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Gallinas Las Dispensas Prescribed Fire Declared Wildfire Review 2022

  • Incident Information:

    Las Dispensas RX Review.pdf

  • Location:

    New Mexico

  • Date:

    04/06/2022

  • Incident Type:

    Wildfire Declaration

  • Description:

    The Gallinas Watershed Prescribed Fire, Las Dispensas Unit, is located on the Santa Fe National Forest, Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District in New Mexico. Test fire ignitions began the morning of April 6, 2022. The test fire was determined successful at 1234, and ignitions continued. The prescribed fire was declared a wildfire (Hermit’s Peak Fire) about four hours later. On May 10, 2022, USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore launched a review team to conduct a Declared Wildfire Review of the incident.

    Escaped Prescribed Fire, Prescribed Fire

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