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The U.S. Forest Service said it started another New Mexico wildfire in 2022, bringing to three the number of blazes it sparked in the drought-hit state last year, including the largest in the.
The U.S. Forest Service said it started another New Mexico wildfire in 2022, bringing to three the number of blazes it sparked in the drought-hit state last year, including the largest in the contiguous United States. The Cerro Pelado Fire began in April 2022 near Los Alamos when strong winds stoked a pile of burning logs and branches left from a controlled burn meant to lower wildfire risk, the U.S. Forest Service said in a recent report following a more-than-yearlong investigation. The disclosure drew further questions about the Forest Service's ability to safely conduct controlled burns in the warming U.S. Southwest.
The U.S. Forest Service said it started another New Mexico wildfire in 2022, bringing to three the number of blazes it sparked in the drought-hit state last year, including the largest in the contiguous United States. The Cerro Pelado Fire began in April 2022 near Los Alamos when strong winds stoked a pile of burning logs and branches left from a controlled burn meant to lower wildfire risk, the U.S. Forest Service said in a recent report following a more-than-yearlong investigation. The disclos