FIREFIGHTERS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ARE WORKING TO CONTAIN A FIRE IN THE WHITMAN VEGA AREA ON THE QUESTA RANGER DISTRICT. THE WHITMAN FIRE IS ABOUT 170 ACRES IN SIZE. CREWS ON WEDNESDAY WORKED TO PREVENT THE FIRE FROM SPREADING NORTH TO THE VERMEJO RANCH.
HELICOPTER DROPS ARE BEING USED TO CONTROL THE WHITMAN FIRE AND WITH NO SIGNIFICANT GROWTH EXPECTED, MANAGERS HOPE TO HAVE A CONTAINMENT LINE AROUND THE FIRE BY LATER THURSDAY. THE WHITMAN FIRE WAS STARTED BY LIGHTNING. THE BONITA FIRE, ALSO IN THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST, WAS ALSO SPARKED BY LIGHTNING.
