Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn Morning Update 09/30/09
Incident: Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn Prescribed Fire
Released: 9/30/2009
Fire managers on the Espanola Ranger District will NOT continue with the prescribed burn in the SF Watershed today because of weather (predicted winds and higher humidity levels).
There's a possibility that they could resume burning tomorrow depending on weather conditions. Burning conditions will be evaluated tomorrow, on site, and a decision to continue with the burn will be made then.
Yesterday, fire managers completed approximately 150-acres of blacklining (pre-burning of woody material on the ground adjacent to control lines) on the north/northeast side of the project area.
Tomorrow, if weather conditions are favorable, fire managers will continue to treat the remaining 700-acres with hand and aerial ignitions. Fire managers will continue to blackline the southeast perimeter of the project area, while beginning aerial ignitions in the north part of the project area. Tomorrow's burning activities may involve a greater area with more fuels; therefore, more smoke is expected to be produced. Although fire managers won't be actively burning in the Watershed today, smoke from yesterday's activity will be visible.
