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Smoke column

July 8 - Approximately 3pm

The black burned area is visible near the Capulin Canyon rim.

Burnt Area Near Capulin Canyon Rim

A single engine air tanker (SEAT) drops water allowing crews on the ground to work closer to the active fire.

Tanker Dropping

Fire advances towards Capulin Canyon.

Fire Near Capulin Canyon

Helicopter drops water from it's bucket to cool down a hot spot on the fire.

Helicopter Dropping Water

Area Burned by the Dome Fire in 1996 Gets a Spring Cleaning

Dome Fire 1996 Burn Area

Previously burned area gets cleaned up by fire burning dead and down trees

Ponderosa Forest

A log is burning, recycling nutrients back into the soil, and reducing fuels that could allow a catastrophic wildfire to spread

Burning Log

Creeping fire burns at a low intensity, clearing out ground fuels, restoring nutrients back into the soil.

creeping fire

Arial view of ground fire showing how a ground fire burns through the forest and does not burn entire stands of timber.

Arial view of ground fire

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