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Coverage dated May 26, 2022 to May 27, 2022

US review traces massive New Mexico fire to prescribed burns

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to prescribed burns set by U.S. forest managers. U.S. Forest Service investigators announced

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  1. MyNorthwest

    US Forest Service: Prescribed burns initiated massive fire (opens MyNorthwest)

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    SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to prescribed burns set by U.S.

  2. Washington Times

    U.S. Forest Service: Prescribed burns initiated massive fire (opens Washington Times)

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    Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to prescribed burns set by U.S. forest managers as preventative measures, federal investigators announced Friday.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    US review traces massive New Mexico fire to prescribed burns (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to prescribed burns set by U.S. forest managers. U.S. Forest Service investigators announced

  4. FOX 5 DC

    Largest fire in New Mexico history caused by planned burns, federal review finds (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire has burned more than 313,000 acres and fire suppression costs to date exceed $132 million

  5. Tucson

    US review traces massive New Mexico fire to planned burns (opens Tucson)

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    Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to planned burns set by U.S. forest managers. U.S. Forest Service investigators announced

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Largest wildfire in New Mexico history linked to planned burns (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to planned burns set by U.S. forest managers as preventative measures, federal investigators announced Friday. The findings shift responsibility more squarely toward the U.S.

  7. Fox News

    New Mexico's largest wildfire traced back to Forest Service prescribed burns (opens Fox News)

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    The Forest Service said that the largest wildfire in New Mexico history has been traced to planned burns. The fire has forced the evacuations of thousands.

  8. New York Times

    U.S. Forest Service Planned Burn Caused Largest New Mexico Wildfire (opens New York Times)

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    The Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires, which merged, started as prescribed burns intended to prevent wildfires, federal officials said.

  9. Portland Press Herald

    Forest Service finds its own controlled burns sparked New Mexico’s largest wildfire (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires began as 2 separate wildfires that combined to destroy hundreds of homes and displace thousands of people.

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