Forest Service admits prescribed burn caused New Mexico fire nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The agency inadvertently started a wildfire last year that burned more than 60 square miles after a prescribed burn went wrong. It was the third prescribed burn that went awry last year.
The U.S. Forest Service said Monday that the Cerro Pelado Fire which burned over 60 square miles in Sandoval County, New Mexico last year was caused by the agency’s own prescribed burn. The investigation found the wildfire in April of 2022 started from an “escaped” prescribed burn where piles were ignited earlier in February. The…
US Forest Service: Prescribed Burn Also to Blame for Cerro Pelado Fire sfreporter.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfreporter.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New Mexico lawmakers reacted on social media after the U.S. Forest Service found in a probe that its own prescribed burn started a wildfire last April that forced evacuation orders.