In growing nearly 10,000 acres in 24 hours, the Las Conchas fire pushed west into the Valles Caldera and north into national forest land with what one of the technicians working on the overnight mapping flight described in a report to colleagues this morning as “the hottest fire he has ever experienced in his 20-plus year career, with 300 foot flame lengths visible from the air.”
The good news, however, is that the hottest part of the fire was largely burning away from Santa Clara Pueblo and Los Alamos, according to the latest map:
July 2, 2011 Las Conchas Fire
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