Date: September 29, 2009
SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST LAYS OUT FALL BURNING PLANS FOR MUNICIPAL WATERSHED
PUBLIC NOTICE PRESCRIBED BURN: SANTA FE MUNICIPAL WATERSHED
Española Ranger District - Santa Fe National Forest
This Fall, fire managers on the Española Ranger District will be taking advantage of the season's weather to treat hazardous fuels
within the Santa Fe Watershed with prescribed fire. Fall provides good
prescribed burning conditions—warm days, cool nights and good ventilation for smoke.
Prescribed burning is the managed application of fire to wildland fuels (woody material) under specified conditions, within
predetermined boundaries to restore forest health.
Prior to the burn, fire managers will consider many factors including: fuel moisture levels, weather forecasts, resources availability, and air quality in determining whether or not to
ignite or not.
The Santa Fe National Forest is committed to protecting sensitive areas from smoke to the greatest extent possible. However, our highest priority is public wellbeing and safety through the improvement and protection of the City of Santa Fe’s water supply, and through the reduction of hazardous fuels, which will minimize the threat of devastating wildfires.
Burn Name: Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn
Planned For: September 2009 through November 2009. Ignitions will not exceed more than four days. After ignitions are complete, smoke will be visible for a few days.
Acres to be Treated/Method:
During the burning period, 850-acres of hazardous fuels will be treated with hand and aerial
ignitions.
Location: 3 miles east of the City of Santa Fe, northeast of McClure Reservoir.
Smoke: Smoke from the burn will be visible from Santa Fe, east of Santa Fe, Tesuque, and I-25 and to the east from Glorieta to the Pecos Canyon area. Smoke is expected to settle into lower elevations and in drainage areas during the evenings, but should lift by mid-morning. Smoke will be monitored and the Forest Service will comply with NM air quality regulations. Smoke from prescribed fires is considerably less and of a shorter duration than smoke of wildfires
that can burn for weeks and even months at a time. Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory problems are urged to stay indoors with windows and doors closed when possible and to avoid using wood or gas stoves and candles.
For more information, please call the Española Ranger District at
(505) 753-7331
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