Forest Service Confirms an Escaped Pile Burn Caused Cerro Pelado Fire.
Forest Supervisor promoted. The fire burned 45,605-acres.
Since this winter, I have been suspecting the Cerro Pelado Fire was caused by a nearby pile burn in the Jemez Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico. Last month I wrote an article detailing Stephanie Haaser’s work on the nearby Pino West RX pile burn.
Today the Forest Service put out …
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