Favorable weather helps firefighters on the Crooked Creek Fire Sunday and Monday firefighters took advantage of a reprieve from the severe weather earlier this week; with higher humidity and a northeast wind at their backs, firefighters were able to safely stop forward progress of the Crooked Creek Fire on the Guadalupe Ranger District of the […]

Firefighters made significant progress on the Crooked Creek fire on the Guadalupe Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest. On June 24 crews were able to build direct fireline on the east and northeast flanks and kept the fire from crossing the Sargent Canyon drainage. Airtankers made fire retardant drops to keep the fire from […]

Due to the remote location and rugged terrain on the Crooked Creek fire, construction of direct fireline has not been possible and would compromise firefighter safety. Firefighters established a planned perimeter further out from the fires’ edge using existing roads and terrain features to construct indirect fireline over the past several days. On Sunday, June […]

Incident Name – Crooked Creek fire 06/22/2018 Fire Update: The Crooked Creek fire is located in a remote location on the northern portion of the Guadalupe Ranger District in Crooked Canyon. More accurate mapping of the fire during a reconnaissance flight yesterday showed the fire size to be approximately 230 acres. Growth was due to wind and […]

Incident Name – Crooked Creek fire 06/21/2018 Fire Update: The Crooked Creek fire, located in a remote location on the northern portion of the Guadalupe Ranger District in Crooked Canyon, is approximately 125 acres. Fire activity continues to be minimal with some smoldering, creeping and backing through brush and grass. Ground resources, which includes one Hotshot crew […]

Incident Name – Crooked Creek fire 06/19/2018 Fire Update: The Crooked Creek fire, located in a remote location on the northern portion of the Guadalupe Ranger District in Crooked Canyon, is approximately 100 acres. Fire activity is minimal and burning within the current perimeter with some smoldering, creeping and backing through brush and grass. No additional growth […]

Incident Name – Crooked Creek fire 06/18/2018 Fire Update: The Crooked Creek fire, located in a remote location on the northern portion of the Guadalupe Ranger District in Crooked Canyon, is approximately 100 acres. Growth in acreage is due to more accurate mapping of the fire’s perimeter by ground resources. Fire activity is minimal with some smoldering, […]

Incident Name – Crooked Creek fire Fire Update: The Crooked Creek fire, located in a remote location on the northern portion of the Guadalupe Ranger District in Crooked Canyon, experienced little to no growth overnight and is approximately 55 acres. Fire activity is minimal with some smoldering. The fire received spotty precipitation yesterday. Due to […]

Incident Name – Crooked Creek fire 06/16/2018 Fire Update: The Crooked Creek fire (previously named Crooked fire) was detected June 15, 2018 at approximately 11:16 am in Crooked Canyon in a remote location on the northern portion of the Guadalupe Ranger District. The fire grew to approximately 50 acres overnight. Due to the remote location and rough […]

Incident Name – Crooked fire 06/15/2018 Fire Update: The Crooked fire was detected June 15, 2018 at approximately 11:16 am in Crooked Canyon in a remote location on the northern portion of the Guadalupe Ranger District. The fire is currently estimated at 3 acres. Due to the remote location and current and predicted weather, fire managers are […]

Incident Name – Scraper fire 06/16/2018 Fire Update: The Scraper fire grew to approximately 6 acres before firefighting resources stopped the forward progression.  Today, resources have reported little to no active fire activity.  Firefighters will continue to monitor the fire and ensure fire line is secure.  This will be the FINAL update for the Scraper fire unless […]

ALAMOGORDO, RUIDOSO, NM, Fire officials on the Lincoln National Forest successfully utilized the lightning-caused 588 Fire to reduce hazardous fuel accumulations, and improve rangeland and wildlife habitat. This is the first time the Forest has managed a fire in order to achieve resource benefits. When the fire initially started on May 31 on the Smokey […]

EAGLE FIRE UPDATE   05/30/16 9:00 PM Jurisdiction:  Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear District Firefighting Resources:  US Forest Service firefighters performed mop up and extinguished the fire today. Approximately 30 personnel were assigned to the Eagle Fire. Size:  estimated size is 2.0 acres Containment:  100% Status Update:  The IC has called the fire controlled at approximately […]

New Fire Start – Eagle FIRE UPDATE 05/30/10:30 AM Jurisdiction:  Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear District Date/Time Detected:  5/29/16 3:52 pm Location:  Fire is burning approximately 5 miles NE from Ruidoso, NM Lat/Long:  33 deg, 22 min, 57.35 sec X 105 deg, 37 min, 56.28 min Legal Description:  T11N, R13E, Sec 1 Firefighting Resources:  US […]

Lincoln National Forest’s Fire Danger Returns to HIGH      ALAMOGORDO, RUIDOSO, CLOUDCROFT, CARLSBAD, NM, May 27, 2016 – For Immediate Release.  With the increase in hotter temperatures and drying winds over the past few days, drier fuel moistures have escalated the potential for new fire starts. Based on current weather and fuel conditions and the increase […]