Location: 1 1/2 miles Southwest of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~17,58862 acres Vegetation: Timber, Tall Grass, Brush Containment: 60% Strategy/Summary: This lightning-caused fire is burning on National Forest System lands in the Gila Wilderness. Fire crews have successful stopped the forward spread of the northeast section of […]
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Gila National Forest – Fire Update – Cub Fire – July 4, 2020
July 4, 2020 
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Location: Approximately 1-mile northeast of Cub Mountain, near the West Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~2,232 acres Vegetation: grass, brush, and multiple snags Strategy/Summary: The Cub Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on the Wilderness Ranger District, Gila […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Fire Update – Tadpole Fire – July 4, 2020
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Location: 5 miles north of Pinos Altos, NM Size: ~ 11,159 acres Start Date: June 06, 2020 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Trees and Brush Containment: 70% Strategy/Summary: The Tadpole Fire has not advanced in the last few days. Interior smokes are being monitored by fire crews. Crews continue to monitor fire lines and […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Fire Update – Cub Fire – July 1, 2020
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Location: Approximately 1-mile northeast of Cub Mountain, near the West Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest.Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~535 acresVegetation: grass, brush, and multiple snags Strategy/Summary: The Cub Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on the Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. The […]
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Location: 5 miles north of Pinos Altos, NM Start Date: June 06, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~ 11,159 acres Vegetation: Trees and Brush Containment: 70% Strategy/Summary: The southern end of the Tadpole Fire remains active with smoldering fire behavior. Fire crews are working in close coordination with a helicopter equipped with a bucket of […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Fire Update – Good Fire July 1, 2020
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Location: 1 1/2 miles Southwest of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~17,200acres Vegetation: Timber, Tall Grass, Brush Containment: 53% Strategy/Summary: This lightning-caused fire is burning on National Forest System lands in the Gila Wilderness. Fire crews are successfully working in coordination with a helicopter to construct hand line […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Fire Update Cub Fire July 1, 2020
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Location: Approximately 1-mile northeast of Cub Mountain, near the West Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~535 acres Vegetation: grass, brush, and multiple snags Strategy/Summary: The Cub Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on the Wilderness Ranger District, Gila […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – New Fire – Cub Fire – June 28, 2020
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Cub Fire Update Silver City, NM, June 28, 2020 Start Date: 6/28 Cause: Lightning Size: Approx. 15 acres Strategy: Full suppression- utilizing confine/contain tactics Location: Wilderness District, Gila Wilderness, Approx. 1 mile NE of Cub Mountain, west fork of the Gila River Fuels: Burning in grass, brush, and multiple snags- within Whitewater-Baldy fire scar Summary: […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Tadpole Fire for June 28, 2020
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TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 52 Containment: 50% Size: 11,159 acres Vegetation: Timber with grass understory, brush, and chaparral Incident Commander: Robbie Gallardo ICT3 SUMMARY: The Tadpole Fire, was ignited by lightning and reported on June 6. The […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Tadpole Fire for June 27, 2020
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Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Containment: 50% Size: 11,146 acres Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 88 Vegetation: Timber with grass understory, brush, and chaparral Incident Commander: Marcus Cornwell, ICT3 SUMMARY: The Tadpole Fire, was ignited by lightning and reported on June 6. The fire increased […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Good Fire for June 26, 2020
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Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National ForestStart Date: June 6, 2020 Size: ~ 14,100 acres Cause: LightningVegetation: Pinyon Juniper Containment: 39%Current Information: This lightning-caused fire is burning on National Forest System lands in the Gila Wilderness. Wind and heat have caused the fire to grow. There is minimal fire […]
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