SOME MAJOR GROWTH TUESDAY ON THE THOMPSON RIDGE FIRE BURNING NEAR JEMEZ SPRINGS. IT'S GROWN FROM 74 HUNDRED ACRES TUESDAY EVENING TO NEARLY 94 HUNDRED ACRES OVERNIGHT. DANA HOWLETT WITH THE FIRE MANAGEMENT TEAM SAYS THAT WAS DUE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR FROM TUESDAY EVENING UP UNTIL ABOUT 3 AM WEDNESDAY. SHE SAYS THE FIRE IS STILL ONLY 5 PERCENT CONTAINED.
AND IT'S PUMPED A LOT OF SMOKE INTO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. A SMOKE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JEMEZ SPRINGS, PECOS, AND RANCHO DE LA CUEVA.
THE TRES LAGUNAS FIRE IN THE PECOS HAS GROWN FROM 8-THOUSAND-500 ACRES TO 9 THOUSAND ACRES … AND IS 15 PERCENT CONTAINED. GALLINAS CANYON RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT TO SEE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE WEDNESDAY.
