CARSON CITY
| Contacts: | Lisa Ross | , 775-885-6107 | , lross@blm.gov |
Mop Up Continues on Carter Springs Fire
Carson City, Nev.—Residents will continue to see smoke and fire crews working in the vicinity of the Carter Springs Fire as control is established over the following days.
“Although the fire was considered contained on Monday, all that means is that we have established a line around the fire so it won’t spread any farther,” said Shane McDonald, Fire Management Officer for the Bureau of Land Management’s Carson City District. “Crews will continue to work 300 or more feet inside of the containment line to ensure that the fire is completely out around the perimeter before we consider it controlled.”
Smoke is often visible for days and sometimes weeks after fires are contained. The area is monitored after crews are released to ensure that the fire does not restart. Months after a fire there are potential safety hazards like rocks and soil that were loosened by the fire, dead standing trees or snags that could fall over that visitors should be aware of.
The Carter Springs fire started at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Friday, September 21, on the east side of U.S. Highway 395, approximately five miles south of Gardnerville, Nevada. The fire burned 3,454 acres on primarily BLM-administered public land in the southern Pine Nut Mountains.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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