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Today, the U.S. Forest Service announced a federal pile burn was responsible for the ignition of the Calf Canyon Fire, which merged with the Hermits Peak Fire to become the largest wildfire in New Mexico history.
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Forest Service did not consult New Mexico State Forestry officials or San Miguel County, where the burn took place, ahead of the prescribed burn, the agencies previously told Source New Mexico.
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In only 10 days, the #BlackFire has grown to become New Mexico's 4th largest wildfire in recorded history. That is now two fires this year alone making the top 5 largest on record. @krqe#NMFires
#CalfCanyonFire / #HermitsPeakFire evacuation update – Taos County:
🚨The communities of Angostura, Rock wall, Las Mochas, and Sipapu are now in GO status – GO means mandatory immediate evacuation🚨
Exit through NM 518 to Taos or through NM 75 to Peñasco.
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Residents of Taos Canyon cut down their own trees to create fire buffers around homes. About 4 miles farther west of downtown Taos residents were advised to be ready to evacuate.
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“As with most cases, #prescribed#fire is currently under review,” Forest Service spokesperson Michelle Burnett told Source New Mexico. “So it would be premature to comment on the details or release any documents, including the prescribed burn plan…”
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The Governor said that about 30-40,000 people as of today are fire refugees. If another 12-14,000 are evacuated this week, it would mean that about 2% of the New Mexico population is homeless due to wildfire at least temporarily...
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The winds on Sunday, which kept changing direction, led fire officials to ground air support operations by midafternoon.
Fire officials also closed several national monuments and forests in the area.
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An amazing example of "right time, right place" photo captured at @YosemiteNPS! Last week, lightning ignited 16 wildfires including the King Fire in this photo.
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Image: Lightning striking over Yosemite National Park igniting fires on June 30, 2021. Jessica Lane
A virtual map for the #MedioFire is now available: https://t.co/g90fEXt0sR! This interactive map is designed to help the public stay informed on fire activity by allowing users to track the location and spread of the fire.