Crews Make Progress On Fire Near Los Alamos
Posted by
JAC on 6/30/2011, 6:26 am
http://www.koat.com/news/28362925/detail.html
http://www.lanl.gov/
6/29/2011 20:16
Los Alamos County Fire Chief Doug Tucker said Wednesday that preventive burns just outside the western boundary of Los Alamos National Laboratory have been successful.
"In my professional opinion, there is a less than 10% chance of spot fires on Lab property this evening, diminishing tomorrow," Tucker said during a briefing to emergency managers.
Firefighters began setting "back burns" on the west side of New Mexico State Route 501 around mid-morning.
Those operations were declared complete by evening.
The burns were intended to remove available fuel from the Las Conchas Fire, which has consumed more than 60,000 acres on two sides of the 37-square-mile LANL site but only one acre of the Lab itself.
"What I witnessed today was an incredibly professional job by men and women who are risking their lives to save our community and this Laboratory," said LANL Director Charles McMillan.
"I could feel the heat of the fire on my face as I watched from the roof of our Emergency Operations Center."
No wild fires are currently burning on Lab property.
All of the Laboratory's nuclear and hazardous materials, including its waste and environmental remediation sites, are safe, accounted for, and protected.
Earlier Wednesday, LANL announced it would remain closed through Friday, July 1. |
46
In this thread:
Fire at Los Alamos National Lab -
JAC,
6/28/2011, 6:39 am- Evacuation order for city - JAC, 7/1/2011, 7:45 am
- 12K people rushed out of town fearing mutant offspring - JAC, 6/30/2011, 10:59 am
- Crews Make Progress On Fire Near Los Alamos - JAC, 6/30/2011, 6:26 am
- The Taxpayer Shouldn't be Burned Again in LANL's Inadequate Fire Protection Program - ArgosyTn, 6/29/2011, 1:17 pm
- Fire Chief thinking 100K acres - JAC, 6/29/2011, 12:28 pm
- Potential is high for a major calamity - JAC, 6/29/2011, 10:58 am
- CIMSS: Record Heat and Los Alamos Fire - JAC, 6/29/2011, 8:21 am
- Fire has potential to double or triple in size - JAC, 6/29/2011, 5:52 am
- NASA overflight shows wildfire spreading to north and east in the direction of Los Alamos - JAC, 6/28/2011, 12:15 pm
- Hoping for the best - JAC, 6/28/2011, 11:22 am
- Due to high winds, all aircraft have been grounded - JAC, 6/28/2011, 6:44 am
Post A Reply
This thread has been archived and can no longer receive replies.