LANL working on ways to make prescribed burns less risky

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – In the wake of the Calf Canyon Hermits Peak fire, which began as prescribed burns. But scientists at Los Alamos National Lab say they are necessary.
LANL hydrologist Adam Atchley says wildfires are a natural and necessary part of forest life. "Taking fire out of that ecosystem would be like taking rain out of a rain forest--you no longer have that ecosystem," said Atchley. "Ecosystems have to have fire."Story continues belowAlbuquerque: More homeless encampmen