Fire

USDA Forest Service Is Hiring Wildland Fire Positions

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USDA Forest Service seeks seasonal and permanent fire dispatchers, hotshot squad leaders and prevention technicians, to name a few to join the team. Courtesy/USDA

USDA Forest Service News:

ALBUQUERQUE — USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region is seeking individuals interested in making a difference and putting their skills to work in fire management.

A variety of positions exist, including seasonal and permanent, full-time work schedules.

Approximately 50 positions will be filled across the Southwestern Region. Positions include fire dispatchers, hotshot squad leaders, and prevention Read More

Bandelier To Begin Prescribed Burns Tuesday

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Pile burns get underway Tuesday at Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

The National Park Service will begin the process of prescribed fire in Bandelier National Monument, as previously announced, Tuesday, and continue through the end of the week as conditions allow or until completion.

The prescribed burns will occur in previously thinned areas where materials have been piled. Burn operations are completed in phases over several days depending on weather and fuel conditions.

The purpose of these burns is to reduce hazardous fuels and the chance for future high-intensity Read More

Pile Burning Near Jemez Springs Begins Soon As Monday

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — A private landowner, The Nature Conservancy’s Rio Grande Water Fund and the Forest Stewards Guild plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including moisture levels, air quality, wind  direction, and weather forecasts to burn brush piles in a recently thinned forest on private property north of  Jemez Springs.

The pile burning will begin as early as Monday and take several days to complete.

This property is on Ponderosa Drive near an area known locally as “Area 3”. This burn will be implemented by the ‘All Hands All Lands’ Burn Team (Burn Team), which is a fully qualified Read More

Los Alamos Fire Department Selected Among 250 To Participate In Second Phase Of National Fire Protection Association Community Risk Reduction Pilot Program

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Los Alamos Fire Marshal Wendy Servey. Post file photo

LAFD News:

The Los Alamos County Fire Department, (LAFD) has been selected by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to participate in the second phase of a pilot program to build a digital community risk assessment (CRA) tool.

Aligned to NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, the tool, or “dashboard”, enables community leaders to gain valuable insights and make data-informed decisions around fire prevention and other risk-reduction activities in their communities.  Read More

Wildfire Preparedness Is Year-Round: Resolve To Be Ready

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Get prepared: Identify areas of home needing to be addressed before fire season. Courtesy/facnm.org

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — Recognizing that longer, more extreme fire seasons are likely to continue, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is working with partners at other forests, agencies and non-governmental organizations to launch a 2021 campaign to promote wildfire preparedness with a different theme for each month of the year.

The message for January: resolve to be ready.

The beginning of a new year, when the risk of wildfire is relatively low, is a good time to start thinking about what you Read More

Los Alamos Fire Department Joins Ranks Of Top 1 Percent Nationally In Attaining Public Protection Classification

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From left, Captain Derrick Rodriguez, Deputy Fire Marshal Randy Varela, Acting State Fire Marshal John Kondratick, Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes and Management Analyst Xavier Anderson. Photo by Louisa Martinez/LAFD

From left, Captain Derrick Rodriguez, Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief Steven Dawald, Deputy Fire Marshal Randy Varela, Acting State Fire Marshal John Kondratick, Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes and Management Analyst Xavier Anderson. Photo by Louisa Martinez/LAFD

LAFD News:

Los Alamos joins the ranks of the top 1 percent nationally in attaining Public Protection Classification Read More

SFNF Pecos/Las Vegas District Begin Prescribed Burns

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With recent snow, SFNF fire managers are implementing previously announced prescribed burns on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District. Courtesy image

SFNF News:

SANTA FE —  With recent snow, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions, including snowpack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to implement previously announced prescribed burns on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District.

The Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District hopes to complete the La Cueva and Rowe Mesa prescribed burns to reduce Read More

SFNF: Prescribed Burn In Pacheco Canyon Underway

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Prescribed burn underway today in Pacheco Canyon. File photo

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – Favorable conditions today allowed fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest to proceed with the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed pile burn on the Española Ranger District.

The 106-acre pile burn is part of the larger Pacheco Canyon Forest Resiliency Project, a 2,042-acre forest restoration project that was instrumental in keeping the lightning-caused Medio Fire from crossing Forest Road (FR) 102 and threatening significant values at risk, including the Santa Fe ski basin and municipal Read More

SFNF: Prescribed Pile Burn Planned For Pacheco Canyon

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The previously planned Pacheco Canyon prescribed pile burn on the Española Ranger District may begin as early as next week if forecasted favorable conditions indeed occur. File photo

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) hope to take advantage of favorable conditions, including forecasted snow over the weekend, to implement the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed pile burn on the Española Ranger District as early as next week.

The 106-acre pile burn is part of the larger Pacheco Canyon Forest Resiliency Project, a 2,042-acre forest restoration Read More

Glorieta Camps Winter Season Prescribed Burning Planned To Improve Forest Health And Reduce Wildfire Risk

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Prescribed burns are planned as early as Jan. 11 at Glorieta Camps west of the village of Pecos. Courtesy photo

FSG News:

SANTA FE — Glorieta Camps, The Nature Conservancy’s Rio Grande Water Fund and the Forest Stewards Guild (FSG) plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including moisture levels, air quality, wind direction, and weather forecasts, and initiate prescribed burning at Glorieta Camps as early as Jan. 11.

Glorieta Camps is west of the village of Pecos. The burning will occur throughout the winter as conditions allow.

This burn will be implemented by the All Hands All Lands Read More