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Santa Fe County Fire Officials are Assisting in the Los Conchas Fire

Santa Fe – June 27, 2011 - Emergency Managers from Santa Fe County, Sandoval County, Rio Arriba County as well as staff from Los Alamos National Labs and the State of New Mexico have been and continue to closely coordinate messaging, resources and response to the current severe fire situation. Based on these communications and the tiered evacuation of Los Alamos, a primary shelter site has been established at the Santa Claran in Espanola over flow sites have been determined and will be brought on as needed.

Santa Fe County Fire Officials are identifying structural protection assets to send as mutual aid should they be requested. This is being established with maximum sensitivity to keeping Santa Fe County Fire Department (SFCFD) response ready and available to react to any emergency. Additionally, SFCFD is mobilizing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) resources to assist evacuation of patients should they be needed. This will include the Special Mass Respiratory Response Vehicle, a mass transport unit with oxygen providing capacities. SFCFD has one fire engine with three personnel at the Los Conchas Fire and an additional three fire engines and nine personnel are on standby to be deployed at this time

For additional information about the Las Conchas Wildfire, Pacheco Fire or any fire in New Mexico visit www.nmfireinfo.com.