Sierra Los Pinos

Neighbors:
We just had a dead aspen fall on a power line by the Hovenweep Well House in SLP due to the high winds! Bad combination with high fire conditions!

I was lucky to have seen this and even luckier to have the Jemez Electric lineman live in La Cueva! Turns out they don't have any contractors hired for our area!!!!

So keep an eye out you guys!

TRI STATE IS PLANNING A POWER OUTAGE THIS FRIDAY MORNING STARTING AT 2:00AM LASTING 3 HOURS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 505-367-1170 OR 1171.

PLEASE LET EVERYONE KNOW !

ANA PATTERSON
DISTRICT CLERK
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS ELECTRIC

SANTA FE, NM – March 24, 2015 – For Immediate Release. The Southwest Fire Science Consortium named the Pino Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest the 2014 “Incident of the Year” for lightning‐caused fire in the Southwest. The 4,313‐acre Pino Fire was cited for the innovative suppression strategy that focused on long‐term benefits to the landscape and ecosystem.

Jemez Mountains Electric Coop wanted to let you know about a power outage they have scheduled starting at 10:00am on Monday, March 23, 2015 and ending at 2:30pm.

If you have any questions please email or call Ana Patterson. Please let your friends and neighbors know.

Ana Patterson
505-367-1171
Jemez Mountains Electric Coop - District Clerk

Hi all, as you all probably saw yesterday’s burn went really well. This morning we had some smoke settling in nearby drainages as expected. Today crews will continue to burn and try to possibly finish by the end of the day as precipitation is expected later this evening through tomorrow. There may be more smoke visible today due to the additional help that we’ll have on site. Like I said the smoke will look more intense today and hopefully the smoke impact will be minimal. Thanks!

Hello folks, Fire Managers are going to attempt to burn the slash piles on Virgin Mesa again. The last time you probably saw little or no smoke. The snow we received prior put a damper on ignitions. Today we are opening the road again to get up on the mesa and if there is enough time we may do some burning this afternoon. If all goes well, tomorrow there should be a significant amount of visible smoke. The ventilation category is predicted to be very good so smoke impacts to the communities should be minimal. Thanks!

Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are continuing a prescribed pile burn on the Jemez Ranger District this week. The Virgin Mesa prescribed burn may be conducted through March 31, 2015, only if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, are favorable.

The Virgin Mesa prescribed pile burn is a total of 450 acres in an area 1 mile west of Jemez Springs and 8 miles north of the communities of Gilman and Cañon. Small blocks may be treated each day to decrease the daily smoke volume.

NMRoads has our entire area in severe driving conditions. Roads are snowpacked, icy, and visibility is poor. These conditions apply to the entire stretch of N.M. Highway 4 up to the Los Alamos County line and to U.S. 550 all the way to Cuba, one way, and Bernalillo the other.

The forecast suggests that this is a permanent condition, and that it will never stop snowing again. Good subject for black and white photo essays (made close to the house).