Echoes of the Cerro Grande wildfire 22 years later

Amid an extended drought and a busy wildfire season, a National Park Service crew lined up to light a prescribed burn in dense forest in early May, 2000. The windy season. A big mistake. The blaze grew out of control quickly and thanks to a delay in suppression, limited resources and merciless weather, became the … Continue reading Echoes of the Cerro Grande wildfire 22 years later