Hi Fireshed Members,
As winter sets in, this is a great time to take a step back and make a plan to prepare your home and property for wildfire in 2021. Starting to make a plan now will allow you to work efficiently in the spring and will be a lot less stressful that trying to plan and complete projects in the spring and summer, which are always busy.
This Wildfire Wednesdays features:
Data for structures burned by wildfire in each state
Prescribed fire and pile burning in Northern New Mexico
Best,
Gabe
Data for Structures Burned by Wildfire in Each State: A Tool to Communicate Wildfire Effects
The traditional way — and the easiest way — to compare wildfire seasons is the number of acres burned. But blackened acres does not tell the whole story about the effects of fires on humans. A new, user-friendly database by Headwaters Economics identifies the number of structures, by state, destroyed by wildfires between 2005 and 2020. This is a powerful tool for communicating the importance of preparing our home ignition zones for wildfire.
To learn more about the tool, click here.
To use the tool for yourself, click here.
Santa Fe National Forest May Implement Hyde Park, Thompson Ridge Pile Burns this Week
Dec. 1, 2020 - Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are looking at a potential window this week to implement the previously announced Hyde Park and Thompson Ridge prescribed pile burns to reduce the risk of wildfire.
The 132-acre Hyde Park pile burn near Black Canyon Campground on the Espanola Ranger District is designed to eliminate woody debris from a nearby thinning project within the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed.
The 1-acre Thompson Ridge slash pit prescribed burn is a collaborative effort between the Jemez Ranger District and the surrounding area to promote Fire Adapted Communities.
To learn more about these two pile burns, click here for the full news release.