近距离内射合集

The largest wildfire currently burning in New Mexico continues to grow amid stubbornly arid conditions, expanding in the Pecos Wilderness Area to around 7,800 acres on Tuesday and degrading air quality across the region.

While growth over most of the Frijoles Fire slowed on Tuesday, the blaze was more active along its northern perimeter, which accounted for much of the fire鈥檚 1,800-acre expansion overnight.

Firefighters continue to build fire lines near communities in the vicinity of the blaze, including Chimay贸, Cerro Pi帽on, Gorham Boy Scout Ranch and Cundiy贸, where some residents were evacuated late Monday.

Crews are using masticators and bulldozers to reinforce Forest Roads 424 and 306 as containment lines to help mitigate further fire spread. Both roads remain closed and are located near previous fire mitigation projects, including prescribed fires designed to reduce dead and downed debris that can cause wildfires to grow beyond natural limits.

On Tuesday night, a Santa Fe County task force accompanied firefighters as they removed potential fire fuels by hand and using heavy equipment around homes and other major structures. Crews also installed sprinkler systems and established other water supplies around these small New Mexico villages and near structures in the 2,650-acre Scout Ranch.

Chimay贸, home to the famous El Santuario de Chimay贸 Catholic pilgrimage site, was still accessible Tuesday as smoke settled in the foothills west of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, where the fire was discovered on Aug. 4 following a series of dry thunderstorms.

鈥淲hen smoke from wildfires is affecting outdoor air quality, New Mexicans can protect their health by staying indoors and setting up a clean room designed to keep smoke levels as low as possible,鈥� said Dr. Chelsea Langer, bureau chief of the environmental health epidemiology bureau for the New Mexico Department of Health.

Smoke emanating from the fire continues to impact the town of Taos and the city of Santa Fe, where the Santa Fe Public Schools District halted outdoor recess and sports practices starting Tuesday.

Due to the continued growth and complexity of the Frijoles Fire, Forest Service Spokesperson Sean McNearney said a California Complex Incident Management Team would be briefed on Wednesday and would officially take command of the incident Thursday morning.

鈥淭hey'll have a larger span of control for more resources which are arriving,鈥� McNearney said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e going to have more of these middle-level managers who can essentially command more resources underneath them.鈥�

The remainder of Cundiy贸 and the nearby village of Cerro Pi帽on are in 鈥淪et鈥� status, meaning residents in these areas should be prepared to evacuate if needed. Rio Arriba County has placed the community of Cordova, on the northern edge of the fire, in 鈥淩eady鈥� status, indicating to residents they should monitor fire updates closely.

Santa Fe County has established an emergency shelter for evacuees at the Pojoaque Valley Middle School gym.

John Miller is the 近距离内射合集鈥檚 northern New Mexico correspondent. He can be reached at jmiller@abqjournal.com.