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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  July 9, 2022 FLASH FLOOD WARNING  San Miguel County - The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Flash Flood Warning for The Gallinas River Basin within Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Burn Scar in in Northwestern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico until 9:15 PM, MDT. PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR THE SAN MIGUEL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE FACEBOOK PAGE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION   

Acres: 341,735| Containment: 93% | Total personnel: 391| Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: near Gallinas Canyon | Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass

Acres: 341,735  Containment: 93%   Total Personnel: 556Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022  Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burnLocation:  Located near Gallinas Canyon Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush and grass

Effective July 5, 2022 the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fire Daily Updates will be released every other day. Therefore, the next Fire Update will be issued on July 6th and every other day thereafter. Important announcements regarding time-sensitive information will continue to be posted in the ANNOUNCEMENTS section of INCIWEB, as soon as it is released for distribution.

Acres: 341,735  Containment: 93%  Total personnel: 725  Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022  Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burnLocation: Located near Gallinas Canyon Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass

Acres: 341,735  Containment: 93%  Total Personnel: 727Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022  Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn  Location: Located near Gallinas Canyon  Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass

Acres: 341,735  Containment: 93%    Total Personnel: 890Start Date: Hermits Peak, April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon, April 19, 2022  Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fire from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burns; Location: Located near Gallinas CanyonFuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush and grass

Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Daily Update July 1, 2022 Acres: 341,735  Containment: 93%  Total Personnel:  986Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022; Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn; Location: Located near Gallinas Canyon; Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush and grass

Acres: 341,735| Containment: 93% | Total personnel: 1,187|  Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: Located near Gallinas Canyon | Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass Highlights: 

Acres: 341,735; Containment: 93%; Total Personnel: 1,237; Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022 and Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022; Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn and Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed burn; Location: Located near Gallinas Canyon; Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass