Rio (Jemez) Fire
Location: Jemez Mtns, Sante Fe NF, Los Alamos Co., NM
Specific Location: W of Hwy 126, Jemez Road, 1/2 mile SW of Fenton Lake, Lat 35° 50´ 59″, Lon 106° 45´ 41″
Date of Origin: 06/01/2010
Cause: Under investigation (abandoned campfire suspected)
Situation as of 06/05/2010 6:20 pm
Personnel: 347
Size: 1,356 acres
Percent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $2,052,055
Mop-up in progress in all divisions. Waterbars completed on 50% of hand line around the fire. Started resource demob.
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Situation as of 06/04/2010 6:45 pm
Personnel: 433
Size: 1,356 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Costs to Date: $1,388,495
Reduction in acreage is due to more accurate ground GPS mapping. Mop-up under way.
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Situation as of 06/03/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 334
Size: 1,405 acres
Percent Contained: 35%
Costs to Date: $697,200
No explanation given for cost estimate reduction. Transition from Archuleta’s Type 3 team to Cowies Type 2 team. Arrival of type 1 crews facilitated completion of the line around the fire.
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Situation as of 06/01/2010 23:30 pm
Personnel: 186
Size: 600 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $2,500,000
Structures Threatened: 48 PRIM , 9 COMM , 26 OUTB
News reports say 700 to 800 acres this morning (June 2). Evacuations ordered for the 7 Springs community and the area around Fenton Lake — around 70 people. Fenton Lake SP is temporarily closed. An emergency shelter has been set up at the Jemez Valley Schools campus.
