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Hermits Peak Fire

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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

  • Hermits Peak Fire Information
    Email:
    2022.hermitspeak@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    505-356-2636
    Hours:
    Daily 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Santa Fe National Forest Public Affairs
    Email:
    SM.FS.sfnfpao@usda.gov
    Phone:
    505-438-5320

Photographs Gallery

Engine and hand crews attack a spot fire.
Crews from an engine and a hand crew work together to put out a spot fire while protecting structures near Chacon, NM on May 13.
Crews from an engine and a hand crew work together to put out a spot fire while protecting structures near Chacon, NM on May 13.
Engine and hand crews attack a spot fire.

Crews from an engine and a hand crew work together to put out a spot fire while protecting structures near Chacon, NM on May 13.

#womeninfire
Tammy McGuire is a firefighter on an engire with J3 Contracting.
Tammy McGuire is a firefighter on an engire with J3 Contracting.
#womeninfire

Tammy McGuire is a firefighter on an engire with J3 Contracting.

Smoke and snow
The Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires burn high in the mountains near Mora, New Mexico on May 13.
The Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires burn high in the mountains near Mora, New Mexico on May 13.
Smoke and snow

The Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires burn high in the mountains near Mora, New Mexico on May 13.

Firefighter
JP Mitchell is a firefighter with a Type 2 Initial Attack crew.
JP Mitchell is a firefighter with a Type 2 Initial Attack crew.
Firefighter

JP Mitchell is a firefighter with a Type 2 Initial Attack crew.

Safety Officer
Jeff Smith is safety officer with the Southwest Incident Management Team.
Jeff Smith is safety officer with the Southwest Incident Management Team.
Safety Officer

Jeff Smith is safety officer with the Southwest Incident Management Team.

Dry grass and flames
Fuels across the region remain very, very dry.
Fuels across the region remain very, very dry.
Dry grass and flames

Fuels across the region remain very, very dry.

Interactive Meteorologist Makoto Moore
A man a stands in from of a board of information, addressing a team at sunset.
A man a stands in from of a board of information, addressing a team at sunset.
Interactive Meteorologist Makoto Moore

Incident Meteorologist Makoto Moore addresses a morning briefing May 10 2022

Fire bumps hwy 434
A team of firefighters work along a highway flacked by trees as thick smoke moves across the road in the background..
A team of firefighters work along a highway flacked by trees as thick smoke moves across the road in the background..
Fire bumps hwy 434

Hot shot crews monitor fire as it bumps along Highway 434 on May 10, 2022

Smoke Column
A massive pyrocumulous cloud is visible above the top of a building. The branches of a tree are visible at the left side of the picture.
A massive pyrocumulous cloud is visible above the top of a building. The branches of a tree are visible at the left side of the picture.
Smoke Column

The fire created massive pyrocumulous clouds on May 10 and 11. This was the view from Luna Community College in Las Vegas on May 11. The picture is monochrome. Photo by PIO Andy Lyon.

Roosevelt IHC gearing up
Fire crews fill a large orange flexible water tank as they prepare for operations.
Fire crews fill a large orange flexible water tank as they prepare for operations.
Roosevelt IHC gearing up

Roosevelt IHC gearing up on May 10, 2022

Hermits Peak
A mountain named Hermits Peak is shown in the distance with a column of smoke visible behind it.
A mountain named Hermits Peak is shown in the distance with a column of smoke visible behind it.
Hermits Peak

A smoke column drifts behind Hermits Peak on May 10.

Monitoring the burniout along Christmas Tree Canyo
A firefighter patrols a dirt road as low fire edges along the forest floor.
A firefighter patrols a dirt road as low fire edges along the forest floor.
Monitoring the burniout along Christmas Tree Canyo

Firefighters monitoring the firing operations along Christmas Tree Canyon Road on May 10, 2022

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