Encebado, South Dakota Fire Devastating Taos Pueblo Lands and Livelihoods

July 14, 2003
Nearly 4,000 acres of forest on Taos Pueblo have burned in the sacred Blue Lake Wilderness area. Hundreds of personnel - 27 firefighting crews, 14 helicopters, plus dozens of other pieces of equipment have fought to suppress this fire, dubbed the Encebado Fire, since July 4
Nearly 4,000 acres of forest on Taos Pueblo have burned in the sacred Blue Lake Wilderness area. Hundreds of personnel - 27 firefighting crews, 14 helicopters, plus dozens of other pieces of equipment have fought to suppress this fire, dubbed the Encebado Fire, since July 4

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