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Indios Fire: Daily Update, 6/4/24

Southwest Area Incident Management Team TEAM 4 – AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER Indios Fire experiences no growth over last 24 hours Daily Update – Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Acres: 11,500 Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM Personnel: 594 Completion: 66% Fuels: Timber Highlights: The acreage […]

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Daily Update for Indios Fire, June 3, 2024

Winds and warm temperatures test the Indios FireDaily Update – Monday, June 3, 2024 Acres: 11,500 Start Date: May 19, 2024Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM Personnel: 689Completion: 59% Fuels: Timber Highlights: Increased winds and drier air caused the fire to spread through interior unburned pockets within the northern and southern […]

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Indios Fire Daily Update 5-31-2024

Fire activity increases within planned fire perimeter Daily Update – Friday, May 31, 2024 Acres: 8,733                                                                             Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                 Personnel: 659 Completion: 25%                                                                     Fuels: Timber Highlights: Active fire behavior within the planned fire perimeter led to a visible plume of smoke over […]

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Indios Fire Update, May 30, 2024

SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 4 AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER Indios Fire open house tonight in Gallina  Acres: 6,139 Start Date: May 19, 2024  Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM Personnel: 623  Completion: 25% Fuels: Timber  Highlights: The Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 4 will host an open house […]

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Indios Fire Update, May 29, 2024

Southwest Area Incident Management Team TEAM 4 – AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER Firefighters achieve 5% completion on Indios Fire Acres: 5,487                                                                             Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                 Personnel: 553 Completion: 5%                                                                       Fuels: Timber Highlights: Fire managers have updated their assessment of […]

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Indios Fire Update, May 28, 2024

Firefighters identify objectives for lightning-caused Indios Fire Daily Update – Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Acres: 4,844                                                                             Start Date: 5/19/2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                 Personnel: 440 Completion: 0%                                                                       Fuels: Timber Highlights: Fire managers are measuring progress on the lightning-caused Indios Fire in terms of percent completion […]

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Indios Fire Update, May 27, 2024

Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 4 assumes command of Indios Fire  Daily Update – Monday, May 27, 2024  Acres: 4,210 Start Date: 5/19/2024  Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM Personnel: 292  Containment: 0% Fuels: Timber  Highlights: The Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 4 assumed command of the lightning caused […]

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Indios Fire Update, May 26, 2024

Acres: 2619                                                                  Start Date: 5/19/2024                           Cause: Lightning Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M.     Personnel: 204                                     Containment: 0% Resources: 6 crews | 1 helicopter | 7 engines| 1 road grader | 2 masticators | 4 water tenders Highlights: Fire information staff will be posted across the street from Bode’s near the […]

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Indios Fire Update, May 25, 2024

Acres: 2345                                                                  Start Date: 5/19/2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M.     Personnel: 195 Containment: 0%                                                          Fuels: Timber, litter, understory Resources: 5 crews | 1 helicopter | 5 engines| 1 road grader | 2 masticators | 1 water tender Highlights: Fire information staff will be posted across the street from Bode’s […]

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Indios Fire Update, May 24, 2024

Acres: 1809                                                                  Start Date: 5/19/2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M.     Personnel: 133 Containment: 0%                                                          Fuels: Timber, litter, understory Resources: 5 crews | 1 helicopter | 5 engines| 1 road grader | 2 masticators | 1 water tender Highlights: Closure Order 03-10-01-24-02 is in place and includes all National Forest […]

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Wildfire smoke from the Indio Fire over rock bluffs, blue sky in the background and green trees in the foreground.

Indios Fire Update, May 23, 2024

Acres: 851                                                                    Start Date: 5/19/2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M.     Personnel: 127 Containment: 0%                                                          Fuels: Timber, litter, understory Resources: 3 crews | 1 helicopter | 5 engines| 1 road grader | 2 masticators Highlights: The Northern New Mexico Type 3 team, Incident Commander Luke McLarty, assumed command of the […]

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