The La Jara Prescribed Fire is cancelled until further notice due to significant rainfall over the burn area. Additional rainfall is expected. This will not give the fuels enough time to dry out before the monsoonal moisture arrives. The Forest Service will try to finish the Taos Pines unit in late September. The 576-acre Bull Springs Unit is complete. A total of 657 acres were completed in both units. The FS would like to thank the local fire departments, the public, and local residents for their support during our burning operations. Prescribed fires like this one are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring fire-adapted ecosystems. Prescribed fires mimic natural fires by reducing accumulations of hazard fuels, recycling nutrients and increasing habitat diversity. This prescribed fire was designed to help mitigate risk of high-severity wildfire, provide community protection and promote watershed and forest health. Smoke may still be visible for the next few weeks however local fire personnel will be patrolling the area on a regular basis. Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory 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’s website at https://nmtracking.org/fire. For information on the HEPA filter loan program, go to https://facnm.org/smoke/ For additional information
about this prescribed burn, contact the Camino Real Ranger District
at 575-587-2255.
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January 7, 2019 - Monday evening RFFD's water tender responded mutual-aid to a structure fire in Hondo-Seco FD's district.
click here for the Taos News article
November 11, 2018 - Sunday afternoon RFFD assisted Moreno Valley FD with traffic control at the top of the pass. There were several crashes and stuck vehicles on Highway 64 due to the snow storm.
Some pictures from last
weekend's Enchanted Circle Regional Fire Protection Association Structure
Firefighter Mini-Academy.
17 newly trained firefighters from 12 departments.
RFFD personnel helped teach some of the stations.
September 1, 2018 - Saturday evening RFFD, Taos County Ambulance and Sheriff's Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash near mile marker 263 3/4.
Summary
of Annual Department Activity |
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2018
= 73 Emergency responses |
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2016
= 62 Emergency responses |
2017
= 62 Emergency responses |
2014
= 69 Emergency responses |
2015
= 47 Emergency responses |
2012
= 63 Emergency responses |
2013
= 79 Emergency responses |
2010
= 74 emergency responses |
2011
= 63 emergency responses |
2008
= 89 emergency responses |
2009
= 69 emergency responses |
2006
= 87 emergency responses |
2007
= 71 emergency responses |
2004
= 76 emergency responses |
2005
= 68 emergency responses |
2002
= 67 emergency responses |
2003
= 69 emergency responses |
2000
= 41 emergency responses |
2001
= 35 emergency responses |
Volunteers put in many hours training, inspecting and maintaining equipment, maintaining personal gear, maintaining buildings and grounds, fundraising, and clerical duties. |
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