Firefighters Make Ground on Big Spring Fire

PLEASE NOTE NEW INFORMATION NUMBER
Tel: 505-384-2062
505-384-2064

For further information: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/

Media report to the Incident Command Post at the Estancia High School

Firefighters Make Ground on Big Spring Fire

Estancia, NM – June 28, 2008, 8:30am: Fire activity within the Big Spring Fire perimeter was minimal Friday thanks to favorable weather conditions and the efforts of ground and aerial resources. Firefighters were successful in building and fortifying more line around the fire, increasing containment from 10 to 35 percent.

Torrance County emergency management personnel are working on confirmation of structure loss today. They hope to complete their assessment by 2:00 p.m. “Once homeowners that have had structure loss have been notified, information on the number of structures lost will be publicly released,” said John Cordova, Torrance County Emergency Manager.

Power has been restored to area residents with the exception of the Sherwood Forest subdivision and the Forest Valley area. Power will remain off in this area until burned power poles can be replaced. Please be aware that power in these areas may be intermittent and there continues to be the possibility of a power shut-off in emergency situations.

All road blocks and evacuations remain in place. Police escorts continue on Highway 337 between mile marker 4 and Highway 55. For roadblock information ONLY, call Torrance County Dispatch at 505-384-2705.

For fire information, call 505-384-2062 and 384-2064 between the hours of 6:00am and 10:00pm.

Estimated Acreage: 5,580 acres
Containment: 35%
Total Personnel: 505
Estimated Containment Date: July 1, 2008

Jurisdictional Agencies: USFS, Torrance County EOC, NM State Forestry

Restrictions and closures: .

Village of Tajique
Inlow Baptist Youth Camp
Sherwood Forest Subdivision
Forest Valley Subdivision
Fourth of July Campground
Forest Service Road 55
NM Highway 55 on North and South ends of Tajique
Area West of Highway 337 up to mile marker 4 (escort provided)

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