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Hermits Peak Fire

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Santa Fe National Forest 
New Mexico 
Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 
87508 
Santa Fe National Forest 
New Mexico 
Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 
87508 

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Photographs Gallery

Pumpkin and Pack Train June 5
Orange water tank in the shape of a pumpkin in foreground. Background has corrals holding multiple mules and horses. Horse trailer to the side and trees in background
Orange water tank in the shape of a pumpkin in foreground. Background has corrals holding multiple mules and horses. Horse trailer to the side and trees in background
Pumpkin and Pack Train June 5

Pumpkin holding water located near the corral with mules and horses used for pack train. Location is Iron Gate Campground

Fire vehicles at Iron Gate Campground June 5
Green fire trucks and hotshot crew buggies parked in campground with trees and cloudy, blue sky in background
Green fire trucks and hotshot crew buggies parked in campground with trees and cloudy, blue sky in background
Fire vehicles at Iron Gate Campground June 5

Multiple fire vehicles at Iron Gate Campground. Crews are working in the wilderness.

Fire equipment at Grass Mountain on June 5
Multiple red gas cans, rolls of white hose, and cardboard boxes of equipment sit in an open meadow
Multiple red gas cans, rolls of white hose, and cardboard boxes of equipment sit in an open meadow
Fire equipment at Grass Mountain on June 5

Multiple gas cans, rolls of hose, and boxes of equipment sit on Grass Mountain

South Zone Suppression Repair Work June 4
Forest area with dozer line down the center of image. Dozer line has rocks land burn trees on their sides to cover the dozer line. Mix of burned and unburned vegetation.
Forest area with dozer line down the center of image. Dozer line has rocks land burn trees on their sides to cover the dozer line. Mix of burned and unburned vegetation.
South Zone Suppression Repair Work June 4

Repair work on dozer line near zone break on Capulin. READ (Resource Advisor) stands in a constructed waterbar that will help with runoff once the monsoons arrive.

Excavator on Capulin June 4
Image of an excavator, heavy piece of equipment. Machine is black and yellow with a bucket on the end of an arm extension. Surrounding area is a mix of burned and unburned vegetation. Heavy equipment operator in yellow shirt is standing behind equipment
Image of an excavator, heavy piece of equipment. Machine is black and yellow with a bucket on the end of an arm extension. Surrounding area is a mix of burned and unburned vegetation. Heavy equipment operator in yellow shirt is standing behind equipment
Excavator on Capulin June 4

A piece of heavy equipment called an excavator working on Capulin near the zone break to complete repair work and previously constructed dozer line.

South Zone Dozer Line Repair Work June 4
Firefighter in yellow shirt and hardhat stands in a constructed water bar built up with rocks. Rocks and trees covering a previously constructed dozer line.
Firefighter in yellow shirt and hardhat stands in a constructed water bar built up with rocks. Rocks and trees covering a previously constructed dozer line.
South Zone Dozer Line Repair Work June 4

Repair to Dozer line on Capulin. Trees and rocks are spread out across dozer line to reduce erosion.

South Zone Chipping on June 4
Open meadow with trees in the distance. Multiple firefighers with green pants, yellow shirts and hardhats placing tree branches into chipper pulled behind a vehicle.
Open meadow with trees in the distance. Multiple firefighers with green pants, yellow shirts and hardhats placing tree branches into chipper pulled behind a vehicle.
South Zone Chipping on June 4

Crews chipping vegetation that was removed during suppression efforts to the west of Sapello

Chipping in Gallinas for June 1
A firefighter places tree branches into a machine pulled behind a vehicle. The branches are chipped and shoot out an arm on the machine. The small woodchips move past a firefighter and onto the ground with a house in the background.
A firefighter places tree branches into a machine pulled behind a vehicle. The branches are chipped and shoot out an arm on the machine. The small woodchips move past a firefighter and onto the ground with a house in the background.
Chipping in Gallinas for June 1

Firefighters use a chipper as part of suppression repair work in Gallinas area

bugkill in Pecos Wilderness
On a distant slope, the majority of the trees are brown or grey and dead
On a distant slope, the majority of the trees are brown or grey and dead
bugkill in Pecos Wilderness

On a distant slope, the majority of the trees are brown or grey and dead

Helicopter water drops on June 1
2 helicopters fly over heavily forested terrain. Each helicopter has a long line with a bucket attached to carry water and drop on fire as smoke rises from the trees.
2 helicopters fly over heavily forested terrain. Each helicopter has a long line with a bucket attached to carry water and drop on fire as smoke rises from the trees.
Helicopter water drops on June 1

Two helicopters dropping water on active fire in the South Zone

Fireline in the Pecos Wilderness
a dirt line runs through the forest
a dirt line runs through the forest
Fireline in the Pecos Wilderness

a dirt line runs through the forest

Firefighter bucking a log on June 3
Firefighter with yellow shirt, yellow hardhat, green pants and orange chaps. Firefighter holds a chainsaw and is cutting a log down on the ground.
Firefighter with yellow shirt, yellow hardhat, green pants and orange chaps. Firefighter holds a chainsaw and is cutting a log down on the ground.
Firefighter bucking a log on June 3

Firefighter bucking a log on June 3rd during line construction operations on the South Zone

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