July 27, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update
hectares: 341,735| Contents: 93% | Total staff: 581| 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: Today, storms and flash flooding continued to present challenges to suppress repair efforts. Additional resources, including crews and equipment, are requested to assist as weather conditions dictate.
operations: Yesterday, severe weather continued to affect extinguishment repairs across the fire area, forcing crews to return to camp before the end of the shift. Based on the weather forecast today, crews will remain in camp and monitor weather conditions. Press repair activity will resume when weather conditions improve to prevent any additional damage to existing roads and trails.
Heavy rains and storms will continue to affect drainage, road networks and slopes, resulting in flooding, debris flows and soft or washed out roads. While the potential for storms will subside later this week and into the weekend, the current monsoon weather pattern is expected to continue into early August. Assessment and remediation work will continue when it is safe to do so, and when the weather is favorable to meet suppression and rehabilitation objectives.
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 Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires closure order information 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: Yesterday, scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon with slow, patchy movement across most of the fire area by midday. Occasional cloud-to-ground lightning was observed. Heavy rainfall and localized flooding were observed in the strongest storms in some areas within the fire scar and highway corridors. Increased thunderstorm activity remains forecast throughout the week with heavy rain and localized flooding/flooding possible. Temperatures will remain average to slightly below average.
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]
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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