Columbine District fire crews reported three new lightning starts last week that clustered together about five miles northeast of Vallecito Reservoir in the Weminuche Wilderness. An aerial reconnaissance flight revealed that three separate snags had been ignited by lightning during a thunderstorm on Thursday, June 25. As of July 2, there were six fires burning in the San Juan National Forest around Vallecito and Pagosa Springs. The largest is a half-acre.Most of the fires are about one-tenth of an acre, with a low potential for spread due to rain. A Forest Service fire engine was positioned at CR 501 and Hummingbird Lane, and the fires were being monitored. Meanwhile, fire crews built a fire line around another single-tree fire northwest of Vallecito. Crews hiked in to conduct mop-up operations on that lightning strike.