Fire

LAFD Invites Vendors To Participate In Wildfire Day

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LAFD News:

The Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) is seeking vendors interested in hosting food or other informational booths at Wildfire Day 2018, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Ashley Pond Park.

Wildfire Day is a fun event for the entire family with an Easter egg hunt, bicycle safety course, LAPD bomb truck, public safety vehicles, Smokey Bear, Sparky the Fire Dog and much more. Wildfire Day is a community event geared towards educating the community on becoming a Fire Adapted Community.  

At 7 a.m. March 31, Central Avenue will be closed from Oppenheimer to 20th street and vendors Read More

Los Alamos Daily Post Reporter Participates In Nine Week FBI Citizens Academy In Albuquerque

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Maire O’Neill

​Staff Report

Los Alamos Daily Post Public Safety Reporter Maire O’Neill is participating in the 14th Annual Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Albuquerque Division Citizens Academy.

The Citizens Academy is a nine-week program designed to promote a more informed community by educating community representatives including media about the mission, resources and jurisdiction of the FBI. Classes meet in the evening at the FBI field office in Albuquerque.

Candidates are nominated by FBI employees, former Citizens Academy graduates, and community leaders. Participants Read More

Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District East Rowe Mesa Prescribed Burn Now March 7

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Due to conditions, to include fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, fire managers on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) delayed the start of the East Rowe Mesa area prescribed burn to Wednesday, March 7. 
 
The treatment is designed to improve wildlife habitat and promote forest health. As weather conditions permit, the East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn could continue into April.
 
Up to 5,000 acres of the 22,000-acre project area are expected to be treated in the East Rowe Mesa
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Kirtland Fire Contained, Crews Mopping Up

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KAFB News:
 
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE ― The fire on an eastern range in a remote area of the base has been contained and is under control.
 
The fire is no longer burning, but crews remain on the scene to monitor potential hotspots to ensure they don’t reignite.
 
Firefighters were busy clearing brush and assessing the area Monday. The area affected was assessed via aerial surveillance at about 100 acres. 
 
Fire crews were assisted overnight by winds turning in a favorable direction, helping to contain the fire.
 
The fire began Sunday just
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Fire Officials Report Status Of Fire On Kirtland

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KAFB News:
 
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE ― Officials have assessed the status of the brush fire burning in a remote area in the eastern training ranges.
 
Overnight winds turned in a favorable direction, helping to contain the fire. Firefighters were then able to address the fire from the west.
 
Current estimate is less than 200 acres.
 
Crews will be augmented today by the U.S. Forest Service, including helicopter support. A well water source is located near the fire’s main staging point.
 
The fire began just before 4 p.m. Sunday.
 
No injuries have been
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Scenes From LAFD Wildland Fire Refresher Training Sunday In Bajo Canyon

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Los Alamos Fire Department conducts Wildland Fire Refresher Training Sunday morning in Bajo Canyon. Here firefighters retrieve a hose following progressive hose lay, which is used by firefighters to advance systematically in a wildland fire situation. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes, second from left, and Deputy Chief Steve Dawald, left, join in the classroom portion of Wildland Fire Refresher Training Sunday morning at LAFD Station 2 on DP Road. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Fire Department personnel retrieve Read More

Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District East Rowe Mesa Prescribed Burn March 6

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― To take advantage of favorable conditions, to include fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, fire managers on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) expect to begin a prescribed burn Tuesday, March 6 in the East Rowe Mesa area to improve wildlife habitat and promote forest health.
 
As weather conditions permit, the East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn could continue into April.
 
Up to 5,000 acres of the 22,000-acre project area are expected to be treated in the East Rowe Mesa area by hand
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Forecast Pushes Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn Into Next Week

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) anticipate favorable conditions by the middle of next week to conduct a two-day prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Watershed. 
 
Fire managers anticipated starting the prescribed burn Friday until the latest weather forecast prompted the decision to delay. 
 
Conditions such as fuel moisture levels, air quality, and winds and weather forecasts, collectively play a part in the decision.
 
The 755-acre treatment area is approximately three miles east of the City of
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Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District East Rowe Mesa Prescribed Burn Planned

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― To take advantage of favorable conditions, to include fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, fire managers on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) expect to begin a prescribed burn in early March in the East Rowe Mesa area to improve wildlife habitat and promote forest health.
 
As weather conditions permit, the East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn could take place anytime beginning early March, and continue as late as April.
 
Up to 5,000 acres of the 22,000-acre project area are expected to be treated
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