LANL Environment Fire

Emergency Operations

LANL's team of emergency responders is trained in prevention as well as firefighting. We are dedicated to keeping our employees and New Mexico residents safe by preventing disasters.

• Emergency Operations Fire Information
• Red Flag Warnings
• Wildfire Events

Air Monitoring

• Ambient Air Monitoring (AIRNET)
• Particulate Matter Air Sampling

Resources

• Emergency Operations
• Emergency Preparedness Information
• Fire Safety Videos
• Preventing Fires at Home
• Government Resources

Fire Management & Protection

LANL Fire management includes activities such as advancing fire management technology and suppression, as well as working with Federal, State, and County fire partners.

Fire protection at LANL includes fire surveillance and inspection services, fire engineering expertise, code interpretations and other SME services.

• Fire Management
• Interagency Wildfire Management Team

Resources

• Los Alamos County Maintenance Burn Plan
• Other

Prescription Burns

LANL conducts a prescription-burn program to help protect Laboratory facilities, the Laboratory workforce and citizens and facilities in surrounding communities from dangers associated with unplanned natural or human-caused wildfires.

• Overview
• Planned Burns
• Burn Archive
• 2002 La Madera (2002)
• 2001 Petaca-Las Tablas (2001)
• Cerro Grande (2000)

Resources

• Air Monitoring
• Los Alamos County Maintenance Burn Plan
• Other

Wildfires

Several major wildfires have ignited within the local area outside the boundaries of Los Alamos National Laboratory over the past 50 years.

Wildfire Archive

• Ancho Canyon/TA-39 (2008)
• Cerro Grande (2000)
• Jemez & Arizona (2002)

Resources

• Particulate Matter Air Sampling
• Maintenance Burn Plan
• Other Resources