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Soldier Canyon Fire Update-6/8/18 2:30 pm

Power to Ruidoso and surrounding communities will remain on for the time being. Incident Name – Soldier Canyon Fire Jurisdiction: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Mescalero Apache Date/Time Detected: 6/7/2018 3:00 pm Location: Soldier Canyon. 1 Mile North of the town of Mescalero Lat/Long: Lat: 33°, 10′, 16.83″, Lon: 105°, 46′, 8.39″ Legal Description: T13S, R12E, NESW […]

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Soldier Canyon Fire Update – 6/8/2018 12:20 am

Incident Name – Soldier Canyon Fire Jurisdiction: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Mescalero Apache Date/Time Detected: 6/7/2018 3:00 pm Location: Soldier Canyon. North of the town of Mescalero Lat/Long: Lat: 33°, 10′, 16.83″, Lon: 105°, 46′, 8.39″ Legal Description: T13S, R12E, NESW Sec 22 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, VFD, Forest Service and BLM resources. 2 […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 6/5/18 – Patton Fire Final Update

Incident Name – Patton Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Sacramento Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 6/4/2018, Lat/Long: Lat: 33°,4′,28.2″, Lon: 105°,51′,6.48″ Legal Description: T14S, R11E, SWNW Sec 26 Firefighting Resources: 2 engines Fuels:  Grass, brush and some timber Size: 0.5 acres Containment: 100% Cause: Lightning 6/5/2018 Status: The Patton Fire was called 100% contained at 7:05 pm last night. Crews […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 5/28/18 – Kellar Fire Update: 6:00pm

Incident Name – Kellar Fire Fire Update: 5/28/2018, 6:00 pm Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 5/22/2018, 9:52am Location: North of Queen, NM Lat/Long: Lat: 32°,12′,42.92″, Lon: 104°,40′,45.47″ Legal Description: T24S, R22E, SWSW Sec 14 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, 3 Hot Shot Crews, 2 Type-3 Engines, 5 Type-6 Engines, 2 Water Tenders, 1 Helicopter Module. […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 5/27/18 – Kellar Fire Update: 8:30pm

Incident Name – Kellar Fire Fire Update: 5/27/2018, 8:30 pm Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 5/22/2018, 9:52am Location: Northeast of Queen, NM Lat/Long: Lat: 32°,12′,42.92″, Lon: 104°,40′,45.47″ Legal Description: T24S, R22E, SWSW Sec 14 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, 3 Hot Shot Crews, 2 Type-3 Engines, 5 Type-6 Engines, 2 Water Tenders, 1 Helicopter Module. […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 5/26/2018 – Kellar Fire Update: 9:30 pm

Incident Name – Kellar Fire Fire Update: 5/26/2018, 9:30 pm Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 5/22/2018, 9:52am Location: Northeast of Queen, NM Lat/Long: Lat: 32°,12′,42.92″, Lon: 104°,40′,45.47″ Legal Description: T24S, R22E, SWSW Sec 14 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, 3 Hot Shot Crews, 2 Type-3 Engines, 5 Type-6 Engines, 2 Water Tenders, 1 Helicopter Module. […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 5/26/2018 – Kellar Fire Update: 8:45 am

Incident Name – Kellar Fire Fire Update: 5/26/2018, 8:45 am Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 5/22/2018, 9:52am Location: Northeast of Queen, NM Lat/Long: Lat: 32°,12′,42.92″, Lon: 104°,40′,45.47″ Legal Description: T24S, R22E, SWSW Sec 14 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, 3 Hot Shot Crews, 3 Engines, 1 Helicopter. Total personnel: 75 Values at Risk: Community […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 5/25/18 – Kellar Fire Update: 9:30pm

Incident Name – Kellar Fire Fire Update: 5/25/2018, 9:30pm Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 5/22/2018, 9:52am Location: Northeast of Queen, NM Lat/Long: Lat: 32°,12′,42.92″, Lon: 104°,40′,45.47″ Legal Description: T24S, R22E, SWSW Sec 14 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, 3 Hot Shot Crews, 3 Engines, 1 Helicopter. Total personnel: 75 Values at Risk: Community of […]

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LNF-First and Last Post: Monument Fire- 5/25/2018

INCIDENT NAME: Monument Fire Fire Update: 5/25/2018, 3:25pm Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Sacramento Ranger District Location: Sacramento Ranger District Size: 2.5 Containment: 100% Status: Fire crews on the Lincoln National Forest, Sacramento Ranger District quickly responded to the Monument Fire.  They are in mop-up stages for the Monument Fire, which was called 100% contained at […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 5/25/18 – Kellar Fire Update: 10:30am

Incident Name – Kellar Fire Fire Update: 5/25/2018, 10:30am Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 5/22/2018, 9:52am Location: Northeast of Queen, NM Lat/Long: Lat: 32°,12′,42.92″, Lon: 104°,40′,45.47″, Legal Description: T24S, R22E, SWSW Sec 14 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, 3 Hot Shot Crews, 2 Engines, 1 Helicopter. Total personnel: 75 Values at Risk: Community […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 5/24/2018 – Kellar Fire Update: 8:30 pm

New Fire Start – Kellar Fire INITIAL FIRE UPDATE: 5/24/2018, 8:15pm Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 5/22/2018, 9:52am Location: Northeast of Queen, NM Lat/Long: Lat: 32°,12′,42.92″, Lon: 104°,40′,45.47″, Legal Description: T24S, R22E, SWSW Sec 14 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, 3 Hot Shot Crews, 2 Engines, 1 Helicopter. Total personnel: 75 […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 5/24/18 – Fall Creek Fire: Final Update

INCIDENT NAME: Fall Creek Fire Fire Update: 5/24/2018, 4:30pm Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 5/23/2018, 10:45 am Location: Southwest corner of the White Mountain Wilderness on the backside of Ski Apache. Lat/Long: Lat: 33°,23′,27.88″, Lon: 105°,50′,7.81″ Legal Description: T9S, R11E, SESE Sec 31 Firefighting Resources: 2 Single Engine Air Tankers, 2 […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 5/23/2018 – Kellar Fire: Initial Post

New Fire Start – Kellar Fire INITIAL FIRE UPDATE: 5/23/2018, 6:15pm Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 5/22/2018, 9:52am Location: Northeast of Queen, NM Lat/Long: Lat: 32°,12′,42.92″, Lon: 104°,40′,45.47″, Legal Description: T24S, R22E, SWSW Sec 14 Firefighting Resources: 2 Engines, 1 Hot Shot Crew Values at Risk: Community of Queen, NM, Sitting Bull […]

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Lincoln National Forest – 5/23/18- Sacramento Ranger District Fires

Cloudcroft, New Mexico. 5/23/2018: Two small fires less than a 1/10 acre each were detected on the Lincoln National Forest, Sacramento Ranger District over the past 24 hours. Resources responded immediately. Both fires are fully contained. This will be the first and last post for these fires. Please note the Sacramento Ranger District and Smokey Bear […]

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Lincoln National Forest – Smokey Bear Ranger District – Deep Freeze Fire – First and Last Update- 7/21/17 3:00 pm

New Fire Start – Deep Freeze Fire INITIAL FIRE UPDATE: 07/21/17  10:00 am Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 7/21/17  10:00 am Location:  Ski Apache Firefighting Resources: 1 engine, 2 personnel Fuels: Single Tree Size: Single Tree Containment: 100% Cause: Lightning Status: Firefighters immediately responded to a single tree fire shortly after it was reported this […]

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Lincoln National Forest – Guadalupe Ranger District – NEW START – Crockett Fire – 7/17/17 9:10 pm

New Fire Start – Crockett Fire INITIAL FIRE UPDATE: 07/17/17  9:10 pm Jurisdiction: NM State Forestry, Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District and Bureau of Land Management Date/Time Detected: 07/17/17  6:07 pm Lat/Long:  32 deg,  31 min, 12.96 sec X 104 deg,  59 min,  0.59 sec. Legal Description: T21S, R19E, NENE Sec 3 Firefighting Resources: 2 engines, 6 […]

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Lincoln National Forest – Guadalupe Ranger District – Rock Pile Fire – FINAL FIRE UPDATE 7/17/17 – 1:20 pm

Fire Name: Rock Pile Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 07/12/17  4:00 pm Location: West of Big Canyon, 12 Miles from Queen, NM Lat/Long:  Lat: 32°, 1′, 42.53″,  Long: 104°, 45′, 59.77″ Legal Description: T26S, R21E, NWSW Sec 24 Firefighting Resources: 6 personnel, 1 Engine Values at Risk: None Hazards: Snags, […]

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Lincoln National Forest – Smokey Bear Ranger District- FIRST and FINAL Post- Flume Fire -7/17/17 9:50 am

New Fire Start – Flume Fire INITIAL FIRE UPDATE: 07/17/17  9:50 am Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 07/16/17,  6:00 pm Location: Southwest of Grindstone Lake   Firefighting Resources: 1 engine + fire personnel Hazards: Snags Fuels: Timber Size: Single Tree Containment: 100% Status: 7/17/17, 9:50 am: Last night firefighters responded to a report […]

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Lincoln National Forest – White Horse Fire Update – 7/15/17 1:45 pm

Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 07/07/17   3:15pm Location: Approximately 14 miles northwest of Ruidoso, NM in the White Mountain Wilderness. Lat/Long: Lat 33°, 27′, 20.67″ x Long 105°, 50′, 48.84″ Legal Description:  T10S, R10E, Sec 12 Firefighting Resources:  One Forest Service engine, plus overhead. Values at Risk: None identified at this time Hazards: Terrain, snags […]

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