This went horribly wrong in May 2000, when a controlled burn in New Mexico got out of hand. The Cerro Grande Fire started as a plan to mitigate some of the wildfire risk at the Bandelier National Monument. The conditions that made the burn a seemingly good idea led to the fire spreading. In the end, 48,000 acres of land were burned, including the homes of 400 families.
Hii lilitokea Mei 2000, wakati kudhibitiwa kuchoma katika New Mexico got nje ya mkono. Cerro Grande Fire ilianza kama mpango wa kupunguza baadhi ya hatari ya moto nyikani katika Bandelier National Monument. masharti kwamba alifanya kuchoma wazo inaonekana nzuri imesababisha moto kuenea. katika mwisho, ekari 48,000 za ardhi walikuwa kuchomwa moto, ikiwa ni pamoja nyumba ya familia 400.