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Cajete Fire Morning update for June 19, 2017 (Cajete Fire Wildfire)

Location: The Cajete 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 fire started approximately one mile northeast of Vallecitos de los Indios (Sierra de los Pinos). The fire area runs along the East Fork of the Jemez River and is west of the 2011 Las Conchas Fire burn scar and southeast of the 2013 Thompson Ridge Fire burn scar. Start Date: June 15, 2017 Cause: Abandoned campfire Size: 1,400 acres Containment: 80% Vegetation: Mostly ponderosa pine with some mixed conifer and aspen on the north facing slopes. Resources Assigned: 424 personnel – 4 Type 1 Crews, 8 Type 2 crews, 7 engines, 1 dozer, 3 water tenders, 1 bulldozer, 2 Type 1 helicopters, 1 Type 2 helicopter, and 1 Type 3 helicopter Incident Command: California Interagency Incident Management Team 3, led by Mark von Tillow, Incident Commander, ismanaging the fire. Current...