Ricon Fire Aerial View

Flight crews can be seen conducting aerial reconnaissance flights over the Rincon Fire.

Aerial teams performed operational flights above the burning wooded area located in the Pecos Wilderness approximately 25 northwest of Las Vegas, New Mexico on 13th June.

US Forest Service shared the flight mission footage on the Facebook platform explaining: “Information from aerial observations is assisting the Southwest Incident Management Team 4 in assessing fire activity, impacts from weather, and the health of the surrounding forest.”

No further details are known.