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Friday, May 02, 2008

Trigo Update From Forest Service


For the Journal
      Fire Name: Trigo Fire
    Estimated Acreage: 13,000
    Containment: 30%
    Date Started: April 15, 2008
       Cause: Under Investigation
    Jurisdictional Agencies: USFS NMSF Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Isleta Pueblo
    Restrictions and closures: Cibola National Forest in Stage 2 restrictions. New Canyon Road remains closed at the Forest boundary. Red Canyon Campground remains closed.
    Values at risk: Communities of Torreon and Tajique, Sherwood Forest, Subdivision, Hyde Place and 2 campgrounds
    Location: Manzano Mountains
    Personnel: Approx. 234
    Resources: 2 Hotshot Crews, 4 Type 2 Hand Crews, 1 Type 2 Helicopter, 1Type 3 Helicopter, 4 Type 6 Engines, 1 Lead Plane and 2 Air Tankers, 1 Dozer
    Mountainair, NM – May 1, 2008, 10 p.m. High winds of 30-40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph pushed the fire North then East.
    The Torrance County Emergency Management Team held a meeting at the Estancia Community Center. The Estancia Community Center is where the Red Cross has set up for evacuees.
    The Emergency Management Team was unable to do any damage assessment due to the intensity of the fire. When the fire on Ten Pines Road subsided the Fire Marshal resumed his damage assessment. No completed findings are available at this time.
    Still in effect is the road closure of Hwy 55 from Abshire Rd./Ewing Rd. to Hwy 337.
       Air tankers with a lead plane continued to drop retardant today until the high winds forced them to suspend activity. The drops were effective on the North end of the fire.
    Around 6 p.m. the fire came within 150 yards of Hwy 55 between Torreon and Tajique. A night shift consisting of an Engine, Hand crew and a Dozer will work on point protection.
       The Trigo Fire transitioned to Whitney’s Arizona Type One team from Gesser’s Type 3 team at 6 p.m.