The US Forestry Bureau acknowledged its mistakes and caused the largest mountain fire in New Mexico

Xinhua News Agency, Houston, June 21 (Reporter Xu Jianmei) The US Forestry Administration acknowledged in a review report on the 21st that its misconduct and mistakes in the conventional "setting burning" operation caused the worst mountain fire since the record of New Mexico.

Since April 6, two large -scale wildfires occurred in northern New Mexico and burned together, causing hundreds of houses to be burned and thousands of residents were forced to evacuate. As of June 21, the wildfire had burned more than 341,000 acres of forest land, which was larger than the city of Los Angeles, but 28%of the fire was still not controlled.

The review report found that both fires were caused by the "setting burning" operation conducted by the staff of the Forestry Bureau. Although they followed the assignment specifications at the time, they made a series of errors. If they failed to take into account the dryness than the thoughts; the fire was significantly larger, and the ignition was not stopped; Wind condition.

"Setting Burning" is part of the Federal Government Forest Management Plan. It aims to remove the vegetation and fuels of wildfires in advance by the artificial mountain fire within the setting range, thereby reducing the risk of severe damage to the fire. According to US media reports, the US Forestry Administration conducts about 4,500 "set burning" operations each year.

On the 20th, the day before the review report was released, the head of the US Forestry Administration Randy Moore announced that it had suspended the "setting burning" in the Federal Forestry for 90 days. However, he pointed out that 99.84%of the Forestry Bureau's "setting burning" is planned as planned. "Setting burning" is still an important tool for the US government to prevent and cope with wildfires, but the impact of climate change has led to a decrease in security.

In recent years, wildfire has become an increasingly frequent disaster in the western United States, causing tens of billions of dollars to economic losses. According to US media reports, since this year, more than 3 million acres of land in the western United States have been burned.

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