Fire

SFNF: Hyde Park, Pacheco Canyon Prescribed Burns

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to implement the previously announced prescribed pile burns in Pacheco Canyon and Hyde Park as early as today if conditions, including snow pack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, remain favorable.
 
The pile burns are designed to remove woody debris from the Pacheco Canyon and Hyde Park fuels reduction project areas. The Pacheco Canyon pile burn is off Forest Road 102 east of Tesuque Pueblo, and the Hyde Park pile burn is near Black
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SFNF Implements Joaquin Piles Prescribed Burn

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are taking advantage of favorable conditions, including snow pack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind and weather forecasts, to burn piles of woody debris on the previously announced Joaquin project area this week.
 
Ignitions may continue over the weekend and into next week, depending on the weather.
 
The unit is approximately 648 acres, located about 7 miles north of the community of Gilman west of Forest Road (FR) 376 and south of FR 534. 
 
Prescribed fire
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DNCU Provides Thanksgiving Meals To Firefighters

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Los Alamos Firefighters busy Wednesday loading meals provided by Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU) into a fire engine at Smith’s Marketplace. Each year DNCU provides meals prepared by Smith’s to firefighters working on Thanksgiving at each of the seven fire stations in Los Alamos County. For more information about this program, contact Diego Muñoz of DNCU at 915.504.4091. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

DNCU’s Kristi Salazar, left, and Diego Muñoz, right at rear, help firefighters sort out meals to be distributed to the fire stations in Los Alamos and White Rock. Photo by Read More

Bandelier, Valles Caldera May Begin Pile Burns Sunday

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NPS News:
 
With the arrival of snow providing favorable conditions for pile and prescribed burning, fire crews at Bandelier National Monument and the Valles Caldera National Preserve are planning to burn up to 300 acres of piled fuel materials along N.M. 4 throughout Bandelier and on South Mountain in the Valles Caldera.
 
These burns will begin as early as Dec. 1 and continue through the winter months as conditions allow. 
 
The parameters for implementing a prescribed burn are based upon specific assessments, agency guidelines and safety protocols.
 
Managers
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Fire Ghosts Booksigning At Nature Center Saturday

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Cover of FIRE GHOSTS, book on the Las Conchas Fire by Philip Metcalf and Patricia Galagan with writers Craig D. Allen and William deBuys. Courtesy photo
 
Photo from FIRE GHOSTS, by Philip Metcalf and Patricia Galagan with writers Craig D. Allen and William deBuys. Courtesy photo
 
PEEC News:
 
The community is invited to a booksigning for FIRE GHOSTS, by Philip Metcalf and Patricia Galagan with writers Craig D. Allen and William deBuys 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.
 
Prints of the art are on display now.
 
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Red Cross: 20 Tips To Help Have Safe Thanksgiving

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American Red Cross News:
 
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and the American Red Cross offers tips to help you stay safe this holiday — which is a peak time for cooking fires and congested travel.
 
COOKING SAFETY
 
Thanksgiving is the top day for home cooking fires in the U.S., where unattended cooking is the most common cause of kitchen fires.
 
Follow the tips below, and test your smoke alarms and practice your escape plan until everyone in your household can get out in two minutes or less:
  1. Keep an eye on what you fry. Stay in the kitchen and never leave cooking food unattended.
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SFNF May Implement La Presa Prescribed Burn

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE ― Fire crews on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may begin blacklining the perimeter of the previously announced La Presa prescribed fire on Mesa los Indios near Forest Road 473 as early as Dec. 2.
 
The decision to proceed will depend on favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and forecasted weather. 
 
The blacklining operation would prepare the unit for planned aerial ignitions in spring 2020. The 1,200-acre La Presa prescribed burn is designed to mimic a natural fire regime by using low-intensity
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SFNF: Coyote Ranger District Reports Rash Of Fires

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE – Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are concerned about a rash of fires that posed a potential threat to homes in the wildland urban interface (WUI).

The cause of the fires is under investigation.

Since Oct. 31, firefighters have responded to three fires on the Coyote District:

  • The 96 Fire near NM State Road 96, which occurred in a pile of woody debris from previous fuels reduction work;
  • The 76 Fire off of Forest Road 76, which directly threatened homes on the east side of Gallina; and
  • The Wood Fire off of Forest Road 103, which with the
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Prescribed Burns Planned On Española Ranger District

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to implement prescribed pile burns to remove woody debris from the Pacheco Canyon and Hyde Park fuels reduction projects as early as Dec. 5 if conditions, including snow pack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, remain favorable.
 
Winter is an optimal time to burn slash piles because snow on the ground keeps the fire from spreading to adjacent vegetation. The 150-acre Pacheco Canyon pile burn is off Forest Road 102 east of Tesuque Pueblo,
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LAFD Shares Heating Fire Safety Tips

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LAFD News:

Brrr! Do the chilly temperatures have you dreaming of cozy gatherings around a brightly lit fire? Or maybe your home’s heating systems are working double time to keep you warm this winter.

Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) says safety must be a top priority regardless of the type of heat source you are utilizing. Heating is the second leading cause of home fires.

Follow LAFD’s suggestions to keep your home warm and safe:

Space Heaters

“The biggest mistake is putting something too close to a heating source,” says Division Chief Joseph Baca. Keep anything that can burn three feet away from Read More