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With the Yeso Fire spread throughout the predetermined confinement area, Carson National Forest fire crews today are continuing to focus on securing the fire’s edge.  Yesterday, crews evaluated interior portions and physically walked the boundary of the predetermined area with a GPS unit. Now with better mapping, the predetermined area—and the fire’s size—is 650 acres, confined primarily by existing roads. Containment remains at zero. 

After a successful day of operations on the Yeso Fire’s edge, Carson National Forest fire crews will today evaluate interior areas, chip fuels along roads and may conduct limited firing operations if needed. The fire stands at 300 acres with no containment. Crews yesterday completed blackline around the entire fire’s perimeter. Blacklining is pre-burning fuels along the control line, which are primarily roads for this wildfire.  

Carson National Forest fire crews are planning to begin firing operations on the 165-acre Yeso Fire today, ahead of significant precipitation forecasted this week. They will fire off roads t0 fill in a 600-acre predetermined area, which is largely surrounded by existing roads. “This is our big day of work,” said District Ranger Angie Krall. “Smoke is expected to be more widely seen and experienced.” 

Carson National Forest fire managers will move forward with a strategy to indirectly suppress the naturally caused Yeso Fire. For fire crew safety, they plan to contain it primarily within existing roads.