This Thursday, January 7th, if weather conditions are favorable, fire managers on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District plan to treat piles of previously thinned material with prescribed fire within the Gallinas Canyon area.
Gallinas Pile Burn, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District
The Gallinas Pile Burn encompasses a 2,940 acre area of piles. The piles are surrounded by control lines and snow.
Fire managers plan to treat 50 acres per day.
The burn area is located 20 miles northeast of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
The objectives of this burn are to: reduce hazardous fuels, provide community protection, and restore forest health.
Smoke from the burn maybe visible from Gallinas Canyon, Rociada, Gascon, Las Tusas, Sapello, Las Dispensas, San Ignacio and the City of Las Vegas.
For updated information on planned and ongoing prescribed burns, call toll-free, 1-877-971-FIRE (3473), or visit nmfireinfo.com. For additional information on programs to reduce wildfire threat to communities, visit http://www.firewise.org/.
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