[Volunteers_fosm] Fwd: NEWS RELEASE Crews Begin Winter Pile Burning on Sulphur Unit of Sandia Ranger District as early as Jan 17 through March

[Michael Madden]

All FOSM,

Pay special attention to trails at or near the colored areas on the map...
at the Faulty/Sulphur junction, Cienega Horse Bypass, and Cienega Canyon,
as these trails get heavy winter recreational use.

Mike

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From: FS-Cibola PAO <SM.FS.CibolaPAO at usda.gov>
Date: Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Subject: NEWS RELEASE Crews Begin Winter Pile Burning on Sulphur Unit of
Sandia Ranger District as early as Jan 17 through March
To:


*NEWS RELEASE*

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*Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands*

2113 Osuna Road NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113

(505) 346-3900

www.fs.usda.gov/cibola

www.facebook.com/cibolanf

twitter.com/cibola_nf




*Crews Begin Winter Pile Burning on the Sandia Ranger District **Starting
as early as January 17 through March*



*ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Jan. 16, 2024 *– Cibola National Forest and National
Grasslands fire crews are preparing to implement prescribed fire as early
as January 17 through March on 60 acres of piles within the previously
announced Sulphur unit of the Sandia Piles RX Plan. The pile burn area is
located in the Sandia east mountains, north of I-40, west of NM-14 and
south of NM-536. *See map attached.* Smoke may be visible from Albuquerque,
Tijeras and Edgewood.

Ignition will depend upon agency administrator approval and conditions
within the ranges outlined in the prescribed burn plan. Each prescribed
fire is designed to accomplish specific objectives and is managed with
firefighter and public safety as the highest priority. Fire managers use
prescribed fire to improve forest health, remove hazardous fuels, increase
firefighter safety, enhance wildlife habitat, and protect communities and
watersheds.

Winter is an optimal time to burn piled slash and woody debris from earlier
forest restoration work because snow on the ground keeps the fire from
spreading to adjacent vegetation. The Cibola NF & NGs manages all
prescribed fires in compliance with New Mexico state air quality and smoke
management regulations. However, smoke may settle into drainages and lower
elevations at night but is expected to dissipate as daytime temperatures
increase.

Information on air quality and protecting your health can be found online
at the www.airnow.gov/. Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with
respiratory problems or heart disease are encouraged to take precautionary
measures. Information on air quality and protecting your health can be
found online at the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Environmental
Public Health Tracking (EPHT) website
<https://nmtracking.org/environment/air/FireAndSmoke.html>.

Implementation announcements and updates on prescribed fire projects will
be posted on New Mexico Fire Information <https://nmfireinfo.com/> and on
the Cibola NF & NGs website <https://www.fs.usda.gov/cibola>, Cibola
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/cibolanf/> and Cibola Twitter
<https://twitter.com/cibola_nf> sites.

For more information on the Sulphur Canyon prescribed fire pile burn,
contact the Sandia Ranger District Office: 505-281-3304 or Cibola National
Forest and National Grasslands Supervisor’s Office: 505-346-3900.






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