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July 20, 2022 – Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fire update

hectares: 341,735| Contents: 93% | Total staff: 667| Start date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermit’s Peak: Discover fires from prescribed burning; Calf Canyon: Holding fire from designated pile burning | Location: 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas, NM | Fuels: Mixed heavy conifers, ponderosa pine, brush and grass

Main points: Working side by side with private landowners, fire crews are mending fences, repairing roads, planting, cutting and removing vegetation with great tenacity and tenacity. A break in the weather over the past two days has allowed firefighters to move further into the perimeter of the fire and make progress in areas previously affected by rain.

Operations: Firefighters continue to spread native seeds and repair cut fences in Gallinas Canyon along Forest Road 65. Heavy equipment operators are using graders to improve northbound Forest Road 83, while other crews are repairing fences on this one as well. area. Additional heavy equipment has been ordered to assist with dozer line repairs near Apache Canyon. Crews are constantly working on the Hamilton Mesa Trail to remove visual evidence of logging activities in the Pecos Desert. Firefighters are chipping, cutting and spreading vegetation near Elk Mountain to help naturalize the area. Near Grass Mountain, crews are looking to create a plan to bring heavy equipment into the area. Firefighters are moving north from Martinez Pond, completing fence repairs and clearing vegetation. Crews are hard at work along the Pot Creek Corridor and nearing completion for the next haul operation. Firefighters are repairing the dozer line near Sardine Canyon with plans to move to the northeast side to complete those repairs. Firefighters are also assessing the area near the Angel Fire to determine what work remains. A grader working along Highway 120 is repairing the northeast dozer line. Field observers are observing and collecting information from personal observations throughout the fire area and providing this information to fire managers. Crews and heavy equipment continue to work with private landowners in Ledoux and Chacon as more repair requests are received.

Closures and Restrictions: Area closures remain in effect for both the Santa Fe and Carson National Forests. These closures are in place for ongoing firefighting repair operations, and to protect public health and safety in the event of debris flows and flash flooding. Firefighting repair operations include, but are not limited to, road repair and stabilization, use of heavy equipment, and fire line repair efforts. For the latest information regarding the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires closure orders for the Santa Fe and Carson National Forests, please see the links to each forest’s website below. Information about fire restrictions on public and private land can be found at: https://nmfireinfo.com/fire-restrictions/.

Weather: Clouds will increase this afternoon after a mostly clear morning. A few showers and thunderstorms will develop around noon and become more abundant during the afternoon. Lightning, heavy rain, small hail and localized flooding are the main hazards associated with these storms. High temperatures will range from the upper 60s in the higher terrain to the upper 80s in the lower valleys. On Thursday, there will be chances of scattered thunderstorms again with a similar temperature trend.

fire Flooding and recovery resources: Disaster Relief Resources: https://www.nmdhsem.org/2022-wildfires/| After Wildfire New Mexico Guide: https://www.afterwildfirenm.org/| Emergency response to the area burned by the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8104/

For questions or concerns about flooding, please call New Mexico State Emergency Operations Center at 1-800-432-2080. For federal disaster assistance, please call FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362.

Land Distribution Repair Private Survey (English and Spanish): https://www.tinyurl.com/suppressionrepair

Information on the fire: Office hours: 08:00 – 20:00 | Phone: 505-356-2636| Email: [email protected]