US Forest Service , Admits Starting Major 2022 , Wildfire in New Mexico.<br />In a July 24 report, the United States Forest <br />Service admitted that a prescribed burn was <br />responsible for starting a massive 2022 wildfire.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the Cerra Pelado <br />fire burned across over 60 square miles.<br />The massive wildfire came within just a few miles <br />of the city of Los Alamos, New Mexico, as well as<br />the nearby U.S. national security lab. .<br />The massive wildfire came within just a few miles <br />of the city of Los Alamos, New Mexico, as well as<br />the nearby U.S. national security lab. .<br />According to investigators, the fire was<br />traced back to a burn of piles of forest <br />debris commissioned by the Forest Service.<br />According to investigators, the fire was<br />traced back to a burn of piles of forest <br />debris commissioned by the Forest Service.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the wildfire was <br />started months later, the result of a holdover <br />fire, which can smolder undetected under <br />wet snow for months. .<br />News of the Forest Service's responsibility for <br />the fires has prompted immediate criticism <br />from political leaders in New Mexico.<br />Govenor Michelle Lujan Grisham said she was , “outraged over the Forest Service’s <br />negligence that caused this destruction.”.<br />Govenor Michelle Lujan Grisham said she was , “outraged over the Forest Service’s <br />negligence that caused this destruction.”.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the federal government <br />has already admitted starting the largest <br />wildfire in New Mexico's history. .<br />'The Guardian' reports that the federal government <br />has already admitted starting the largest <br />wildfire in New Mexico's history. .<br />That fire burned over 530 square miles <br />just east of Santa Fe, destroying homes <br />and many people's livelihoods. .<br />Last spring, the Forest Service halted all <br />prescribed burns for 90 days while conducting <br />a review of the agencies procedures and policies
