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Police Arrest Local Man In Apartment Explosion Case

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Juan Gonzales

LAPD News:

The explosion at Caballo Peak Apartments is currently a joint investigation involving Los Alamos Fire and Police Departments, the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the ATF.

During the course of the investigation, Juan Gonzales, 28, a resident of Los Alamos, was arrested and charged with two counts of resisting/evading or obstructing an officer and one count of bribery/intimidation/retaliation of a witness.

Gonzales was taken before Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados and then released on his own recognizance.  

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Valles Caldera National Preserve Plans Prescribed Burn For Valle Grande

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NPS News:
 
The Valles Caldera National Preserve is planning to implement a prescribed burn project on the preserve that will begin as soon as Wednesday, May 11 and be completed within two to three days. 
 
The prescribed burn will target up to 1,471 acres of grass in the Valle Grande, adjacent to N.M. 4 between mile markers 39-42. Traffic delays may occur during the ignition phases of the burn, but we do not anticipate any road closures. If conditions permit, burn operations will occur during mid-day in order minimize impacts to morning and afternoon commuter
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Evacuation Lifted For Residents At Caballo Peak Apartments Following Overnight Explosion

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Residents of Caballo Peak Apartments at 3100 Canyon Road were allowed to return home at 4:30 p.m. today after an explosion early this morning caused some of the buildings in the complex to be evacuated. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The force of this morning’s explosion inside this apartment blew out two windows and the front door and sent shattered glass flying some 200 feet across Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Debris is strewn across the parking lot in front of Apartment 11 following this morning’s explosion at the Caballo Peak Apartments Read More

Update On Investigation Of Today’s Explosion At Caballo Peak Apartments On Canyon Road

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Los Alamos police, firefighters, the state fire marshal and AFT are investigating the early morning explosion at Caballo Peak Apartments on Canyon Road. Photo by Hope Jaramillo/ladailypost.com

The Los Alamos County Bomb Truck is on scene at Caballo Peak Apartments where an early morning explosion injured one man and caused the evacuation of the building. Photo by Hope Jaramillo/ladailypost.com

LAPD News:

At this time, the Los Alamos Police Department and Los Alamos Fire Department are continuing to work at the scene of the explosion that occurred early this morning at Caballo Peak Read More

Explosion Rocks Caballo Peak Apartments

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An early morning explosion blew out the window of this unit at the Caballo Peak Apartments today at 3301 Canyon Road. Photo by Hope Jaramillo/ladailypost.com

The State Fire Marshal is on scene at the site of an explosion inside this unit early this morning at the Caballo Peak Apartments on Canyon Road. AFT is expected to arrive within the hour. Photo by Hope Jaramillo/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
An early morning explosion inside a unit at the Caballo Peak Apartments on Canyon Road injured one man and forced the evacuation of the entire building.

“The explosion

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LAFD Unveils Fire Prevention Education Trailer

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LAFD’s Fire Prevention Education Truck and Trailer get new looks. Courtesy/LAFD

LAFD’s Fire Prevention Education Truck and Trailer get new looks. Courtesy/LAFD

LAFD News:

Los Alamos County Fire Department (LAFD) is proud to unveil the new look of the Fire Prevention Education Trailer. The 24-foot trailer is an educational tool used throughout Los Alamos and Northern New Mexico to educate children on the importance of fire safety and steps that can be taken in case of an emergency.

The LAFD will have the trailer on display for the community to see Saturday May 7 at the Los Alamos Read More

An Open Book: Sixteen Years Later

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By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos

The old adage that time heals all wounds is a cruel falsehood. For the most painful wounds, those of the heart and of the mind, they often remain beneath the surface, to be covered, if we are fortunate, by warmer experiences that add distance and perspective. And it is also part of life that sometimes it is even more painful experiences that later clarify for us that those wounds that seemed so piercing at the time, were not the ones that hurt the most.

I didn’t feel like writing about the Cerro Grande Fire at any of its anniversaries until this evening. Reliving Read More

Los Alamos Firefighters Share Family Business

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From left, Los Alamos firefighters and brothers Ryan and Aaron McNiff, retired firefighter Gary Hampton and the McNiff’s brother-in-law and firefighter Manny Pacheco, stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post recently to talk about their new business. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Los Alamos firefighters and brothers Ryan and Aaron McNiff and their brother-in-law and fellow firefighter Manny Pacheco just purchased a stump grinding business from retired firefighter Gary Hampton.

Hampton backed out of selling his beloved Read More

What Is A Fireshed And Other Questions: Get Answers At ‘Fire Fair’ May 12

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Courtesy/forestguild.org
 
GSFC News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Greater Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition (GSFC) will host a Fire Fair open house 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 12, at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center to introduce the concept of a fireshed and what it means to residents of the Santa Fe area.
 
The GSFFC is a coalition of local, state and federal government agencies, non-governmental organizations and others who are working together to proactively restore fire-adapted forests, safeguard the Santa Fe Watershed and reduce fire risk in the wildland-urban
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County Bids Farewell To Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider

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At Friday’s official farewell event in Council Chambers, Los Alamos County Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider who retired last month, receives a custom hand-made ax from Firefighter and Honor Guard Commander William Nackers. From left, Battalion Chief Steve Dewald, Battalion Chief Joseph Candaleria, Firefighter Honor Guard Commander William Nackers, Retired Deputy Chief Justin Grider, Acting Deputy Chief Paul Grano and Battalion Chief Wendy Servey. Photo by Cori Grider

Retired Los Alamos County Deputy Fire Chief Justin Grider, center, with Fire Chief Troy Hughes and his wife Jodi

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