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Forest Service seeks safer, smarter way to burn after Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire

By Maya Hilty
  • Two escaped prescribed burns resulted in the 341,000-acre Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in New Mexico in 2022.
  • Forest Service leaders, locally and across the country, are now operating under new requirements for prescribed burns.
  • Requiring rangers to use thermal imaging to back determinations of whether prescribed fires are out is one change.
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