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El Valle Fire

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Unit Information

208 Cruz Alta Road 
Taos, 
87571 
208 Cruz Alta Road 
Taos, 
87571 

Incident Contacts

  • Email:
    zachary.behrens@usda.gov
    Phone:
    (575) 758-6200

Sep. 11 Update

El Valle Fire
Publication Type: News 09/13/2023

Crews were back on scene today to continue increasing containment, which is now at 58%. Fire behavior has been minimal, but residual heat and isolated smoke were found throughout the burn area. Rainfall did occur in the later afternoon with no observations of flooding.

With minimal fire behavior, fire personnel were able to walk and measure the perimeter, finding the fire’s actual size to be 525 acres, a four-acre difference from when measured by air this weekend.

Forest Roads 207 and 714 are closed to the general public to facilitate firefighter access, however, the roads are open to residents.