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Three major wildfires were ignited on the Santa Fe National Forest last year due to US Forest Service prescribed burns escaping containment. First, on April 6, 2022, the Hermits Peak Fire was ignited by a broadcast prescribed burn that was set near Las Vegas, New Mexico during a spring high wind pattern, and quickly went More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Sarah Hyden.

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