Fire

Los Alamos Man Finds A Miracle

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Tom McHenry with his wife Donna McHenry recently at Fuller Lodge – is walking again following a miraculous surgery. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

After an unbearable struggle for nearly a year with a wound that would not heal, Los Alamos resident Tom McHenry lost all hope and asked doctors to amputate his foot.

“I couldn’t take it anymore … I just wanted it to be over,” said McHenry, who moved to Los Alamos from Valparaiso, Ind., with his wife in 2012, just after the Las Conchas Fire.

He had been diagnosed a diabetic in 2010 when doctors

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LAPD Squeaks Win Over LAFD At Baseball Game

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Los Alamos Police and Firefighters face off at Monday’s annual 4th of July Slow Pitch Tournament at Overlook Park in White Rock. While the police didn’t hose the firefighters, they did win the tournament by one run with a final score of 27 to 26. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
 
LAPD Ofc. David Boe pitching the ball. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
 
LAFD shows some real enthusiasm watching LAPD hit the ball. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
 
LAFD narrowly loses the game to LAPD. Photo by Kateri Morris
 
Members of the New Beginnings Fellowship of Los Alamos thank the first responders.
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Lightning Starts Small Fire At Valles Caldera Preserve

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The Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy photo

VCNP News:

JEMEZ SPRINGS – A new wildland fire is burning in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Big Hat fire, discovered after last week’s thunderstorms, is estimated to be approximately two acres in size.

It is located on Banco Bonito, east of the staging area in the southwestern portion of the preserve. The fire, caused by lightning, is creeping through pine needles and surface fuels, occasionally flaring up in jackpots of dead and downed wood; the entire fire area is in a portion of the preserve’s forest that had been thinned over Read More

NMSF: Lightning And Fire

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NMSF News:

SILVER CITY – Thunderstorms across much of the Gila National Forest produced significant lightning with just isolated areas receiving appreciable rainfall. Firefighters were kept busy responding to 22 new fire starts.

Fire is a natural part of the ecosystem and each new start represents an opportunity to restore or maintain natural conditions, removing hazardous fuels and reducing the potential of future catastrophic wildfires. 

While all fires are actively managed not all are immediately suppressed. Fire managers assess each new start and develop a management strategy Read More

Training Reveals Marijuana Wax Lab Dangers

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Props for marijuana wax lab training Monday at the LAFD training center on DP Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Police and firefighters participated in training this week to better understand the processes and dangers associated with marijuana wax labs, following last month’s apartment explosion on Canyon Road.
 
Marijuana waxing is a relatively new and highly dangerous trend moving across the country. The May 9 explosion was the first such case in Los Alamos County and local first responders initially did not know what
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Public Input Sought For Community Wildfire Protection Plan

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Dan McCarn
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
As some of you know, I was asked by Wildlands Fire Chief Ramon Garcia to be part of the Core Team in the update of the Los Alamos County Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).
 
The Forest Stewards Guild through Matt Piccarello has put together an online questionnaire for Los Alamos County, and I would appreciate your help in distributing this throughout the Los Alamos community.
 
Please Distribute This Questionnaire To Your Neighbors & Friends In Los Alamos
 
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Leadership Los Alamos Profile: Troy Hughes

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Leadership Los Alamos 2015-16 graduate and Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes. Photo by Marth Katko

LLA News:

Enrollment is open through June 25 for the Leadership Los Alamos Class of 2017 and everyone is welcome to apply.

Between now and then, the Los Alamos Daily Post is publishing a series of Q&A profiles on recent LLA graduates who talk about their experience in the program.

Leadership Los Alamos is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), tax exempt organization founded to identify current and emerging leaders in the Los Alamos community, enhance their leadership skills, and deepen their knowledge Read More

Filming At Pajarito Mountain Producing Smoke – No Fire

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COUNTY News:

Do not be alarmed if smoke appears to be coming directly from Pajarito Mountain this week. It is a special effect for a scene simulating a wildland fire for “Granite Mountain,” a motion picture based on the real-life Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite group of wildland firefighters that courageously battled one of the worst wildfires in history to save an Arizona town.

“Granite Mountain” will be on location at Pajarito Mountain through Wednesday, June 29.

The smoke produced for all fire scenes is a natural, water-based compound that produces a vapor that looks like real smoke, Read More

Battleship Fire 100 Percent Contained!

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SFNF News:

Location:

  • Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest
  • South of Battleship Rock off of N.M. 4 and in proximity to the Hummingbird Music Camp, the YMCA Camp Shaver, Jemez Falls and multiple recreation sites

Start Date: Reported June 19, 2016

Size: Approximately 3 acres                                                      Read More