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Tanques Wildfire

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Unit Information

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

Incident Contacts

Claudia Brookshire
Email: claudia.brookshire@usda.gov
Phone: 505-607-0879
Hours: 8:00 am to 7:00 pm

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Tanques fire perimeter

The Tanques Fire is a lightning-caused wildfire located in the Cuba Ranger District, about 27 miles north of Cuba, NM within the Santa Fe National Forest. 

Incident Objectives:

  • Provide for firefighter and public safety 
  • Meet Moya project (Forest Service (usda.gov)) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) objectives to improve wildlife habitat. 
  • Protecting values at risk 

Santa Fe National Forest will manage the fire as a Type 3 incident with a confine and contain strategy.  This means crews will manage the fire within a predetermined area (confine) and use points to stop the fire’s spread (contain). To accomplish this strategy, crews will conduct firing operations using aerial and hand ignitions within a 7000-acre planned perimeter as early as July 25 and use roads, hand lines, and natural barriers as containment lines

              

Basic Information
Current as of Thu, 08/01/2024 - 22:02
Incident Time Zone America/Denver
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin
Location Santa Fe National Forest - Cuba Ranger District
Incident Commander Santa Fe National Forest
Incident Commander (IC 4) Charles Alcon
Incident Commander Trainee (IC 4) Isiah Eichwald
Incident Description Wildfire burning in ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, and oak.
Coordinates 36° 24' 25.8'' Latitude
-106° 56'
31.3
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Total Personnel: 15
Size 6,500 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 60%
Fuels Involved

Ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, and oak. 
Significant Events

July 25 

  • 1400: All heritage sites were prepped and cleared to prepare for aerial ignitions within wildfire planned perimeter. Ground crews coordinated with the helicopter during aerial ignitions.
  • 1730: Aerial firing operations concluded for the day. 

July 26

  • Fire held within the fire perimeter overnight. Today, aerial ignitions, conducted by a helicopter, continue within the project area. Crews are managing fire activity and preparing for thunderstorms later this evening. 

Weekly updates

August 1 

  • Interior pockets of burning material are naturally burning up and extinguishing. 
  • Crews are patrolling the perimeter of the fire and lines are holding
Outlook
Current Weather
Weather Concerns

August 1 

Drier air will limit the chances for storms today and Tuesday with just a 10 percent chance today and only a 20 percent chance tomorrow. Winds will tend to be light turning from the west northwest in the afternoon hours. Temperatures will trend warmer than normal, reaching the mid to upper 80s while humidity falls to near 20 percent each afternoon.

Related Links

Santa Fe National Forest WebsiteNM Fire Information
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