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.
Air Monitoring
Resources
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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.
Resources
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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
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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
Resources
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