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Tanques Wildfire News Release - July 25, 2024 07-25-2024

Forest Service News ReleaseSanta Fe National Forest Manages lightning-caused Tanques Fire Cuba Ranger District, Cuba, N.M., July 25, 2024— The lightning caused Tanques Wildfire, located in the northwest corner of the Cuba Ranger District, around 25 miles north of Cuba, NM, was first reported the morning of July 18. Currently, the fire is 13 acres, burning in ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper,… Read more

Publication Type: News - 07/25/2024 - 14:30

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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	Thu, 07/18/2024 - 09:30
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

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.

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