Fire

Prescribed Burn Planned In Española Ranger District

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest hope to take advantage of warmer weather in May 2016 to conduct the Mesitas prescribed burn on the Española Ranger District. 
 
The 1,800-acre treatment area is located approximately six miles southwest of Abiquiu, 15 miles north of Los Alamos and 15 miles northwest of Española.
 
Ignitions are planned to begin May 1, but that window is dependent on favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts. Once ignitions have started, they are expected
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Fire Chief Troy Hughes Withdraws From Nebraska Interviews, Announces He’s Staying In Los Alamos

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LAFD Fire Chief Troy Hughes

COUNTY News:

LAFD Fire Chief Troy Hughes announced today that he has chosen to withdraw from the Lincoln, Neb., Fire Chief selection process and remain in Los Alamos. 

Hughes said he had applied for a job opening in Lincoln earlier this month with the goal of being closer to his family, who primarily reside in Nebraska. He said the decision to pursue the job in Nebraska or stay in Los Alamos had been very difficult.

“I spent many restless nights pondering the decision to stay with LAFD or go back to Nebraska,” he said, emphasizing that the importance of spending time Read More

Los Alamos Fire Department EMS Division Chief Ben Stone Named Harvard EMS Fellow

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LAFD EMS Division Chief Ben Stone

COUNTY News:

The International Association of Emergency Medical Services Chiefs (IAEMSC) has selected Los Alamos County Fire Department Division Chief Ben Stone as the 2016 INTERMEDIX/IAEMSC Harvard Fellowship recipient. 

Chief Stone was selected from a highly competitive candidate pool of qualified EMS chiefs to participate in the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. The program offers participants experiences both inside and outside the classroom to ensure

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LAFD Conducts ‘Last Call’ For Howard Richerson

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Los Alamos Fire Department personnel honor one of their own Friday with a special ‘Last Call’ event. Photo by Randi Moore
 

 

The procession travels through Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
 
 
COMMUNITY News:
 

THANK YOU LOS ALAMOS FIRE DEPARTMENT!

The Richerson family would like to thank the entire Los Alamos Fire Department for the amazing job they did in honoring our husband/father/uncle/grandfather during his services last Friday.

Howard spent 32 years with the LAFD and with only a few phone calls, they went above and beyond anything

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Valles Caldera National Preserve Plans Prescribed Burn For Valle Grande This Spring

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VCNP News:

The Valles Caldera National Preserve is looking for an opportunity to implement a prescribed burn project this spring.

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. Some 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 traffic on N.M. 4. The burn operations should take one to three days to complete. 

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Canyon Rim Trail Closing For Fuels Reduction Work

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Fire Department will be closing a portion of the Canyon Rim Trail near Fire Station #6 in order for crews to complete fuels reduction (tree thinning) activities on the following three weekends, weather permitting:

  • April 2, 3;
  • April 16, 17; and
  • April 30 and May 1.

Activities will extend approximately ¼ mile along the west end of the trail. LAFD is coordinating signage and trail closure with Open Space & Trails Specialist Eric Peterson. The trail will remain open on the east end (at the trailhead, across from Entrada Business Park.)

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LAFD’s Troy Hughes A Finalist For Lincoln Fire Chief

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Los Alamos County Troy Hughes
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Mayor Chris Beutler of Lincoln, Nebraska has announced four finalists for the position of Lincoln Fire Chief including Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes.

Hughes told the Los Alamos Daily Post today that he will have an extremely difficult decision to make should he be offered the job.

“The reason I applied for the position is its close proximity to family – my son, two grandchildren and both sets of parents are living in the area,” Hughes said. “It will be such a difficult decision because on the one hand we can see our

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Prescribed Burn In Santa Fe Watershed Underway

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Favorable conditions today allowed fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest to proceed with the planned prescribed burn in the lower portion of the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed.  
 
The 200-acre broadcast burn adjacent to the Nichols Reservoir will be done with hand and aerial ignitions. Smoke from the prescribed pile burn will be monitored to ensure that New Mexico Environment Department’s Air Quality Bureau regulations are being met. 
 
Lingering smoke may be present for up to one week after ignitions are
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Fire In Pojoaque Bosque Triggers School Shelter In Place Alarm

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Multiple fire trucks and dozens of emergency responders are on site at the fire in the Pojoaque bosque. Courtesy/Valley Daily Post
 
Police and firefighters from around the region patrolling back roads looking for spot fires. This shot on CR 103 shows Santa Fe County and Los Alamos Fire Department personnel working together to contain the spreading fire. Courtesy/Valley Daily

 

Valley Daily Post Staff Report:

At approximately 1 p.m. Tuesday, a fire broke out in the bosque along the Pojoaque River in Pojoaque. High winds and low humidity created ideal conditions for a fast moving Read More