June 11, 2022 
Incident Name – Peppin Canyon Fire
Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District
Size: 2 acres
Date/Time Detected: June 11, 2022, 3:00 pm
Cause: Lightning
Location: North side of the Capitan Wilderness
Firefighting Resources: County and Forest Service firefighting resources. Type 3 helicopter. Air Attack.
Fuel Type: The fire is in a burn scar and is burning in brush and dead and down logs.
Evacuations: None
Fire Update: Firefighters responded to the Peppin Canyon Fire located on the north side of the Capitan Wilderness today. The fire is approximately 2 acres. Smoke is visible from nearby communities and roadways. Firefighters repelled down to the fire from a type-3 helicopter to begin fully suppressing this fire. The fire is an area with no road access. Additional crews will hike in.
More information will be released as it becomes available.
NM Fire Info 
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