Date: July 16, 2008
BLM LANDS IN SOUTHEASTERN NM NOW OUT OF RESTRICTIONS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office2909 W. 2nd St Roswell, NM 88201
Bureau of Land Management Carlsbad Field Office 620 E. Greene St. Carlsbad, NM 88220
RELEASE DATE: July 16, 2008 CONTACTS:
BLM – Roswell Field Office – Chuck Schmidt (575) 627-0310 or
BLM -Carlsbad Field Office – Ty Bryson (575) 234-5957
FIRE RESTRICTIONS LIFT FOR PECOS DISTRTICT; BLM-CARLSBAD &
ROSWELL FIELD OFFICE’S JULY 17
Due to decreased fire danger conditions in south eastern New Mexico, area land managers announced that fire restrictions on public lands will be lifted at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2008. Stage 1 fire restrictions will be lifted from public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Roswell and Carlsbad Field Office’s and includes lands within the following counties: Chaves, Lea, Eddy, Roosevelt, Guadalupe and De Baca. This means there are no longer restrictions on using open campfires on BLM lands in New Mexico.
Recent rains and cooler temperatures have lessened the fire danger to a point where fire restrictions are no longer needed. Visitors to Federal and State Lands are encouraged to carry an axe, shovel, 1-5 gallons of water, and a fire extinguisher. “Even with this moisture, there is still a chance of a wildfire being ignited from careless action, so please be cognizance of your surroundings,” said Ty Bryson, Fire Management Officer, BLM-Carlsbad Field Office, “the public has been very patient during this year’s closures and fire restrictions and we would like to say thank you for your understanding.”
More information is available by contacting your local BLM offices.
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Date: July 11, 2008
CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST DROPS MOST CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS JULY 11TH
FIRE RESTRICTIONS LIFTED ON THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST
KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS STILL IN RESTRICTIONS
ALBUQUERQUE, July 10, 2008 - Cibola National Forest officials will end Fire Restrictions for the Sandia, Mountainair, Magdalena and Mt. Taylor Ranger Districts effective Friday, July 11th at 8 a.m. Fire danger has decreased due to moisture and higher humidity over much of the Forest. Although restrictions are lifted, visitors are reminded to be careful with their campfires and/or the use of chainsaws.
Forest Supervisor Nancy Rose thanks the public for their patience and support during restrictions. “The restrictions effectively minimized fire occurrence, which could have resulted in high losses. I would like to commend all our firefighters for maintaining their state of readiness and efficiency during initial attack efforts on all fires. The community has been exceptional in supporting the restrictions and closures. We would like to thank everyone for their patience,” said Forest Supervisor Nancy Rose.
The public is reminded that campfire safety is still of concern year round, they need to follow fire safety precautions when recreating in the forest. If you have a campfire, please abide by the following rules:
• Build campfires away from overhanging branches, steep slopes, rotten stumps, logs, dry grass, pine needles and leaves. Pile extra wood away from the fire.
• Clear the area down to bare soil.
• Keep your campfire safe and small, especially when it's windy.
• Never leave your campfire unattended.
• Drown the fire with water & dirt, stir remains, add more water and dirt, and stir again.
• Do not bury coals as they can smolder and re-ignite later.
• Make sure your fire is dead out before leaving.
• The use of fireworks of any kind is strictly prohibited on all National Forest lands.
As a reminder the following closure and restrictions are still in effect for the Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands:
• Mills Canyon on the Kiowa National Grasslands remains closed because of extreme fire danger
• Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, coal, or wood stove are prohibited.
• Pressurized liquid or gas stoves, lanterns and heaters meeting safety specifications are allowed anywhere on the Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands.
Restrictions:
• Smoking is prohibited except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or a developed recreation site.
• As always, discharging or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device is prohibited.
For current fire restriction information, visit our website at www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola. For fire restrictions and other fire information for recreation sites in New Mexico, log on to www.nmfireinfo.com.
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Date: July 10, 2008
NM STATE FORESTRY ENDING RESTRICTIONS JULY 11TH
NEWS RELEASE: July 8, 2008
Contact: Dan Ware, Public Relations Coordinator 505-476-3336
State Forestry to Lift Statewide Fire Restrictions
Santa Fe - The New Mexico State Forestry Division has announced it plans to lift its smoking, firework, campfire and open fire restrictions for New Mexico, initially imposed on April 11th and revised on June 13, 2008. The rescission will take affect on Friday, July 11, 2008 at 8 a.m.
This action will include restrictions imposed at all New Mexico State Parks. This rescission does not affect any restrictions or closures imposed by federal agencies on federal public lands or local government restrictions imposed on its public lands.
“Now that more moisture is moving into New Mexico, we feel that the restrictions imposed in 28 counties across the state can be lifted,” said New Mexico State Forester Arthur “Butch” Blazer. “We appreciate residents’ and visitors’ adherence to the restrictions while they were in place and believe they helped reduced the number of human-caused wildfires Increased moisture across New Mexico and fewer large fires indicate that fire danger is lower and is expected to decrease.
The State Forestry Division will continue to monitor fire danger across the state and may implement restrictions again, if conditions worsen.
Drought conditions still exist across many parts of the state and New Mexico State Forestry urges all state residents and visitors to continue to be extremely cautious with fire.
So far, during calendar year 2008, New Mexico State Forestry and its interagency partners have responded to more than 826 fires, which have burned more than 350,125 acres.
For more information regarding fire restrictions in New Mexico, log onto www.nmforestry.com.
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Date: July 9, 2008
LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST AND BLM IN SOUTHEASTERN NM LIFTING AND LIGHTENING RESTRICTIONS
RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2008
CONTACT: BLM, Roswell Field Office – Chuck Schmidt(575)627-0310 or USFS – Joe Garcia (575) 434-7200 or
NM State Forestry – Dan Ware (505) 476-3336
Written by: Jennifer Myslivy, BLM
Fire Restrictions Lifting For Lincoln National Forest and BLM-Roswell Field Office July 11
Due to decreased fire danger conditions in southeastern New Mexico, area land managers announced that fire restrictions on public lands will be lifted at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 11, 2008. Fire restrictions will be lifted from public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management(BLM) Roswell Field Office (Fort Stanton Area of Critical Environmental Concern), New Mexico State Forestry, and the Lincoln National Forest within Lincoln, Eddy and Otero Counties.
The Stage 1 Fire Restriction notices are still good in the lower
elevations, which include BLM lands within the Roswell and Carlsbad Field Offices (Pecos District) in the following counties: Chaves, Lea, Eddy, Roosevelt, Guadalupe and De Baca counties until that order is rescinded.
Recent rains and cooler temperatures have decreased the fire danger to
a point where fire restrictions are no longer needed. Jacqueline Buchanan, Lincoln National Forest Supervisor said, “We would like to say thank you to the public and communities for their cooperation during the closure and enforced fire restrictions. But, this does not mean we let our guard down.
Continue to practice safe fire use all year round.” This means there are no longer restrictions on using open campfires on lands in the higher elevations of New Mexico.
“We would like the public to know that it is still very important that
care be used with fire and adequate precautions taken to prevent
wildfires,” stated Eddie Bateson, Field Manager Roswell Field Office.
Visitors to Federal and State Lands are encouraged to carry an axe, shovel, 1-5 gallons of water, and a fire extinguisher. “Even with this moisture there is still a chance of a wildfire being ignited from careless action, so please be cognizant of your surroundings,” said Eddie Tudor, District Forester, NM State Forestry, “The public has been very patient during this year’s closures and fire restrictions and we would like to say thank you for your understanding.”
More information is available by contacting local BLM, Forest Service,
or New Mexico State Forestry offices.
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Date: July 9, 2008
GILA NATIONAL FOREST ANNOUNCES END OF FIRE RESTRICTIONS
Gila National Forest Lifts FIRE AND SMOKING Restrictions
(Silver City, NM – July 8, 2008) – Gila National Forest managers announced today that the Stage I Fire and Smoking Restrictions that became effective on June 11 of this year will be lifted effective Wednesday morning, July 9, at 12:01 am. In early June, a combination of factors led to the decision to proceed with Stage I restrictions. Acting Fire Staff Officer Fred Hernandez attributed the decision to the forest approaching the driest time of year and providing for public and firefighter safety during the dry season.
During the implementation of Fire and Smoking Restrictions from June 11 to July 9 when the restrictions will be lifted, only three human-caused fires were reported! This was a significant drop in the number of human-caused fires that could easily have led to large, catastrophic wildland fires! The significant decrease in human-caused fires also allowed firefighters to concentrate on the lightning-caused fires during the peak fire season period. “We thank the public for complying with the restrictions during the past month. This demonstrates a collective effort in helping to protect the Gila National Forest and surrounding communities,” said Forest Supervisor Dick Markley. “Fire and smoking restrictions also add an increased measure of safety for the public and firefighters,” Markley added.
The Gila National Forest, prior to the implementation of the restrictions, had experienced an increase in human-caused fires between the dates of March 2 and June 9. Twenty-three human-caused fires were reported during this period.
For additional information on current fire activity on the Gila National Forest, please visit the website: www.fs.fed.us/r3/gila, or call Fire Information at (575) 538-1426.
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Date: July 9, 2008
OFFICIAL ORDER: BLM LAS CRUCES LIFTS RESTRICTIONS IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
FIRE PREVENTION ORDER #NM-030-08-01, EFFECTIVE APRIL 7, 2008
FIRE RESTRICTIONS DUE TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER
IS HEREBY RESCINDED, EFFECTIVE JULY 9, 2008
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, LAS CRUCES DISTRICT OFFICE
This order rescinds NM-030-08-01 and allows the use of petroleum-fueled devices and open fires.
Effective July 9, 2008 fire restrictions on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Las Cruces District Office are lifted. The use or possession of fireworks on public lands is strictly prohibited at all times.
All BLM recreation areas, campgrounds and trails administered by the Las Cruces District Office are open to visitor use.
Questions regarding this order should be addressed to Steve Bumgarner, BLM Fire Management Officer at (505) 525-4305.
Done at Las Cruces, New Mexico, the 8th day of July, 2008.
Signed: Bill Childress, Las Cruces District Manager-BLM
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Date: June 27, 2008
SANDIA MOUNTAIN TRAILS TO CLOSE BY JUNE 30TH
from the Albuquerque Journal website, http://www.abqjournal.com/ (http://www.abqjournal.com/ ),
posted 1:54pm June 27, 2008
Fire Danger To Close Sandias
Written by Lee Ross
A large portion of the Sandia Mountains is expected to close Monday.
“We are in extreme fire danger that we’ve never seen before,” said Sandia District Ranger Cid Morgan.
All picnic areas along the Sandia Crest Highway (N.M. 536) should remain open except for Nine Mile and Cienega Picnic Ground, but all back country hiking trails will be closed. The Foothill Trail will remain open.
Karen Takai, fire information officer for the Sandia Ranger District, said N.M. 165 will be closed from Placitas to the Balsam Glade Picnic Area except by special permit.
Takai emphasized that the trail closures will including the popular La Luz Trail and the trail between the Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway and Sandia Peak.
The tram and the peak will remain open.
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