Incident Media Photographs

Fire activity along Highway 283 on Saturday May 7.

Sprinklers, powered by portable pumps and supplied by portable water tanks, are set up around many homes threatened by the fire.

Ponderosa pines can survive after being scorched by low-intensity fire

While it is too early to assess the impact of the fire, firefighters are reporting a mosaic pattern of burning in many area. In this photo, the trees on the ridge in the distance appear to have experienced severe fire impact but the trees in the for

Members of the Baker River Hot Shots on the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires near Las Vegas New Mexico.

Dawn breaks at a new fire camp near Las Vegas, New Mexico on May 4, 2022.

Firefighters are burning fuels along Highway 283 west of Las Vegas, NM to create a fire line to protect the community.

Firefighters gather for their morning meeting at a new fire camp along I-25 north of Las Vegas New Mexico on May 5, 2022.

A firefighter with the San Miguel County Volunteer Fire Department pauses while on patrol in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

A “Super Scooper” drops water along NM Highway 283. Wetting the unburned area along the south side of the road helps prevent any spot fires caused by embers floating across the road.

Burnout on Highway 283 on May 4, 2022

Hot Shot Crews and other supporting firefighters are executing a firing operation to remove fuels along Highway 283 near Las Vegas, NM.