THE DIEGO FIRE IN THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST PROMPTS EVACUATIONS IN SEVERAL COMMUNITIES ON MONDAY. EVACUATIONS WERE ORDERED MONDAY FOR THE SUBDIVISIONS OF WHEATHERALL, JAROSA, WEST DUNLAP, AND DUNLAP SPRINGS. WETHERAL ESTATES IS ALSO BEING EVACUATED.
THE DIEGO FIRE WAS MAPPED AT ABOUT A THOUSAND ACRES MONDAY. THIS MORNING WE'RE GETTING TWO FIGURES ON THE SIZE: MORE THAN A THOUSAND ACRES AND 2 THOUSAND ACRES AS OF MONDAY NIGHT.
THE FIRE IS BURNING MIXED CONIFER AND DEAD COMPONENT EIGHT MILES SOUTH OF COYOTE. IT WAS SPARKED BY LIGHTNING … AND SPOTTED LAST WEDNESDAY.
