Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to prescribed burns set by U.S. forest managers as preventative measures, shifting responsibility more squarely toward the U.S. Forest Service.
He said dry conditions are expected through Tuesday, but some moisture and even thunderstorms are possible starting Wednesday.
The Forest Service has not yet released detailed planning documents for the original planned burns that might indicate whether fire protocols were followed.to forecast the behavior of planned fires amid climate change and an enduring drought in the American West. The intentionally set blazes, known as prescribed burns, are aimed at limiting the accumulation of timber and underbrush that, if left unattended, can fuel extremely hot and destructive wildfires.
One of the fires was previously traced to April 6, when a planned burn, set by firefighters to clear out small trees and brush, was declared out of control.On Friday, investigators said they had tracked the source of the second fire to the remnants of a planned winter fire that lay dormant through several snowstorms only to flare up again last month.
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