A 440 ACRE FIRE CONTINUES BURNING IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER LORETTA BENAVIDEZ SAYS IT WAS REPORTED SUNDAY MORNING IN THE SMOKEY BEAR RANGER DISTRICT, IN AN AREA NORTH OF THE CAPITAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREA. SHE SAYS THE FIRE IS IN RUGGED TERRAIN, SO THE ISSUE WILL BE IF THEY NEED TO GET THE ENGINES CLOSE TO THE FIRE.
THE FIRE IS STILL 30 PERCENT CONTAINED. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. THE FIRE IS BURNING IN RUGGED TERRAIN OF MOSTLY DENSE SLASH, JUNIPER AND GRASS. THE CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
