Fire

State of New Mexico officials gave a big thank you to all the firefighters, including those from the BLM, who fought the Camp Fire from May 25 to June 10 and saved the fort’s main historic buildings from burning.

Since its passage on Aug. 4, 2020, the landmark Great American Outdoors Act has provided significant resources to improve public lands and waters for the benefit of visitors and local communities nationwide.

The BLM Idaho Boise District Fire program has reported a second large wildfire whose spread and impacts were successfully mitigated by the Tristate Fuel Break Project.

BLM transferred a wildland fire engine to the Kanab Fire Dept. to boost wildfire response through the Rural Fire Readiness Program, strengthening local capacity to protect public lands.

A 10-foot trailer was destroyed in a fire early Tuesday morning on westbound Interstate 8 near South Fortuna Road, but a fast-acting Bureau of Land Management fire crew helped prevent further destruction.