World’s First Hazard Scale Created for Wildland Fires
Figure 1. Matrix for Capturing Exposure from Wildland Fuels. One side of the matrix represents the four types of fuel sources considered: homogeneous surface fuels (such as prairie grasses), inhomogeneous surface fuels (such as palmetto), inhomogeneous shrubs and low vegetation (such as chaparral) and canopied forest (such as the forests of pine, cedar, juniper or aspen found in the intermountain west region between the Rockies and the Sierra Madre/Cascades.) The other two sides of the matrix represent three types of topography (ravine, slope and flat) and three local weather conditions Read More
SFNF to Burn 3,500 Acres of Hazardous Fuels
SFNF News:
Fire managers plan to begin ignitions Tuesday, Dec. 11 within the Coyote Ranger District to treat hazardous fuels with prescribed fire.
The total acreage includes Mesa Camino and Gallina WUI prescribed burn project areas. Depending on conditions, either one or the other project area will be treated next week.
This is an ongoing project that began 10 years ago. Approximately 75 percent of the project has been completed in prior treatments.
Gallina WUI, Mesa Camino, Coyote Ranger District:
- Approximately 50 to 100 acres are to be treated per day when conditions are favorable
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NMDOT Prepared for Arctic Blast
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is prepared for the arctic front that’s scheduled to hit New Mexico on Sunday.
The biggest impact is expected to be seen in NMDOT District 4, headquartered in Las Vegas, which encompasses the northeast corner of the state.
Approximately 80 dump trucks with snowplows and salt and cinder spreaders in District 4 are loaded and ready to go. All patrol crews that could be impacted have been preparing for the storm, readying vehicles and receiving briefings on both weather and expected roadway conditions.
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Los Alamos Police Conduct Emergency Training
Members of the Los Alamos County Police Department are conducting emergency vehicle operations course training today at the Los Alamos County Airport on Airport Road. Courtesy photo Read More
Rio Arriba County Board Honors Maintenance Patrol
From left, Ojo Caliente Highway Maintenance Patrol members Leandro Campos, Steve Chavez, Lawrence Aragon, Martin Rivera, Bernie Trujillo, and Harold Goodnight. Courtesy/NMDOT
NMDOT News:
The New Mexico Department of Transportation’s Ojo Caliente highway maintenance patrol was honored Dec. 6 with a special recognition plaque presented by the Rio Arriba County Board of Commissioners at a board meeting in Espanola. The patrol was honored for its good work and service to the local communities.
Ojo Caliente patrol foreman Lawrence Aragon accepted the plaque from Commissioner Felipe D. Read More
