EMNRD-FORESTRY DIVISION

Below is the text from this morning's official news release from the SW Area Incident Management Team #5 about the Dog Head Fire.

SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #5
Rich Nieto - Incident Commander

DOG HEAD FIRE UPDATE 6/17/2016 - 9:30 AM
Estimated Acres: 16,751 Start Date: June 14, 2016
Cause: Under investigation Location: 6 miles NW of Tajique, NM
Containment: zero Fuels: heavy dead/down timber, ponderosa pine stands
Total personnel: 628

COMMUNITY MEETINGS TONIGHT (Friday, June 17):
Roosevelt Middle School - Tijeras, NM @ 4:30 PM
East Torrance Soil & Water Conservation District Complex Bldg. 700 10th Street - Estancia, NM @ 7:00 PM

Evacuations:

Bernalillo County: Mandatory evacuations are from the junction of Anaya Rd and 337 southward to the Torrance county line including the communities of Chilili, Escabosa, Los Seis Hermanos Estates, Marianette Ranch Estates, Llano del Sol, Tierra de Los Suenos, Ponderosa Estates, Capital Estates, Yrisarri, and Ponderosa Pines. Voluntary evacuations areas are two miles east of the mandatory evacuation sites. For information about this evacuation call the Bernalillo County SheriffG