Drove past the Cerro Pelado fire in the Jemez, my old stomping grounds when I lived and worked in Los Alamos. Holy cow. Never seen anything like it. Raging out of freaking control. Just 3 hours later on the return trip, it had grown visibly, feeding on 60 mph gusts and single digit/low teens humidiy. That is the forecast for the next week. I'm seriously getting sick of this. Logic tells me it's all going to burn in time. Cerro Pelado Fire Update Friday, May 6, 2022
“Raging and freaking out of control.” What exactly do you mean by this? Do you understand the tactics involved in wildland firefighting? I took a quick look at the map on the link you provided and didn’t see any towns nearby, just some campsites.
Do you also understand that it’s good to let fuels burn while crews can safely establish a fireline? I don’t know what time of day you saw the fire pick up, but if it was in the afternoon, that is normal and expected.
