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A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated. Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you're affected
Oct. 11—Where there's smoke, there's usually fire. There will be both this month and next when the Santa Fe National Forest performs prescribed burns near the Rio Chama Wilderness, the Forest ...
Half of the state is in a drought and 30 counties have burn bans. ... 30 NC counties are currently under a burn ban. Updated map shows restricted areas. Martha Quillin. November 10, 2023 at 3:30 ...
The fire originated as a controlled burn that was part of the 10-year Bandelier National Monument plan for reducing fire hazard within the monument. [1] [3] The starting point was high on Cerro Grande, a 10,200-foot (3110-m) summit on the rim of the Valles Caldera not far north of New Mexico State Road 4, the main highway through Los Alamos County.
The Cerro Pelado Fire was partially burning within the burn scar of the 2011 Las Conchas Fire, and near those of the 2013 Thompson Ridge Fire and the 2017 Cajete Fire. On June 15, 2022, it was announced that the Cerro Pelado Fire was fully contained. [3] The New Mexico Type 3 Team will now hand charge to the Jemez Ranger District June 15, 2022. [4]
Wildfire prevention programs around the world may employ techniques such as wildland fire use (WFU) and prescribed or controlled burns. [120] [121] Wildland fire use refers to any fire of natural causes that is monitored but allowed to burn. Controlled burns are fires ignited by government agencies under less dangerous weather conditions. [122]
A prescribed burn in a Pinus nigra stand in Portugal Near Holmen, Wisconsin An aerial view of a controlled burn in Helderberg Nature Reserve in South Africa bordering the city of Cape Town. In South Africa controlled burns are important for maintaining the ecological health of indigenous fynbos as well as reducing the intensity of future burns.
A map shows the perimeter of the Oak Fire northeast of Mariposa, California, as of Monday morning, July 25, 2022, estimated at about 17,000 acres. Red dots mark hot spots detected by infrared ...