Press Release – April 2, 2026 Crews Continue Repair Work While Incident Command Team Plans Transfer of Sago Fire Acres: 282 Start Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Location: 19 Miles E of Mescalero, NM  Personnel: 73 personnel Containment: 75% Cause: Under investigation Summary: Containment increased to 75% as crews continued to make progress on the […]

Press Release – April 1, 2026 Local Fire Resources Come Together on the Sago Fire Acres: 282 Start Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Location: 19 Miles E of Mescalero, NM Personnel: 95 personnel Containment: 53%  Cause: Under investigation Summary: A mix of local fire resources continue to improve containment on the Sago Fire, extinguishing remaining […]

Press Release – March 31, 2026 Repair Begins as Containment Increases on Sago Fire Acres: 282 Start Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Location: 19 Miles E of Mescalero, NM Personnel: 99 personnel Containment: 34% Cause: Under investigation Summary: Repair work begins on some containment lines around the Sago Fire today ascrews work to extinguish remaining […]

Press Release – March 30, 2026 Firefighters Securing Perimeter of Smoldering Sago Fire Acres: 282 Start Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Location: 19 Miles E of Mescalero, NM Personnel: 105 personnel Containment: 17% Cause: Under investigation Summary: Firefighters continue working to secure the Sago Fire perimeter.  Crews will also begin assessing repair needs today. Resources […]

Gila Las Cruces Zone Type 3 Incident Management Team Takes Command of Sago Fire Acres: ~250 Start Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Location: 19 Miles E of Mescalero, NM Personnel: 133 personnel Containment: 0% Cause: Under investigation Summary: Command of the Sago Fire on the Mescalero Reservation was transferred to the Gila Las Cruces Type […]

Gila Las Cruces Type 3 Incident Management Team assumes command of the Trout Fire  Acres: 47,294 Start Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Personnel: 411  Containment: 83% Cause: Lightning  Summary: The Trout Fire is now 83% contained at 47,294 acres. The slight increase in reported acreage is the […]

Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 prepares for transfer of command for Trout Fire Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)  Acres: 47,294 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 553 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber  Containment: 83%  Highlights: Management of the Trout Fire […]

Suppression repair efforts underway as Trout Fire operations continue scaling down Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)  Acres: 47,282 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 760 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber  Containment: 71%  Highlights: Steady progress continues on the Trout Fire as […]

Crews make significant containment gains on the Trout Fire Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)  Acres: 47,128 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 971 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber  Containment: 69% Highlights: Crews have made substantial progress increasing containment to 69 percent […]

Evacuations reduced as fire threat lessens  Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)  Acres: 47,121 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM                                                          Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 1,083             Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber  Containment: 41%  Highlights: As fire activity slows on the Trout Fire, the incident management is […]

Crews remain engaged on the Trout Fire amid thunderstorms and flash flooding Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)  Acres: 47,121 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 1,395 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber  Containment: 41%  Highlights: Containment increased to 41 percent on the […]

Containment increases as suppression repair work continues Scattered thunderstorms move across the Trout Fire, prompting flood watches Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)  Acres: 47,100 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Under investigation  Personnel: 1,400 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber  Containment: 33% Highlights: Despite […]

Firefighting efforts gain ground as flood warnings are issued for the Trout Fire area Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)  Acres: 46,796 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Under investigation  Personnel: 1,425 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber  Containment: 22%  Highlights: Residents are encouraged to […]

Trout Fire suppression efforts are ongoing Evacuations remain in place for public safety amid flash flooding potential Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)  Acres: 46,359 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Under investigation  Personnel: 1,421 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber  Containment: 19%  Highlights: Crews […]

Firefighters continue containments efforts  Morning Update for June 21, 2025  Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)  Acres: 46,359 Start Date: June 12, 2025 Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Under investigation Personnel: 1,371 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber Containment: 11%  Overnight Highlights: The firefighters continued to work throughout the night securing the […]

Shifting winds push the fire in new directions Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8984 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)  Acres: 38,682 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Under Investigation  Personnel: 1,056 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber Containment: 0%  Highlights: In […]

Increase in acreage due to Red Flag conditions  Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8984 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)  Acres: 38,682 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Under Investigation  Personnel: 875 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber Containment: 0%  Highlights: Firefighters […]

Gusty winds challenge firefighters  Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8984 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)  Acres: 24,706 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Undetermined  Personnel: 875 Fuels: Grass, brush and timber Containment: 0%  Highlights: Due to dry, windy conditions and […]

 Trout Fire public meeting taking place today at 6:00 p.m. in Silver City  Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8984 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)  Acres: 18,278 Start Date: June 12, 2025  Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Cause: Undetermined  Personnel: 625 Fuels: Grass, brush and timber […]