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County fire chief outlines recent regional wildland fires and mutual‑aid response

5520190 · July 30, 2025
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San Juan County fire leadership updated commissioners on several recent wildland fires in the region, including a 520‑acre Barker Dome incident, multiple new starts in neighboring jurisdictions and ongoing multiagency coordination and resource prepositioning.

San Juan County’s fire leadership briefed commissioners on recent wildland activity across the region and how local and federal partners have coordinated response. Chief Joshua Vega (title as in transcript) reported multiple incidents over the prior two weeks, including a Barker Dome Mountain fire that grew to about 520 acres and later moved to monitor status after an incident management team worked the event.

Other incidents included a roughly 140‑acre fire on Navajo Nation land south of…

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