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Fire Wise Report
- This week, the FS will begin a 450 acre burn on Virgin Mesa (west of Soda Dam), weather dependent.
- Village will see smoke, and we might also, but not as much as the last burn.
- Thompson Ridge and Paliza (south) will begin next Fall.
- Bill King FMO, will be leaving the Jemez Ranger District, to work in Santa Fe National Forest, in Sante Fe. His last day is Feb. 22nd.
- This fire season, the FS has solid resources, with mostly returnees.
- There will be a Disaster Preparedness presentation at the Mountain Baptist Church in La Cueva, on April 11th. All are welcome. The FS will bring their 3D sandbox, and there will be presenters from the USFS, FD, and Sandoval County, including a presentation on sheltering in place during a forest fire. More information to come.
- There will be an all-hands workshop on the Southwest Jemez Mountain Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project, March 12-13th at Santa Fe Community College from 8:30-5:00.
- Forest thinning
- Planned and unplanned ignitions
- Fire and riparian restoration
- Landscape restoration
- Invasive species
- Road closures/restoration
- For more info call: Anne Janik, 505-438-5431
- Resources for slash:
- Howard Fegan – 829-3031
- Thompson Ridge pit to open May 1st
- Canon dump will take a truck load of slash less than 4 feet long, for about $5.00
- Rio Rancho landfill – 505-896-8389
- Who to call for fire permits:
- La Cueva FD Chief Lee Taylor at 505-269-6435
- Not required to get a fire permit for piles < 3x3x3 feet, but FD would like a courtesy call in case neighbors call for a smoke check.