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Cajete Fire Update for June 22, 2017 (Cajete Fire Wildfire)

Cajete Fire Update June 22, 2017Fire Information: 505.438.5300Email: Cajetefireinfo@gmail.comStart Date: June 15, 2017Cause: Abandoned campfire Size: 1,412 acres Containment: 96% Vegetation: Mostly ponderosa pine with some mixed conifer and aspen on north facing slopes. Resources Assigned: 258 personnel – 1 Type 1 Crew, 4 Type 2 crews, 5 engines, 1 water tender, and 1 Type 3 helicopter Current Situation: California’s Type 1 Incident Management Team 3 transitioned to a Type 3 organization Thursday, transferring command of the Cajete Fire to Matt Armantrout of Utah’s Uinta- Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Firefighters anticipate minimal fire activity today as they mop-up hot spots and continue fire suppression repair, working to minimize signs of suppression activity and prevent erosion. Firefighters are monitoring concentrations of heavy fuels smoldering along the fire’s southeast perimeter. No further growth on the Cajete Fire is anticipated. Hot and dry conditions...