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Suppression repair work continues to rehab firelines and fix roads.
Photo Credit: Marija Osipchuk, BLM
The Indios Fire burned light to moderately in many areas of the fire. Weather and fuel conditions enabled fire managers to allow the fire to play its natural role on the landscape, having positive effects. When burning at a low intensity, fire can clean up the understory (dead and down logs, needle cast, and other vegetation), making for healthier forests and helping prevent future catastrophic wildfires.
The Indios Fire burned a nice mosaic in most of the fire area, cleaning up the underbrush, dead and down trees and logs, and needle cast. There may still be some stumps and logs burning out that may show some smoke, but not threatening firelines.
The Indios Fire is a lightning caused wildfire located in the Coyote Ranger District, about 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M within the Chama River Canyon Wilderness.
Incident objectives include protecting values at risk and meeting Santa Fe National Forest Plan objectives by reintroducing fire into a fire dependent ecosystem.
Expected benefits include reduction of hazardous fuels, encouraging native growth, and improving range and watershed conditions, species diversity, and wildlife habitat.
Fire crews have worked to minimize adverse fire impacts to federal and private lands including watersheds, natural and cultural resources, range, and agricultural infrastructure, and preserving landscape characteristics in the Chama River Canyon Wilderness.
| Current as of | Mon, 06/17/2024 - 16:58 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Denver |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 7 miles north of Coyote, N.M. |
| Incident Commander | The Northern New Mexico Incident Management Team, IC Luke McLarty, will turn command back to the Santa Fe National Forest Coyote Ranger District on 6/18/24 at 7:00 AM. |
| Incident Description | Fire in wilderness area |
| Coordinates |
36° 17' 21'' Latitude
-106° 42' 08
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| Total Personnel: | 84 |
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| Size | 11,500 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 90% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 06/18/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Litter and Understory), hardwood litter Heavy ponderosa litter and dry mixed conifer. Heavy dead and down material is present and available to burn. |
| Significant Events | Minimal Smoldering |
| Planned Actions |
Maintain the fire perimeter, continue suppression repair, ongoing Burn Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessments. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
No anticipated spread within the next 24 hours. |
| Remarks |
Fire will transition to the local unit and an ICT4 at 7:00 AM on 06/18/2024. |
| Weather Concerns | A warming and drying trend is expected to continue over the next several days.
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