Lightning Ignites 2 Small Fires in Santa Fe National Forest
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Updated · nmfireinfo.com · Jun 16
Lightning Ignites 2 Small Fires in Santa Fe National Forest
3 articles · Updated · nmfireinfo.com · Jun 16
Summary
Firefighters on June 16 were containing two lightning-sparked blazes in Santa Fe National Forest after a thunderstorm swept across northern New Mexico a day earlier.
The larger Cebolla 2 Fire had reached 0.5 acres near the Cuba and Jemez ranger district boundary, smoldering in heavy dead-and-down fuels, ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir.
The Oso Fire was estimated at 0.1 acre along the Rio Del Oso, about 2 miles northeast of Chicoma Mountain, with a single snag burning inside an old burn scar.
Both fires remained small, but the strikes touched off multiple starts across the forest, underscoring how quickly summer storms can create new ignition points.