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Jaroso Fire Update - June 11, 2013, 9 p.m. (Jaroso Fire Wildfire)

Time/Date Reported: June 10, 2013 at 1:45 p.m. Location: Espanola Ranger District within the Pecos Wilderness, approximately six miles southeast of Borrego Mesa; 10,000 ft. elevation Legal Description: T19N, R11E, Sec 1 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Fire is burning in mixed conifer, heavy dead and down fuels with pockets of bug-killed trees. It is burning in a 1300-acre area of downed timber caused by a wind event six years ago. Size: Estimated 6,000 acres—a more accurate size will become available following the infrared mapping flight later tonight. % Contained: No containment at this time Resources: Air attack resources were used to assess and monitor fire progression and fire behavior today. Ground resources were not used today due to continued unsafe conditions—volatile fire behavior and no adequate escape routes or safety zones for firefighters. A Type 1 Incident Management Team has been ordered. The Southwest Incident Management Team, led by Incident Commander Tony Sciacca, will...