August 19, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update
hectares: 341,735| Contents: 98% | Total staff: 470|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
HMain points: Bilingual public information officers with the Southwest Incident Management Team (SWIMT) will be stationed at the Mora Volunteer Fire Department, daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., beginning Friday, August 19, 2022. They will be on site to help community members fill out the Suppression Repair Forms, verify that the forms are complete and queued. Information on emergency assistance and post-fire flood services will also be available. If forecasted weather calls for flash flooding, which could cause road impacts making it unsafe for travel, staff will not be present. We suggest you call the fire information hotline at 505-356-2636 to verify personnel on days when flooding is expected. Beginning next week, SWIMT will reduce Calf Canyon Fire updates to one per week on Mondays as it transitions command to incoming SWIMT Team 4 led by Incident Commander Aaron Hulburd.
operations: Focusing on Rociada, Gascon, Holman, Cleveland, Mora and Guadalupita, heavy equipment is helping to clear roads caused by flooding. Crews are working diligently to repair fences, dozer lines, remove hazardous trees and plant as needed on private property affected by the fire. Repair work has been completed on the Skyline Trail near Bear Mountain and the Elk Mountain line. We ask the community to be patient as we continue to work as weather conditions permit. We are trying to avoid working on saturated soils as it can cause additional damage.
Closures: Santa Fe National Forest has reduced the fire closure area, opening up additional access to the Pecos Wilderness. To view the new closure order and map, visit – Santa Fe – Alerts & Notices (usda.gov). Monsoon weather, firefighting and public safety, and the completion of containment repair activities all play a role in the decision to review or lift closure orders.
Weather: As drier air moves into the region, storm coverage will remain isolated with a low risk of flash flooding. Through the weekend, a weather disturbance will bring significant moisture with scattered showers and thunderstorms. With the renewed threat of widespread rain and storms, the risk of flash flooding will be high. A gradual decrease in daily rainfall and storms is then expected.
fire Flooding and recovery resources: 2022 Wildfire Resource Hotline: 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 disasters with fire or flood damage to your primary residence, please call FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362.
Land Distribution Repair Private Survey (English and Spanish): https://www.tinyurl.com/suppressionrepair. Call 720-417-8048 for help in English, or 505-398-3889 for help in Spanish.
Information on the fire: Office hours: 08:00 – 20:00 | Phone: 505-356-2636| Email: [email protected]
Online fire information resources: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8069/ | https://www.facebook.com/santafeNF/| nmfireinfo.com |Santa Fe National Forest Twitter | tinyurl.com/HermitsYouTube | Santa Fe National Forest | Carson National Forest
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