FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Venado Fire UPDATE Start Date: July 20 Cause: Lightning Size: approximately 2,200 acres Location: Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest Containment: 0% Fuel: Ponderosa Pine Weather: Scattered thunderstorms Monday night dropped less than a tenth of an inch on the Venado Fire, with no significant impact on ground conditions. Today’s forecast is for more of the same, with the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds. Resources on scene: 162 personnel, including four interagency hotshot crews, along with one type 3 helicopter, three engines, one dozer and a rapid extraction module. A Type 2 incident command team arrives today. Situation: The fire is in steep terrain with limited access on Mesa Venado and an adjacent drainage area 1.5 miles north of Deer Creek Landing and 6.5 miles west of Jemez Springs. Fire crews will continue a full suppression strategy aimed at holding the...