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Great Basin Team 1 Public Information Officer Mary Cernicek was available after all to speak this evening with the Los Alamos Daily Post on what occurred throughout the day today with the Cerro Pelado Fire. Watch for a video update in the morning at ladailypost.com in which Cernicek will give a briefing on what occurred overnight. Video by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
The Bitterroot Hotshots from Montana have been doing excellent work since their arrival at the Cerro Pelado Fire. Mostly working the night shift over in Division F where Division Superintendent Dan Stuki photographed them doing some clearing of dead and down timber before burning out along a road a couple of nights ago. They refueled their drip torches with a mixture of diesel and gasoline and continued to burn out to secure the edge of the fire. Source: @2022.CerroPeladoFire. Photo by Division Superintendent Dan Stuki
Scene of the Bitterroot Hotshots from Montana working the night shift Read More
Smoke fills the sky this afternoon of the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon combined fire looking east from the valley. The Hermits Peak Fire began April 6, 2022 and the Calf Canyon Fire began April 19, 2022. The fires eventually combined and as of today has burned 288,942 acres and is 36 percent contained. The Hermits Peak Fire started from a prescribed burn and the Calf Canyon Fire is still under investigation. Located near Gallinas Canyon, the fire is burning heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush and grass. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
LANL News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos County, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Field Office and the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office issued the following update to the community on the Cerro Pelado Fire burning in the Jemez Mountains.
The Cerro Pelado Fire grew just 11 acres Saturday night, continuing a string of several days of smaller and smaller overnight growth since the fire began. It is now 45,602 acres and 40 percent contained.
See the most recent fire maps here.
The Laboratory and Los Alamos County Read More
USDA Forest Service News:There is a Community Briefing scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr. on the Cerro Pelado Fire.
The fire began Friday, April 22 in the Jemez Mountains, has consumed 45,602 acres and is 40 percent contained. The cause remains inknown.
WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: Firefighters expect moderate terrain-influenced winds and near record warmth today. Midday high temperatures at upper elevations on the fire could once again climb to around 80°F, and there will be a very high probability of ignition caused by
Video of Great Basin Team 1 Public Information Officer Mary Cernicek speaking this morning with the Los Alamos Daily Post on the status of the Cerro Pelado Fire overnight. She reports that the fire is at 46,500 acres and 40 percent contained. She also mentions that all aerial firefighting efforts were halted Saturday as a safety precaution because a citizen flew a drone over the fire. Watch the next video update Monday morning at ladailypost.com. Video by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
COUNTY News:
The Great Basin Team 1 and community representatives will brief the Los Alamos community Monday evening on the Cerro Pelado Fire.
The public is welcome to attend in person or virtually through Zoom.
When: 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 16
Where: Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr.
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85125009104
The meeting also will be streamed on the Cerro Pelado Facebook page and shared on the https://lacnm.com/CerroPelado. Read More
Scene of the massive smoke plume permeating today from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon combined fire. This photo was shot this afternoon driving back from Albuquerque. The Hermits Peak Fire began April 6, 2022 and the Calf Canyon Fire began April 19, 2022. The fires eventually combined and as of this morning have burned 279,868 acres and was 27 percent contained. The Hermits Peak Fire started from a prescribed burn and the Calf Canyon Fire is still under investigation. Located near Gallinas Canyon, the fire is burning heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush and grass. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
USDA Forest Service News:
WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: Firefighters expect a repeat of Friday’s weather today, with moderate terrain influenced winds and near record heat this weekend. Single-digit relative humidity values are expected, and extremely dry and receptive fuels will again lead to very high probability of ignition. Significant fire growth is unlikely since afternoon breezes will probably not be strong enough to blow embers from torching trees very far over containment lines.
Friday, the fire stayed for the most part within its footprint, held in check by containment lines Read More
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sent a letter to President Joe Biden Friday requesting additional federal assistance under the disaster declaration signed by the president earlier this month in response to widespread wildfire activity across the state.
“New Mexico is utilizing every available asset to combat the advancing fires,” the governor’s letter to the President reads. “However, the ever-increasing costs to save lives and protect New Mexicans’ homes, property, and heritage as these fires continue exceeds the capability of the state. New Mexico’s response to Read More