Tecolote Fire Transitions to a Type 3 Incident Management Team
Incident: Tecolote Wildfire
Released: 6/22/2010
· TECOLOTE FIRE: 812 acres, 70% contained, 331 personnel committed to the fire. Today's fire behavior is described as creeping and smoldering. Command of the fire transitioned to a Type 3 Incident Management Team (Bill Bryant, Incident Commander) at 8 p.m. yesterday evening. Many demobilizing resources are being reassigned to other fires in the Southwest Region.
· PREPAREDNESS: For further information on how to plan and prepare for wildfires as well as what to do during and after a wildfire, visit: Ready.gov. For specific wildfire preparation information, visit: http://www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/wildfires.html%20
CLOSURE: An Incident Emergency Closure has been issued to ensure public and firefighter safety includes the area around the fire as well as national forest land including EV Long Campground; El Porvenir Campground; day-use picnic areas; Hermit's Peak Trail, El Porvenir Trail and Hollinger Hiking Trail. Forest Road (FR) 263, State Road 65; FR 18 (Mineral Hill Road) within the national forest boundaries are closed to traffic. There will be someone posted at forest boundaries to restrict access to National Forest land.
The Fire Information Center has been set up at the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, contact number 505-425-3534.
