Last updated: — The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Texas A&M Forest Service. — State: Texas — Coordinates: Latitude:...
Last updated: 2024-07-26
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The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Santa Fe National Forest.
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State: New Mexico
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 36° 24 25.8 Longitude: 106° 56 31.3
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NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.
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Incident Overview: The Tanques Fire is a lightning-caused wildfire located in the Cuba Ranger District, about 27 miles north of Cuba, NM within the Santa Fe National Forest. Incident Objectives:Provide for firefighter and public safety Meet Moya project (Forest Service (usda.gov)) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) objectives to improve wildlife habitat. Protecting values at risk Santa Fe National Forest will manage the fire as a Type 3 incident with a confine and contain strategy. This means crews will manage the fire within a predetermined area (confine) and use points to stop the fire’s spread (contain). To accomplish this strategy, crews will conduct firing operations using aerial and hand ignitions within a 7000-acre planned perimeter as early as July 25 and use roads, hand lines, and natural barriers as containment lines