camera, the crew tracked the Read More
