NEWS RELEASE USDA Forest ServiceSanta Fe National ForestFor Immediate Release CONTACT: BRUCE HILL, JR. (505) 438-5320ROADSAFETYAugust 2, 2011 Santa Fe National Forest Assessing Las Conchas Fire Area Road Safety Santa Fe, NM - The Las Conchas fire has created significant safety hazards for anyone entering the burned area, including threats from flash flooding, landslides, road washouts, falling trees, and rolling rocks. The Forest Service is placing a high priority on assessing these hazards and risks that would potentially affect the public using Forest System Roads that access private land within the burned fire area.At this time, we predict that safety hazards along some routes are so extreme that access will not be possible in the immediate future. For example, Forest Road 89 accessing The Pines and the road accessing Bland Canyon from the south have been especially impacted by fire conditions. There are no treatments that could be immediately accomplished that would make the...
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