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OPERATION TORCH NEW MEXICO<\/b>: Executed by the U.S. Forest Service<\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Massive New Mexico Fire Started
\nBy U.S. Forest Service<\/strong><\/h1>\n

ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n

The largest wildfire in New Mexico history\u2014which is still burning\u2014was started by the U.S. Forest Service, federal investigators\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The catastrophe began as two fires that merged into one. Both wildfires have now been conclusively traced to planned burns conducted by the Forest Service. Planned or “prescribed” burns are used to reduce the threat of extreme fires by reducing the amount of dry fuel in the forest.<\/p>\n

So far,\u00a0the New Mexico fire has destroyed 330 homes and scorched some 500 square miles. The cost of battling the blaze has surpassed $130 million, and rises another $5 million each day,<\/strong>\u00a0according to the\u00a0Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Hermits Peak Fire started on April 6. On April 19, the Calf Canyon Fire\u00a0sprang<\/a>\u00a0from a reignited “burn pile” that had been dormant through three winter snow events. They merged on April 22, and their destructive march across the Land of Enchantment still hasn’t ended.<\/p>\n

On May 13, New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham\u00a0asked<\/a>\u00a0the federal government to cover 100% of the response and recovery costs. Following the Forest Service announcement, Grisham\u00a0said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pain and suffering of New Mexicans caused by the actions of the U.S. Forest Service\u2014an agency that is intended to be a steward of our lands\u2014is unfathomable.<\/strong>\u00a0This is a first step toward the federal government taking full responsibility for the largest wildfire in state history.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On May 20, Forest Service Chief Randy Moore\u00a0announced<\/a>, “I am initiating a pause on prescribed fire operations on National Forest System lands\u00a0while we conduct a 90-day review of\u00a0protocols, decision support tools and practices ahead of planned operations this this fall.”<\/p>\n

In a typical year, the Forest Service conducts 4,500 prescribed burns.\u00a0“In 99.84% of cases, prescribed fires go as planned,”<\/strong>\u00a0said Moore.<\/p>\n

As New Mexicans can attest, the other 0.16% can be a doozie.\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a02000 Cerro Grande Fire<\/a>\u00a0in New Mexico also started as a prescribed burn. Before it was extinguished, it torched 48,000 acres, destroyed buildings at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, left hundreds of families homeless and caused about $1 billion in damage.<\/p>\n

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Photo: New Mexico National Guard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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