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Fire investigators have released the cause of the Calf Canyon Fire. The Calf Canyon Fire and Hermits Peak Fire combined to become the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history.
Forest Service fire investigators have determined that the Calf Canyon Fire was caused by a pile burn holdover from January that remained dormant under the surface through three winter snow events before reemerging in April.