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Cajete Fire Morning Update June 17, 2017 (Cajete Fire Wildfire)

Cajete Fire Update June 17, 2017, 9:00 a.m. There will be a community meeting at 6:00 p.m. tonight at the Jemez Mountain Baptist Church, 6 Riverview Court, Jemez Springs. Location: The fire is burning in the Jemez Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest, on both sides of NM Highway 4 along the southern boundary of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Cajete Fire started approximately one mile northeast of Vallecitos de los Indios. The fire area runs along the East Fork of the Jemez River and is to the west of the burn scars from the 2011 Las Conchas Fire and the 2013 Thompson Ridge Fire.Start Date: June 15, 2017 Cause: Under investigation Size: 1315 acres Containment: 0%Vegetation: Mostly ponderosa pine with some mixed conifer and aspen on the north slopes.Resources Assigned: Over 300 personnel 3 Type 1 Crews, 5 Type 2 crews, 9 engines, 1 dozer, 2 water tenders, 2 Type 1 helicopters, 1 Type 2 helicopter, and 1 Type 3 helicopterIncident Command: California Interagency...