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Santa Fe Community Foundation Awards $135,000 In Emergency Wildfire Relief Grants

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SFCF News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Community Foundation (SFCF) has made three rounds of emergency wildfire relief grants through its Community Resiliency Fund totaling $135,000.

The grants, which the foundation has awarded weekly since the beginning of May, support nonprofit organizations in Mora and San Miguel counties that are providing critical services to families affected by the ongoing Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak wildfire.

“This historic wildfire presents the biggest community crisis that many northern New Mexico families have faced in generations,” SFCF President & CEO Christopher Read More

Heinrich, Luján Introduce Legislation To Help New Mexico Respond And Recover From Wildfires

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) to introduce two bills to support efforts in New Mexico and across the country to put fires out faster and better protect communities from post-fire flooding.

The Fire Suppression Improvement Act would help ease the burden on state and local governments who are shouldering the weight of increasingly devastating wildfires by expanding FEMA’s Federal Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAG) to better support the pre-deployment of assets Read More

Cerro Pelado Fire Remains At 45,605 Acres & 92% Contained

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USDA Forest Service:

The USDA Forest Service issued the following update today on the status of the Cerro Pelado Fire.

There will be warmer weather over the fire area today with sunny skies in the morning. There is zero percent chance of precipitation, and the maximum temperature will reach into the low 80’s.

Relative humidity will be in the low teens. Southwest winds are forecast. Fire behavior continues to be minimal across the fire area.

Incident Statistics:

  • Size: 45,605 acres
  • Containment: 92 percent
  • Start Date: April 22, 2022
  • Cause: Unknown
  • Total personnel: 434

Fire Operations: 

On the  Read More

Process To Replace LAFD Stations Begins

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Fire Chief Troy Hughes looks over plans for new Station 5, which will be the first of several replacements of LAFD’s stations. Station 5 is owned by DOE and located on West Jemez Road.  Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Firefighting has changed a lot since many of the Los Alamos Fire Department’s stations were built around 70 years ago. As a result, the process is underway to replace the fire stations – starting with the ones located on Los Alamos National Laboratory property.

“The plan, the Laboratory plan or DOE plan, is Read More

Los Alamos Kiwanis Collect $3K+ For Fire Relief Fund

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Los Alamos Kiwanis Treasurer Rita Bronson hands a forest fire relief donation check to President Doug Hemphill. Courtesy/Kiwanis

By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos 

The Los Alamos Kiwanis Club has established a forest fire relief fund to assist those affected by the massive New Mexico wildfires.

This is in response to a challenge from President Stephanie Whittecar of the Kiwanis Club of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Her organization announced that they would be donating $1,000 to the Las Vegas Sunrise Kiwanis Club and has challenged all clubs in the Southwest District to meet or exceed their Read More

Cerro Pelado Fire: Zero New Growth, 92% Contained

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Courtesy/USDA

USDA Forest Service News:

The U.S. Forest Service announced the following update on the Cerro Pelado Fire:

Milder weather today with sunny skies in the morning. There is zero percent chance of precipitation and maximum temperature between 64-74 degrees. Relative humidity will be in the low teens. North winds are forecast to be 5-8 mph shifting to a west wind 5-9 mph in the afternoon. Fire behavior continues to be minimal.

Incident Statistics:

  • Size: 45,605 acres
  • Containment: 92 percent
  • Start Date: April 22, 2022
  • Cause: Unknown
  • Total personnel: 575

Fire Operations: 

  • Crews will
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New Mexico Department Of Veterans Services Cancels Memorial Day Ceremony In Angel Fire

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DVS News:

ANGEL FIRE —The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) has canceled the scheduled Memorial Day ceremony May 30 at its Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Angel Fire.

The decision was made out of concerns over the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak wildfire in northern New Mexico, which started April 6 in nearby San Miguel County and continues to burn in the direction of Angel Fire and the Moreno Valley area.

More than 311,000 acres have been burned, and containment is at 40 percent.

State fire officials are urging people in southern Colfax and Taos Counties, and parts of San Miguel, Mora and Read More

USFS: Phase 1 Emergency Assessment Of Post-Fire Debris Flow Hazards For Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Burned Area

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Courtesy/USFS

USFS News:

The Forest Service (USFS) Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessment team coordinated early with US Geological Survey (USGS) staff during its evaluation of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire burned area to strategically assess potential post-fire impacts to the watersheds and predicted debris flow response during damaging storm events.

USGS models estimate a moderate to high level of debris flow hazard for the area burned by the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fires in the Tecolote and Gallinas watersheds. Many stream reaches and drainage basins Read More

Cerro Pelado Fire Remains At 45,605 Acres, 85% Contained

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Courtesy/USDA Forest Service

USDA Forest Service:

The USDA Forest Service released the following update today on the Cerro Pelado Fire.

Temperatures will cool off a little today, with highs approaching 65 degrees and relative humidity staying in the double digits of 15-20 percent. Winds are forecast to be 5-17 mph gusting to 25 mph.

Fire behavior continues to be minimal but east of the fire there is a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon that could produce gusty outflow winds affecting the area.

INCIDENT STATISTICS:

  • Size: 45,605 acres
  • Containment: 85 percent
  • Start Date: April 22, 2022
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Molina Healthcare Of New Mexico Provides Supplies, Games & Activities For Families Evacuated Due To Wildfires

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MOLINA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Last week, Molina Healthcare of New Mexico (Molina) visited wildfire evacuation sites across Northern New Mexico to distribute needed supplies, collected in collaboration with the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, and provided fun games and activities to individuals and communities impacted by the fires.

“New Mexico is facing challenging times, and Molina is committed to supporting the health and well-being of those affected by the historic wildfires while helping to provide some relief and levity,” said David Nater, Plan President of Molina Healthcare Read More