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LAFD ‘Movember’ Fundraiser Going Strong

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Los Alamos Fire Department Driver/Engineers Adrian Carbajal, left, and Matt Muniz show off the stylish ‘Movember’ mustaches they are growing to raise funds and awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and poor mental health. The goal of ‘Movember’ is to stop men from dying too young. Anyone wishing to make a donation can stop by any local fire station or contribute online at https://moteam.co/lafd-inter-mo-s. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com Read More

SFNF Plans Gallinas Watershed Burn Today

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers are planning to resume the previously announced prescribed burn in the Gallinas Watershed on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District today. 
 
The decision to proceed will be dependent on favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, weather forecasts and available resources. 
 
The Gallinas Canyon prescribed burn is designed to improve and protect the Gallinas Watershed, the primary water source for the City of Las Vegas, by reducing the risk for high-severity wildfire. The
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LAFD Fills The Boot For MDA

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The Los Alamos Fire Department is gearing up once again to Fill the Boot for the Muscular Dystrophy Association 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 13-18 outside Smith’s Marketplace in Los Alamos and Smith’s in White Rock daily. Firefighters Kevin Kamplain, left, and Ernesto Polson ask the community to support the longtime firefighter tradition. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com

The Los Alamos Fire Department is ready to once again join in the strong firefighter tradition of filling the boot for the Muscular Read More

ICYMI: Pearce Amendment Passes With Wildfire Prevention Bill

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U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
 
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce sponsored an amendment that has passed Congress along with H.R. 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017.
 
This bill works to prevent catastrophic wildfires and improve the health of forests. This year’s devastating wildfire season burned nearly 8,000 homes and cost upwards of $3 billion in fire suppression efforts.
 
Environmental groups are acknowledging the increased use of forest thinning and restoration efforts that can lessen
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SFNF May Conduct Prescribed Burn On French Mesa

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE – Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest hope to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and forecasted weather, to conduct the previously announced French Mesa prescribed burn as early as Monday, Nov. 6.

The French Mesa treatment area totals 5,041 acres approximately 10 miles north of the community of Gallina and may take three to four days to complete.

Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring fire-adapted ecosystems. These fires mimic Read More

LAFD Launches ‘Movember’ To Raise Funds To Combat Men’s Health Issues

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The Los Alamos Fire Department is raising funds and awareness for men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and poor mental health. Throughout  ‘Movember’ LAFD personnel are growing mustaches and collecting donations for The Movember Foundation’s goal of stopping men from dying too young. The A Shift at Station 1 took the bold step today of posing for a ‘before’ photo, saying they are ‘The Shift'”. Anyone wishing to make a donation can stop by any LAFD station or contribute online at https://moteam.co/lafd-inter-mo-s. Read More

LAFD Wildland Firefighters Help Battle California Fire

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The scene as Los Alamos Fire Department Wildland Fire crew members travel to the Bear Fire north of Santa Cruz, Calif. last week as part of a 16-person strike crew from New Mexico. Courtesy photo

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com

Three members of the Los Alamos Fire Department Wildland Fire team have returned from their deployment to California.

Wildland Fire Division Chief Kelly Sterna, Driver-Engineer Van Leimer and Firefighter Brian Palmer left Los Alamos Oct. 15 with the Department’s Type 5 truck and traveled to the Prado staging area in Chino, Calif. Read More

Daily Postcard: View Of Prescribed Burn

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Daily Postcard: View of a prescribed burn Wednesday afternoon looking west from I-25 toward the Jemez. The prescribed burn began Wednesday on an approximately 2,330-acre project area in the Banco Bonito district of the Valles Caldera National Preserve – north of N.M. 4 near mile marker 30. The burn operations will be completed within a 3-10 day period. Photo by James Chrobocinski Read More

Valles Caldera Begins Prescribed Burn Wednesday

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VCNP News:
 
JEMEZ SPRINGS – Valles Caldera National Preserve will initiate a prescribed burn project Oct. 25, dependent upon suitable weather and fuel conditions.
 
The prescribed burn will take place within an approximately 2,330-acre project area in the Banco Bonito district of the preserve – north of N.M. 4 near mile marker 30. The burn operations will be completed within a 3-10 day period. Brief traffic delays may occur during this time, but are not expected to cause road closures or disrupt visitor activities elsewhere on the
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