Acres: 24,128 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM  Containment: 23% Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Personnel: 129 Cause: Lightning/Natural The Turkeyfeather fire received precipitation over the past few days, with the area around Willow Creek recording a half inch of rain. As monsoonal moisture moves into the area, fire will show minimal growth. Firefighters added more structure protection […]

Acres: 24,128 Location: 22 miles south of Reserve, NM Containment: 23% Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Personnel: 130 Cause: Natural/Lightning On Wednesday afternoon, the Turkeyfeather fire received precipitation. Prior to the rain, the area experienced minimal fire activity, with a small amount of growth to the east near Moonshine Canyon. The fire is 23% […]

Acres: 24,128 Location: 22 miles south of Reserve, NM Containment: 19% Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Personnel: 91 Cause: Natural/Lightning The Gila Las Cruces Zone Type 3 Team officially assumed command of the Turkeyfeather Wildfire at 6:00 PM on July 15, 2025. The Turkeyfeather Wildfire is 24,128 acres and is 19% contained. The fire […]

Acres: 22,286 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM  Personnel: 91 Containment: 19% Cause: Lightning/Natural Summary: The Turkeyfeather Wildfire had moderate behavior on Monday, with backing, flanking and creeping activity. The fire continues to burn through previous fire scars with downed fuels, consuming forest duff and heavies which have accumulated on the forest floor. Firefighters are […]

Acres: 18,592 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM Personnel: 89 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural Summary: The Turkeyfeather Wildfire saw active fire behavior Sunday morning, and moderate behavior in the afternoon, as clouds and light precipitation moved into the area. The fire continues to burn through previous fire scars […]

Personnel: 89Containment: 0%Cause: Lightning/Natural Acres: 14,140 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM Summary: The Turkeyfeather Wildfire, ignited by lightning in the Gila Wilderness on June 30, 2025, is approximately 13,868 acres and is currently being managed for resource benefit. The wildfire is burning through previous fire scars with downed fuels, consuming forest duff and heavies which have […]

Acres: 10,572 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles of Reserve, NM Personnel: 89 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural Summary: The Turkeyfeather wildfire is a natural fire ignited by lightning, on June 30, 2025, that was followed by the nearby Chicken wildfire, also a natural fire that was ignited by lightning on July 8, […]

Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Acres: 7,028 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM Personnel: 89Containment: 0%Cause: Lightning/NaturalAcres: 7,028 Summary:   The Turkeyfeather Fire is active in the northern Gila Wilderness. It is located west of the Middle Fork of the Gila River, south of Iron Creek and east of Cooper Canyon. A second fire in the area, the Chicken Fire, is also active. […]

Acres: 5,983Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NMPersonnel: 75Containment: 0%Cause: Lightning/Natural Summary: The Turkeyfeather Fire is actively burning in the northern Gila Wilderness. It is located west of the Middle Fork of the Gila River, south of Iron Creek and east of Cooper Canyon. A second nearby fire, the Chicken […]

Acres: 5,287Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NMPersonnel: 75Containment: 0%Cause: Undetermined Summary: The Turkeyfeather Fire is burning in the northern portion of the Gila Wilderness west of the Middle Fork of the Gila River, south of Iron Creek and east of Cooper Canyon. The Chicken Fire is near the Turkeyfeather […]

Location: 15 miles south of Deming, NM I Size: 437 acres I Containment: 50% Personnel: 15 I Start Date: July 14, 2023 I Cause: Lightning Fuels: Grass, Desert shrubs, Juniper trees Deming, NM – This is the FINAL NM Bureau of Land Management, Las Cruces District Office News Release for the Floridas Fire. The most […]

Location: 15 miles south of Deming, NM I Size: 437 acres I Containment: 0% Personnel: 6 I Start Date: July 14, 2023 I Cause: Lightning Fuels: Grass, Desert shrubs, Juniper trees Deming, NM – Minimal fire behavior in very isolated areas is being reported on the Floridas Fire. Only a few small pockets of fine […]

Floridas Fire Update – July 19, 2023 Location: 15 miles south of Deming, NM I Size: 437 acres I Containment: 0% Personnel: 15 I Start Date: July 14, 2023 I Cause: Lightning Fuels: Grass, Desert shrubs, Juniper trees Deming, NM – As the Floridas Fire continues its trek across the rugged Florida Mountains, the size […]

Location: 15 miles south of Deming, NM I Size: 364 acres I Containment: 0% Personnel: 30 I Start Date: July 14, 2023 I Cause: Lightning Fuels: Grass, Desert shrubs, Juniper trees Deming, NM – The Floridas Fire has grown to 364 acres mostly due to overnight growth on the 17th, however the fire behavior was […]

Location: 15 miles south of Deming, NM I Size: ≈100 acres I Containment: 0% Personnel: 15 I Start Date: July 14, 2023 I Cause: Lightning Fuels: Grass, Desert shrubs, Juniper trees Deming, NM – A lightning storm materialized over southern New Mexico on Friday evening, July 14th. The following morning, Bureau of Land Management – […]

Location: ¼ mile NW of Pinos Altos, NM I Size: 328 acres I Containment: 70% Personnel: 141 I Start Date: June 20, 2023 I Cause: Under investigation Fuels: Slash, timber and brush This is the LAST daily update for the RICO FIRE SILVER CITY, NM, June 28, 2023 – This is the last daily update […]

Location: ¼ mile NW of Pinos Altos, NM I Size: 328 acres* I Containment: 70% Personnel: 146 I Start Date: June 20, 2023 I Cause: Under investigation Fuels: Slash, timber and brush *Size: adjusted from 421 acre to 328 acres due to more accurate mapping The LAST FIRE UPDATE for the RICO FIRE will be […]

Location: ¼ mile NW of Pinos Altos, NM I Size: 421 acres I Containment: 61% Personnel: 157 I Start Date: June 20, 2023 I Cause: Under investigation Fuels: Slash, timber and brush The LAST FIRE UPDATE for the RICO FIRE will be issued on June 28th SILVER CITY, NM, June 26, 2023 – Having achieved […]

Location: ¼ mile NW of Pinos Altos, NM I Size: 421 acres I Containment: 50% Personnel: 179 I Start Date: June 20, 2023 I Cause: Under investigation Fuels: Slash, timber and brush SILVER CITY, NM, June 25, 2023 – As of last night, firefighters had reached 50% containment. Work to contain the fire continued through […]

Location: ¼ mile NW of Pinos Altos, NM I Size: 421 acres* I Containment: 20% Personnel: 195 I Start Date: June 20, 2023 I Cause: Under investigation Fuels: Slash, timber and brush *Size: adjusted from 423 acres back to 421 acres due to more accurate mapping SILVER CITY, NM, June 24, 2023 – As strong, […]