Truth or Consequences, NM. October 15, 2021. The Gila National Forest, Black Range Ranger District is planning a hazardous fuels reduction project, estimated at 150 acres in the Poverty Creek Wildland Urban Interface (WUI). The Black Range Ranger District is continuing work on reducing hazardous fuels, including prescribed burning, for the fall/winter of 2021-2022 on […]
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Gila NF: Jaybird Vegetation Treatment/Rx Fire
October 14, 2021 
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Jaybird Vegetation Treatment/Prescribed FireSilver City Ranger District Silver City, NM— October 14, 2021. The Gila National Forest, Silver City Ranger District is planning the Jaybird Prescribed Fire in the Signal Peak area, near Meadow Creek and Jaybird Canyon. This 2,565-acre project will occur between October 25 and February 28, depending on weather conditions and fuel […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Bog Fire, Quemado Ranger District
September 24, 2021 0 Comments
Location: east side of Gallo Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: September 15, 2021 Size: ~380 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, piñon juniper Resources: one Interagency Hotshot Crew, one twenty-person Initial Attack crew, one dozer, four engines Summary: The Bog Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on the Quemado […]
Continue readingGila NF: Final Update on Johnson Fire – July 9, 2021
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Location: Johnson Canyon, west of McKenna Park. 11 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: ~88918 acres Containment: 75% Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and Grass Summary: The Johnson Fire is approximately 88,918 acres and is burning on National Forest System lands on […]
Continue readingGila National Forest lifts Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
July 6, 2021 0 Comments
Silver City, NM. July 6, 2021. The Gila National Forest has lifted campfire, welding and smoking restrictions effective Tuesday, July 6 at 0800 a.m. based on the apparent arrival of the seasonal summer monsoons, accompanied by higher relative humidity’s and lower temperatures which have reduced fire danger across southern New Mexico. The forest implemented Stage […]
Continue readingGila NF/Wilderness Ranger District: Johnson Fire Update for July 2, 2021
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Location: Johnson Canyon, west of McKenna Park. 11 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: ~88918 acres Containment: 24% Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and Grass Resources: One Wildland Fire Module Summary: The Johnson Fire is approximately 88,918 acres and is burning on […]
Continue readingGila NF: Final Update from Gila/Las Cruces IMT on Johnson Fire, June 30, 2021
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7493/ Fire Phone 575-519-0103 Email: SM.FS.GNFPAO@usda.gov JOHNSON FIRE Location: Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: 88918 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Timber with grass understory, pinyon and juniper woodlands, scrub, and brush Total Personnel: […]
Continue readingGila NF: Johnson Fire Update for June 28, 2021
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Monday June 28, 2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7493/ Fire Phone 575-519-0103 Email: SM.FS.GNFPAO@usda.gov JOHNSON FIRE Location: Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: 88918 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Timber with grass understory, pinyon and juniper woodlands, scrub, and brush Total Personnel: […]
Continue readingGila NF: Johnson Fire Update for June 27, 2021
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Sunday June 27, 2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7493/ Fire Phone 575-519-0103 Email: SM.FS.GNFPAO@usda.gov JOHNSON FIRE Location: Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: 88420 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Timber with grass understory, pinyon and juniper woodlands, scrub and brush Total Personnel: […]
Continue readingGila NF: Johnson Fire Update for June 26, 2021
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Saturday, June 26, 2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7493/ Fire Phone 575-519-0103 Email: SM.FS.GNFPAO@usda.gov JOHNSON FIRE Location: Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: 88420 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Timber with grass understory, pinyon and juniper woodlands, scrub and brush Total Personnel: […]
Continue readingGila NF: Johnson Fire Update for June 25, 2021
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Friday, June 25, 2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7493/ Fire Phone 575-519-0103 Email: SM.FS.GNFPAO@usda.gov JOHNSON FIRE Location: Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: 88420 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Timber with grass understory, pinyon and juniper woodlands, scrub and brush Total Personnel: […]
Continue readingGila NF: Final Update on Bullard Fire
June 24, 2021 0 Comments
Location: western side of Burros Mountains, in Park Canyon and Kelly Chimney Canyon, Grant County, NM Start Date: June 20, 2021 Size: ~633 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon Juniper and grass Total Personnel: 6 Containment: 65% Resources: 1 Type 6 engine Summary: The strategy for this fire was full suppression with a […]
Continue readingGila NF: Bullard Fire Update for June 23, 2021
June 23, 2021 0 Comments
Location: western side of Burros Mountains, in Park Canyon and Kelly Chimney Canyon, Grant County, NM Start Date: June 20, 2021 Size: ~633 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon Juniper and grass Total Personnel: 42 Containment: 65% Resources: 3 Type 6 engines, 1 Type 4 engine, and 1 Type 2 Initial Attack Crew Summary: […]
Continue readingGila NF: Johnson Fire Update for June 23, 2021
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Tuesday June 23, 2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7493/ Fire Phone 575-519-0103 Email: SM.FS.GNFPAO@usda.gov JOHNSON FIRE Location: Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: 87,798 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Timber with grass understory, pinyon and juniper woodlands, scrub and brush Total Personnel: […]
Continue readingGila NF: Bullard Fire Update for June 22, 2021
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Location: western side of Burros Mountains, in Park Canyon and Kelly Chimney Canyon, Grant County, NM Start Date: June 20, 2021 Size: ~100 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon Juniper and grass Total Personnel: 16 Containment: 0% Resources: 3 Type 6 engines, 1 Type 4 engine, and 1 Type 2 Initial Attack Crew Summary: The […]
Continue readingGila NF: Johnson Fire Update for June 22, 2021
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Tuesday June 22, 2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7493/ Fire Phone 575-519-0103 Email: SM.FS.GNFPAO@usda.gov JOHNSON FIRE Location: Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: 87,551 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Timber with grass understory, Pinyon and juniper woodlands, scrub, and brush Total Personnel: […]
Continue readingGila NF: New Start on Silver City Ranger District – Bullard Fire
June 21, 2021 0 Comments
Location: western side of Burros Mountains, in Park Canyon and Kelly Chimney Canyon, Grant County, NM Start Date: June 20, 2021 Size: ~200-300 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon Juniper and grass Total Personnel: 15 Containment: 0% Resources: 2 Type 6 and 1 Type 4 engines Summary: The strategy for this fire is full suppression […]
Continue readingJohnson Fire Update for June 21, 2021
June 21, 2021 0 Comments
Location: Johnson Canyon, west of McKenna Park. 3 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: ~85,590 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and Grass Total Personnel: 153 Containment: 9% Resources: 1 Interagency Hotshot crews, 1 handcrew module, 1 Type 2 Initial Attack […]
Continue readingGila NF: Johnson Fire Update for June 20, 2021
June 20, 2021 0 Comments
Location: Johnson Canyon, west of McKenna Park. 3 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: ~84,873 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and Grass Total Personnel: 201 Containment: 11% Resources: 1 Interagency Hotshot crews, 1 handcrew module, 1 Type 2 Initial Attack […]
Continue readingGila NF: Johnson Fire Update for June 19, 2021
June 19, 2021 0 Comments
Location: Johnson Canyon, west of McKenna Park. 3 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 20, 2021 Size: ~83,096 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and Grass Total Personnel: 181 Containment: 11% Resources: 3 Interagency Hotshot Crews, 1 handcrew module, 1 Type 2 Initial Attack […]
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