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Alamo Wildland Fire

INCIDENT UPDATED 5/2/2008
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Basic Information

Incident Type Wildland Fire 
Cause Human-under Investigation 
Date of Origin 04/18/2008 at 0847 hrs. 
Location 13 miles west of Nogales, AZ 
Incident Commander Not available 

Current Situation

Total Personnel 70 
Size 5,070 acres 
Percent Contained 95% 
Estimated Containment Date 04/28/2008 at hrs. 
Fuels Involved

Fuel type 6, dormant brush, hardwood slash.

Fire Behavior

Isolated hot spots, smoldering and creeping all in the interior.

Significant Events

Pina Blanca Lake and campground continues to be evacuated. Mop up in all divisions. The coordinated with US Border and the Republic of Mexico concerning International issues and suppression remained in place.

Outlook

Planned Actions

Monitor all Divisions

Projected Movement

Resources staged for IA, Monitor by Air.

Growth Potential

Low

Terrain Difficulty

Extreme

Remarks

Not available

Weather

Current Wind Conditions 20 mph NE 
Current Temperature 80 degrees 
Current Humidity 6 % 

Contact Information

Nogales Ranger District
(520) 281-2296
0900-1630

Unit Information

USFS ShieldCoronado National Forest
300 West Congress
Tucson, Arizona 85701

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