Date: August 25, 2009
LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST TO PROCEED WITH PLANNED BURNS
Contact: Jay Northcott, Acting Fire Management Officer
(575) 682-2551
SACRAMENTO RANGER DISTRICT TO CONTINUE WITH PRESCRIBED BURNS
Alamogordo, NM (August 24, 2009) – The Lincoln National Forest Sacramento Ranger District will continue implementing several prescribed pile burns over the next few months. These pile burns began the week of July 6, 2009, and will continue as long as the current weather conditions permit.
The burn in James Canyon near the Irongate subdivision was completed in mid July. We will continue burning in the Cloudcroft area around Bailey Canyon and Sleepy Grass picnic area as well as burning the Slash Pit at the junction of US Highway 82 and 244, as needed. Additionally, pile burns will be conducted south of Cloudcroft in the area of Upper Karr recreation area.
Residents of local communities as well as the public may see and smell smoke for the duration of the burns. When the burning begins, signs will be posted along highways affected by the smoke and motorists are urged to use caution. Forest personnel will be posting current information regarding the progress of the burn for communities and residents in the area. As always, firefighter and public safety are a top priority.
For additional information, please contact the Sacramento Ranger District Office, (575) 682-2551, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The address is: Sacramento Ranger District Office, 4 Lost Lodge Road, Cloudcroft, NM, 88310.
For more information about the Lincoln National Forest, please visit our web site at http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/lincoln (http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/lincoln ) or the Southwest Coordination Center, which provides fire information, logistics and predictive services at the following web site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/. (http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/. )
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