Low winds are aiding in the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon fire fight, a news report from KRQE said this week. The combined fires of Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon have spread for greater than 160,000 acres and continue to spread as a result of high winds.
But the winds have temporarily subsided, giving firefighters a chance to limit the fire because it isn't spreading as quickly as in the past.
“I have a lot of people in Las Vegas and I pray every day that this fire gets contained, people are able to go back, and I hope the government financially takes care of them,” Vincent Apodaca of Las Vegas told KRQE.
As winds and temperatures go down, fire officials will try to contain the fire before it crosses Highway 283, the report said. It is crucial to take advantage of the low-wind opportunity because winds and temperatures are expected to go up again during the weekend. Fire crews are looking ahead to start preventive measures to keep the fire from spreading to populated residential areas such as Las Vegas.
The Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon fire is the second-largest to hit New Mexico in more than three decades, the report said.
