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Diego Fire Update Tuesday July 1, 2014 (Diego Fire Wildfire)

DIEGO FIRE UPDATETuesday July 1, 2014 Please direct all calls related to the Diego Fire to Fire Information at (575) 638-5419 ext. 164 Acres: 3,425 Start Date: June 25, 2014 Cause: Lightning Location: 8 miles south of Coyote, N.M. Containment: 0 Fuels/Topography: Mixed Conifer with dead and Total personnel: 487 down logs and standing bug killed trees Community Meeting tonight at the Coyote Elementary School, at 7:30 pm, Tuesday, July 1 Yesterday’s Actions: Management of the Diego Fire transitioned from the local Type 3 team to the Southwest Incident Management Team 5 at 6:00 pm; Rich Nieto as the Incident Commander of the Type 2 team. To ensure both fire fighter and public safety, an area closure is planned; more information about the area closure is expected later today. In addition, road closures in place at the junction of Forest Service Roads 103 and 93; also Forest Service Roads 315 and 316 are closed to public entry. Evacuation notifications occurred in the Wetherall...