FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Venado Fire UPDATE Start Date: July 20 Cause: Lightning Size: approximately 2,500 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. The forecast is for high temperatures, thunderstorms and outflow winds to continue. Resources on scene: 318 personnel, including four interagency hotshot crews, along with one type 3 helicopter, three engines, two dozers and a rapid extraction module. A Type 2 incident command team arrived today and will transition with the Type 3 team that is already in place. 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 are continuing a full suppression strategy aimed at holding...