West Fork Fire
Location: 35 miles West of 28 miles West of Raton, Colfax Co. NM
Specific Location: Caliente Canyon, Lat 36° 52´ 11″; Lon 104° 51´ 5″
Date of Origin: 06/17/08
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 06/28/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 122
Size: 4,980 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $2,481,891
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Situation as of 06/26/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 124
Size: 4,980 acres
Percent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $2,326,285
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Situation as of 06/24/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 405
Size: 4,980 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $1,910,000
All five Type 1 IHC will be released tomorrow (6/25/08) A.M. Engines, overhead, and other resources will also begin to downsize.
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Situation as of 06/23/08 6:00 PM
Total Personnel: 403
Size: 4,980 acres
Percent Contained: 60%
Costs to Date: $1,650,000
28 acres added to reflect the Mercer Fire acreage, a separate fire in close proximity to the West Fork Fire. Planned actions: patrol, hold, and mop up.
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Situation as of 06/21/08 PM
Total Personnel: 242
Size: 4,280 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Costs to Date: $1,150,000
NAZ Type 2 IMT assumed command of the fire at 0600 this morning.
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Situation as of 06/20/08 PM
Total Personnel: 256
Size: 3,800 acres
Percent Contained: 15%
Costs to Date: $760,000
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Situation as of 06/20/08 AM
Total Personnel: 230
Size: 3,000 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Significant ground fire and group torching.
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Situation as of 06/19/08 AM
Total Personnel: unreported
Size: 1,100 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire making large pushes and growing significantly in size, spotting, and with significant crowning runs.
