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Cooks Peak

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Las Vegas District 
HC 33 Box 109 #4 Las Vegas New Mexico 87701 
Storrie Lake State Park 
Las Vegas, 
New Mexico 
87701 
Las Vegas District 
HC 33 Box 109 #4 Las Vegas New Mexico 87701 
Storrie Lake State Park 
Las Vegas, 
New Mexico 
87701 

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Evacuations Lifted For Cooks Peak Fire, Type 3 IMT Assumes Command

Cooks Peak
Publication Type: News -

  

Acres: 59,359 acres  Containment: 97% Cause: Human, under investigation Start Date: Sunday, April 17, 2022 Fuels: ponderosa pine, oak brush and grass





Location: North of Ocate NM, approximately 46 miles north of Las Vegas, NM

A Type 3 Incident Management Team took command of the Cooks Peak fire at 5 p.m., Thursday 5 May 2022.  All Mora and Colfax County evacuations and the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over the Cooks Peak Fire were also lifted at 5 p.m.   New Mexico Highway 120 from mile marker 26 to 3 miles west of Ocate is now open.  State Road 21 from Polo Ranch to Cimarron is open to local traffic only and remains closed to through traffic. Visit https://nmroads.com/mapIndex.html for additional information.Fire Update: Yesterday crews continued to monitor and patrol firelines and conduct suppression repair as needed.  A new start was located outside of the Cooks Peak TFR but was quickly contained by initial attack and local fire crews.  The fire showed minimal fire behavior on Thursday and progress continued in securing existing firelines and improving containment lines along the west side of the fire. Today: Light wind conditions will aid crews in patrolling, securing and mopping up remaining heat pockets. Suppression Repair will continue where needed and fire crews will focus on the remaining unsecured line at the northwest fire edge.  Mora County residents previously in the Cooks Peak Fire evacuation footprint may now be under Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak evacuation status. Mora county residents should refer to the Mora County sheriff https://www.facebook.com/moracountysheriffoffice and Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak Fire Information https://www.facebook.com/santafeNF for the most current evacuation status.  The Mora and Colfax County Sheriff’s Offices are using the Ready! Set! Go! program for evacuation status that provides information on evacuation and evacuation preparation. Fire Restrictions: The New Mexico State Forester has implemented statewide fire restrictions.  Smoking, fireworks, campfires, open burning and open fires are prohibited. For more information see  https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/forestry-news/  The Bureau of Land Management, Farmington District has also implemented fire restrictions.  Fireworks, campfires, smoking and operating machinery, including off road OHV use are restricted.  Visit https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/new-mexico/fire-restrictions for details. More Information on fires in Colfax and Mora Counties:

Inciweb:  Cooks Peak:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8066/

Inciweb:  Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak:  https://inciweb.nwcg/incident/8069

New Mexico Fire information: https://nmfireinfo.com/

Smoke Outlook: https://outlooks.wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlook/b335b9f4

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CooksPeakFireInfo/

Evacuations: https://www.facebook.com/moracountysheriffoffice/

Colfax County:  http://www.co.colfax.nm.us/government/sheriff_s_department.php
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