Small wildfire burning near Via Grande Trail in Santa Fe Forest, Bernalillo County NM


A small wildfire caused likely by lightning is burning near the Via Grande Trail off Highway 4 in the Santa Fe National Forest, affecting a single tree and surrounding grass and logs. The fire is smoldering but growing slowly under calm winds. Fire crews are on scene working to contain it by late afternoon.
Audio|Source: Santa Fe National Forest
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Transcript:
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Number one, today's date and time.
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Number two, fire names will be Via Grande Trail.
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Number three,
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qualified IT will be myself, (name withheld).
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Number four, incident type five.
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Number six, elevation, 8,8,846 feet, break.
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Number seven, latitude 35 degrees,
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51.522,
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by 106 degrees to 6106.040 to 6.040, break.
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Number eight, directions to fire, off of Highway 4, the Via Grande Trail.
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Take the trail down to the first switchback, about two, 300 yards below the trail.
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And all hangs of wagging off the trail.
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Break. Number nine, clouds of fire, lightning.
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Number 10, character of fire, smoldering, increasing.
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Number 11, estimated size, bot, single tree.
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Number 12, steel type burning,
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grass, logging, splashed, and logs and dust on the ground.
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Break.
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Number 13, adjacent fuels will be the same with the addition of Douglas Firth.
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14 estimated winds, calm and down slope,
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025.
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Number 15,
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wind direction,
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calm, very light down slope,
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16, flame length.
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Zero to Sue.
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Break. In aspect, northwest,
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18, spoke percent, 41 to 55,
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19, photography,
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top of the lower one-third,
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number 20, spread to pencil, low,
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21, currently on the team, myself, Superton, 3-4-1,
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22, additional people needed,
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1 to 3-3, break.
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Goethe.
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Number 23, hazards,
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weather and snags, values at risk, none,
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24 special equipment needs.
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Maynate a cane saw just to buck the heavy.
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I'll see what I can do with the handful of the half.
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Number 25 estimated time of containment will be today, at 1600.
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Estimated control tomorrow at 1600.
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And mob up and out 96 at 6,600 breaks.
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26th jurisdiction, National Park Service with Caldera National Preserve.
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27, statfire, no.
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28 is fire in wilderness, no.
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And impact wilderness, no.
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Bernalillo County, NM
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