Forest Service pile burn caused Calf Canyon Fire (NM - USDA FS also caused adjacent Hermits Peak fire)
The Calf Canyon Fire was caused by a “pile burn holdover from January” that was started by the Santa Fe National Forest Service, officials said on Friday.
The blaze later merged with the Hermits Peak Fire – also started by a federal prescribed burn – to become the largest fire in New Mexico history.
The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire has burned more than 312,000 acres as of Friday morning and is 47% contained. More than 3,000 personnel are battling the blaze that has destroyed 761 structures, including hundreds of homes.
https://www.abqjournal.com/2503225/officials-pile-burn-caused-calf-canyon-fire.html
But But Bit it was Climate Change
If a private citizen did this he or she would be looking at prison time, restitution, and huge fines.
The Calf Canyon Fire was caused by a “pile burn holdover from January” that was started by the Santa Fe National Forest Service, officials said on Friday.
The blaze later merged with the Hermits Peak Fire – also started by a federal prescribed burn – to become the largest fire in New Mexico history.
The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire has burned more than 312,000 acres as of Friday morning and is 47% contained. More than 3,000 personnel are battling the blaze that has destroyed 761 structures, including hundreds of homes.
https://www.abqjournal.com/2503225/officials-pile-burn-caused-calf-canyon-fire.html
But But Bit it was Climate Change
If a private citizen did this he or she would be looking at prison time, restitution, and huge fines.