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Daily Update Wednesday, June 1, 2022
 
Today will be the final update from Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Three
 
TEAM TRANSITION
Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Three will be transitioning management of the Cerro Pelado Fire to the Northern New Mexico Incident Management Team 3, a Type 3 team, today at 6pm. 
 
The team would like to thank the community for all the support it has shown our team, and the firefighters while we were assigned to this fire. 
 
WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR
The weather today will be a little cooler than it has been. Temperatures will be 60’s to 75, with Relative Humidity in the teens. Winds will increase as the day progresses, with a cold front entering the area tonight.
 
FIRE OPERATIONS 
Crews will continue to patrol the entire perimeter of the fire, including the Peralta Canyon area, keeping an eye for any heat or smoke in those areas.  There is currently no threat to any structures around the fire. Firefighters will continue assisting with any needed initial attack that arises across the entire fire area.

BAER INFORMATION The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team has begun assessment of National Forest System (NFS) lands impacted by the Cerro Pelado Fire. Information and resources can be found on the Cerro Pelado Post-Fire BAER assessment InciWeb page at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8118/ 

CREWS/EQUIPMENT 
4 type II hand crews, 11 engines, 7 water tenders, 2 helicopters. 

CLOSURES
Santa Fe National Forest Closure order: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/santafe/alerts-notices
Carson National Forest Closure order:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/carson/alerts-notices
Cibola National Forest Closure order: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/cibola/alerts-notices