[Volunteers_fosm] Fwd: South Peak Fire News Release - 5.8.2025 FINAL Update

Thu May 8 18:18:52 MDT 2025

FYI... Final Update

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From: Perea, Arlene - FS, NM <arlene.perea at usda.gov>
Date: Thu, May 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Subject: South Peak Fire News Release - 5.8.2025 FINAL Update
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*Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands*

2113 Osuna Road NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113

(505) 346-3900

www.fs.usda.gov/cibola

www.facebook.com/cibolanf

twitter.com/cibola_nf

Media Contact: Arlene Perea

arlene.perea at usda.gov <SM.FS.CibolaPAO at usda.gov>

O: 505-847-2990

C: 505-523-3881

*South Peak Fire Receives Rain: **South Peak Fire Final Update*

*Reported start date / time:*    May 7, 2025, 3:45pm

*Cause:* *Unknown*

*Size:* 0.1 acres

*Location:* Sandia Ranger District - East side of Sandia Mountains, East of
South Peak

*Resources:* Type 3 Helicopter, 2 Type 6 USFS Engines

*Strategy: *Full suppression

*Evacuations:* *NO* Evacuations are currently in effect

*Values at risk: *There are no values currently at risk

*Containment:* 0%

*Fuels: *Heavy Timber, Grass and Brush

*Fire behavior:* Low/minimum fire behavior

*Situation: Mountainair NM, May 8, 2025:* Fire crews responded yesterday
afternoon to the South Peak fire but were unable to locate the smoke as the
fire area received precipitation.  It is expected that the rainfall
extinguished the fire but crews will continue monitoring the area in the
event that the smoke reemerges.  This will be the final update for this
fire unless there is a change in the fire situation.

*Smoke* may be visible in the surrounding areas of the east mountains. An
interactive smoke map at *https://fire.airnow.gov/
<https://fire.airnow.gov/>* allows you to zoom into your area to see the
latest smoke conditions.

*Weather:* Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high
near 63. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is
40%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph
becoming south in the evening.

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny through
mid-morning, then becoming partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind
becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
is 30%.*https://www.weather.gov/
<https://www.weather.gov/>*

*The next update for this incident will be sent out tomorrow*

Thanks - Arlene

Arlene Perea
Range Management Specialist
Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands

Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands

Mountainair Ranger District
P.O. Box 69

40 Ranger Station Road

Mountainair, NM 87036
p: (505) 847-2990 | c: (505) 523-3881

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