More Abandoned Campfires on the Santa Fe NFas the Campfire-Caused Cajete Fire Continues to Burn SANTA FE, NM – June 18, 2017 – For Immediate Release. As more than 300 people continued to battle the 1,367-acre Cajete Fire that sparked last Thursday from an abandoned campfire, the already-overloaded fire team on the Santa Fe National Forest was forced to respond to more abandoned campfires today. As of 2 p.m., at least three had been reported to the dispatch center. With record high temperatures, no moisture and possible lightning strikes in the forecast, Northern New Mexico is a tinderbox. Someone’s carelessness with a campfire near Vallecitos de los Indios in the Jemez Mountains has not only put hundreds of firefighters at risk, but has disrupted people’s lives in nearby communities that were evacuated. Fortunately, they still have homes to come back to. The bill so far? A whopping $1.4 million in four days. And it’s not over yet – that number will continue to rise....