October 12, 2024 
Resources focus day on securing La Jara Units edges and cleaning up interior pockets
On the La Jara Prescribed Fire, resources continued to implement the long-term patrol and monitor plan for the La Jara unit, securing control features along the fires edge including the removal of hazardous fuels along Highway 64. Weather conditions did not meet the desired conditions to ignite fuel in the Apache Unit where ignitions have been postponed for the foreseeable future. This decision is a part of a new approach to prescribed fire. The public should expect to see smoke diminishing in and around the area in the following days.
- Control lines on the Sotano Prescribed Fire continue to hold and will produce smoke from pockets within the prescribed area.
- In case you missed it, managers are looking at the possibility of beginning the Powderhouse Prescribed Fire in Valle Vidal as early as Oct. 15. Read the October 10 news release for more details.
- Crews continue to patrol and monitor the American Creek prescribed fire.
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Residents and visitors are encouraged to keep updated with prescribed fire and other Carson National Forest news by joining the forest news release list, among other options like checking InciWeb, following on social media and using NMFireInfo.com.
More information about prescribed fires, including smoke-readiness tips, are available online.
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