Prescribed Burn Begins Today
Forestry crews use a back torch to ignite a prescribed burn. Courtesy Photo
A 144-acre prescribed burn is planned in the Santa Fe National Forest, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District beginning today if conditions are favorable.
Fire managers plan to treat 50 to 100 acres per day within a two day period.
The name of the project is the Southwest Barbero prescribed burn.
The treatment is expected to take place 12 miles south of the Rowe/Glorieta Mesa near Forest Road 124, and 12 miles south of Pecos.
Treatment will be by hand ignitions.
The purpose of the prescribed burn is to reduce the risk of future high Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: March 15 to March 21, 2012
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department. Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
March 15 at 10:45 a.m. / Police charged a 15-year-old Los Alamos boy with possession of a controlled substance at Los Alamos High School and referred him to the juvenile probation officer.
March 15 at 9:59 a.m. / A 54-year-old Arvada man reported that he was the victim of fraud in the 3000 block of Trinity Dr. The estimated loss is less than $2,500.
March 15 at 1:56 p.m. / A 51-year-old Los Alamos woman Read More
Chimayo Fire Update
New Mexico State Forestry Division spokesperson Dan Ware said that while there are no active flames in the Chimayo Fire, an evacuation order remains in place as a precaution for Chimayo and the surrounding communities because flames could flare up overnight.
Should that happen, evacuees are advised to go to the Espanola Stroke and Rehabilitation Center at 735 Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Park Road.
The brush fire began about 6 p.m. today and burned along N.M. 76 near Chimayo. It has consumed 20 acres, Ware said.
One residence and two outhouses burned in the fire, which officials believe Read More
Fire Burning Near Chimayo is Threatening 100 Homes
New Mexico State Forestry Division News:
About 50 firefighters are battling a 20-acre brush fire burning near N.M. 76 close to Chimayo.
“I don’t know specifically if the Sancuario is threatened but if it is, we’ll have structure protection in place,” said spokesman Dan Ware of the New Mexico State Forestry Division. “About 45 minutes ago (7:30 p.m.) crews were getting a handle on the fire – it’s not contained by any means – but they are starting to get it under control.”
The residents of two mobile homes in the area have been evacuated, Read More
DOD Selects Los Alamos Police Department for Recognition as a ‘Patriotic Employer’
DOD’s Freedom Award
County News:
The Los Alamos Police Department has been selected by the Department of Defense as a “Patriotic Employer.”
The chair of the local Employer Support for the Guard & Reserve will present the award to the local police during Tuesday’s County Council meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers.
ESGR is a Department of Defense sponsored program to help guard and reserve members and to honor employers who do the same.
ESGR received 3,236 nominations for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
The Freedom Award is the Department Read More
