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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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IA on Rev X Fire June 12
Closeup image of a burned tree with multiple branches, blackened soil and a small orange flame at the base
Closeup image of a burned tree with multiple branches, blackened soil and a small orange flame at the base
IA on Rev X Fire June 12

Burned vegetation with a small flame at the base for the Rev X Fire. Resources assigned to Initial Attack (IA) responded to this fire on Hwy 518 at mile marker 6.

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Smoke Outlook June 12
Smoke Outlook June 12
Smoke Outlook 20220612

Smoke Outlook June 12

Excavator Operator and REAF June 11
Man and women with yellow shirts, green pants, and hardhats stand infront of a piece of heavy equipment called an excavator. Background is multiple black, burned trees.
Man and women with yellow shirts, green pants, and hardhats stand infront of a piece of heavy equipment called an excavator. Background is multiple black, burned trees.
Excavator Operator and REAF June 11

REAF (Resource advisor) and Excavator Operator standing in front of an Excavator

IA on Rev X Fire June 12
4 male firefighters work to remove vegetation. One uses a chainsaw to cut branches, one firefighter pulls cut branches to the side, two firefighters use tools to stir dirt and extinguish heat.
4 male firefighters work to remove vegetation. One uses a chainsaw to cut branches, one firefighter pulls cut branches to the side, two firefighters use tools to stir dirt and extinguish heat.
IA on Rev X Fire June 12

Firefighers work to cut tree branches off and dig through dirt to eliminate heat and further fire spread on the Rev X Fire. Resources assigned to Initial Attack (IA) responded to this fire on Hwy 518 at mile marker 6.

Burned sign June 10
Burned road sign for the one lane bridge in El Porvenir
Burned road sign for the one lane bridge in El Porvenir
Burned sign June 10

Burned road sign for the one lane bridge in El Porvenir

Suppression repair crews fix fencing
Three firefighters in yellow shirts, green pants, and hardhats tighten barbed wire fencing.
Three firefighters in yellow shirts, green pants, and hardhats tighten barbed wire fencing.
Suppression repair crews fix fencing

Suppression repair crews repair barbed wire fencing that was damaged by firefighting activities near the San Miguel County fairgrounds.

Variance in burn severity along Hwy 65 on June 10
Landscape covered in trees with white clouds in blue sky. Trees at the bottom of image are green, trees in middle are a mix of brown and yellow. Trees on top section of ridge are burned completely to black trunks and black ground.
Landscape covered in trees with white clouds in blue sky. Trees at the bottom of image are green, trees in middle are a mix of brown and yellow. Trees on top section of ridge are burned completely to black trunks and black ground.
Variance in burn severity along Hwy 65 on June 10

Variance in burn severity along the hill side can be seen when driving on Highway 65 between Las Vegas and El Porvenir

Crew Shuttle in Wilderness June 6
Two firefighters with yellow shirts, green pants, and hardhats sit in meadow. White and Blue helicopter lifting off from ground against a cloudy, blue sky
Two firefighters with yellow shirts, green pants, and hardhats sit in meadow. White and Blue helicopter lifting off from ground against a cloudy, blue sky
Crew Shuttle in Wilderness June 6

Two firefighters sit in meadow as the helicopter flies away to shuttle crew members out of the wilderness

Melted Flagging on tree El Porvenir June 10
Closeup view of tree rising into a cloudy, blue sky and green trees in background. Tree has pink flagging (plastic ribbon) melted to tree.
Closeup view of tree rising into a cloudy, blue sky and green trees in background. Tree has pink flagging (plastic ribbon) melted to tree.
Melted Flagging on tree El Porvenir June 10

Melted flagging wrapped around a tree

Suppression repair crews fixing fences
Five firefighters in yellow shirts and green pants pound t-posts into the ground in a pine forest.
Five firefighters in yellow shirts and green pants pound t-posts into the ground in a pine forest.
Suppression repair crews fixing fences

Suppression repair crews replace t-posts that were removed during firefighting activities near the San Miguel County fairgrounds.

Burned Guardrail along Hwy 65 on June 10
Paved road with trees in background. Road is lined with metal guardrail and burned wooden posts. Blue sky in background
Paved road with trees in background. Road is lined with metal guardrail and burned wooden posts. Blue sky in background
Burned Guardrail along Hwy 65 on June 10

Burned guardrail supports on the side of Highway 65

Dust Abatement at Pecos Base Camp June 8
Large white truck with water tank on the back driving on dirt road. Water is spraying from the rear of truck and onto ground to prevent dust blowing. Vehicles and cloud, blue sky in background
Large white truck with water tank on the back driving on dirt road. Water is spraying from the rear of truck and onto ground to prevent dust blowing. Vehicles and cloud, blue sky in background
Dust Abatement at Pecos Base Camp June 8

Water truck spraying water on the dirt road in Pecos Base Camp for dust abatement

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