Fire Information: 505-757-2952 Media Contact: 505-757-2907 Information for this fire, including maps and photos, can be found at: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3401 Rock Snot and Whirling Disease also formidable foes for wildland firefighters Engines and water tenders must be decontaminated before leaving the fire Pecos, NM (June 9, 2013) Firefighters on the Tres Lagunas Fire are now ramping down their fire suppression efforts and transitioning to “mop up” operations. But before being released from the fire, all water handling equipment, such as engines and water tenders, must be decontaminated. “The decontamination process is not standard procedure, but it is becoming more common as we travel from fire to fire,” states Mark Catron, deputy logistics section chief, New Mexico Incident Management team. “Decontamination procedures are an integral part of our system. That’s one of the reasons all teams have resource advisors. They’re the specialists who give us a heads-up if...