Trigo Fire News Release 5.01.08
Incident: Trigo Fire Wildland Fire
Released: 5/1/2008
Fire Name: Trigo Fire
Estimated Acreage: 13,000
Containment: 30%
Date Started: April 15, 2008
Cause: Under Investigation
Jurisdictional Agencies: USFS NMSF Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Isleta Pueblo
Restrictions and closures: Cibola National Forest in Stage 2 restrictions. New Canyon Road remains closed at the Forest boundary. Red Canyon Campground remains closed.
Values at risk: Communities of Torreon and Tajique, Sherwood Forest Subdivision, Hyde Place and 2 campgrounds
Location: Manzano Mountains
Personnel: Approx. 234
Resources: 2 Hotshot Crews, 4 Type 2 Hand Crews, 1 Type 2 Helicopter, 1Type 3 Helicopter, 4 Type 6 Engines, 1 Lead Plane and 2 Air Tankers, 1 Dozer
Mountainair, NM - May 1, 2008, 10 pm. High winds of 30-40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph pushed the fire North then East.
The Torrance County Emergency Management Team held a meeting at the Estancia Community Center. The Estancia Community Center is where the Red Cross has set up for evacuees.
The Emergency Management Team was unable to do any damage assessment due to the intensity of the fire. When the fire on Ten Pines Road subsided the Fire Marshal resumed his damage assessment. No completed findings are available at this time.
Still in effect is the road closure of Hwy 55 from Abshire Rd./Ewing Rd. to Hwy 337.
Air tankers with a lead plane continued to drop retardant today until the high winds forced them to suspend activity. The drops were effective on the North end of the fire.
Around 6 p.m. the fire came within 150 yards of Hwy 55 between Torreon.
The Trigo Fire transitioned to Whitney's Arizona Type 1 team from Gesser's Type 3 team at 6 p.m.
