Incident Media Photographs

Suppression repair work continues to rehab firelines and fix roads.

Photo Credit: Marija Osipchuk, BLM

The Indios Fire burned a nice mosaic in most of the fire area, cleaning up the underbrush, dead and down trees and logs, and needle cast. There may still be some stumps and logs burning out that may show some smoke, but not threatening firelines.

The Indios Fire burned light to moderately in many areas of the fire. Weather and fuel conditions enabled fire managers to allow the fire to play its natural role on the landscape, having positive effects. When burning at a low intensity, fire can clean up the understory (dead and down logs, needle cast, and other vegetation), making for healthier forests and helping prevent future catastrophic wildfires.

Firefighters and Santa Fe National Forest personnel are assessing the portion of the Continental Divide Trail that runs through the Indios Fire footprint to determine what is needed to open the trail back up to hikers as soon as possible.   Efforts include:  Suppression repair (closing and seeding firelines, installing water bars). Cutting down snags (dead standing trees) that pose a hazard. Mitigating other risks so the Forest can safely reopen the trail.