Raging New Mexico Wildfires Being Aided By Wicked Winds
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Jun 19, 2011, 9:26:27 PM6/19/11
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Raging New Mexico Wildfires Being Aided By Wicked Winds
11:46 AM, Jun 19, 2011
Santa Fe, NM -- Wildland fire crews responded to fires reported Saturday afternoon north of Santa Fe and northwest of Clovis.
Shortly before 5 p.m. the Santa Fe National Forest Service reported the fire to be actively running with spot fires appearing in front of the main blaze.
Winds at the Santa Fe Municipal Airport at 4 p.m. were reported to be from the west-southwest at 20 mph gusting to 31 mph.
The fire was initially spotted at 3:20 p.m. by two members of the Los Alamos Civil Air Patrol squadron, according to information provided to News 13. Pilot Mike Strevell and observer Bill Wolfe circled the fire and reported it to be "roaring."
Their plotting placed the fire just over a ridge south from Pacheco Canyon and about four miles northeast of Tesuque. The interagency Southwest Coordinating Center later placed the fire at five to seven acres and about six miles northeast of Tesuque.
Two air tankers and a lead plane were being brought in to drop retardant, SWCC reported.
Raging New Mexico Wildfires Being Aided By Wicked Winds
11:46 AM, Jun 19, 2011
Santa Fe, NM -- Wildland fire crews responded to fires reported Saturday afternoon north of Santa Fe and northwest of Clovis.
Shortly before 5 p.m. the Santa Fe National Forest Service reported the fire to be actively running with spot fires appearing in front of the main blaze.
Winds at the Santa Fe Municipal Airport at 4 p.m. were reported to be from the west-southwest at 20 mph gusting to 31 mph.
The fire was initially spotted at 3:20 p.m. by two members of the Los Alamos Civil Air Patrol squadron, according to information provided to News 13. Pilot Mike Strevell and observer Bill Wolfe circled the fire and reported it to be "roaring."
Their plotting placed the fire just over a ridge south from Pacheco Canyon and about four miles northeast of Tesuque. The interagency Southwest Coordinating Center later placed the fire at five to seven acres and about six miles northeast of Tesuque.
Two air tankers and a lead plane were being brought in to drop retardant, SWCC reported.
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