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Diego Fire update (Diego Fire Wildfire)

SOUTHWEST INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #5Rich Nieto- Incident Commander DIEGO FIRE UPDATETuesday 7-3-2014 Fire Information: (575) 638-0081 Acres: 3,600 Start Date: June 25, 2014 Cause: Lightning Location: 8 Miles South of Coyote, N.M. Containment: 30% Fuels/Topography: Mixed Conifer with heavy dead/ Total personnel: 713 down component and bug kill canopy NO MEETING THURSDAYNEXT MEETING IS SUNDAY AT 7PM AT THE COYOTE ELEM. SCHOOL Information is also being posted at local community businesses and Post Offices. Two community meetings have been held at the Coyote Elementary School with approximately 200 attendees. . Today’s Actions: Full suppression actions continued today with crews taking advantage of higher humidity and more favorable weather conditions. Anchor points have been established and crews constructed direct fireline along the fire perimeter in all divisions. Personnel continued to assess structures and remove fuel where necessary. Overall, the growth of the fire...