These pictures of the Thompson Ridge fire in the Jemez Mountains. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported June 7 that this fire is about 10% contained but that they were close to completing a line around the fire and will focus on containing it while letting it clear out the understory. It has burned 13,000 acres. Another fire in the Pecos wilderness has burned 10,000 acres and is 34% contained. Both were started by trees falling on power lines which is spurring a push for greater easements for power lines running through wooded areas. Considering the Las Conchas fire in 2011 (the second largest in NM history) was also started by a tree (on private property) falling on a power line, greater easements sound like a good idea to me.
We've had a few days, 3-4, of higher humidity (higher meaning higher than the 6-17% it's been running most of this year) and lower temperatures but that will all change starting today with temperatures climbing into the 80's and reaching the 90's on Saturday and continuing to climb through Monday then a slow drop (to 91) by Thursday. The humidity is to drop to around 6% by Wednesday. It's supposed to 31% at noon today and 39% tonight. By our hygrometer it's 30% on the outside sensor at 9 a.m.
Update: As of June 10 the fire is more than 20 square miles and 40% contained (Santa Fe NewMexican newspaper).
Sorry - Can't credit the photographer. I didn't take them either. I have no desire to get close enough to a wild fire to see the flames. In that respect I'm quite sane.
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