Wednesday 5/19/2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7485/ Fire Information line: 575-388-8209 available 8:00am to 8:00pm DOAGY FIRE Location: Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest              Start Date: May 14, 2021      Size:  2300 acres Cause:  Lightning       Vegetation:  Timber with grass understory Total Personnel: 116    Containment:  10% Resources: 2 type […]

Location:  Northeast of Beaverhead Administrative site; near Doagy and Corduroy Canyons, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 14, 2021                            Size: ~1,000 acres                          Cause:  Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, grass, and pinyon juniper Resources: 30 personnel, which includes five (5) Forest Services engines, two Forest Service hand crews Summary:  The Doagy Fire is burning on National […]

Truth or Consequences, NM. April 19, 2021.  The Gila National Forest, Black Range Ranger District is prepared and ready to implement the Indian Peaks Prescribed Fire Project, Units 15 and 17, (see attached map) beginning April 21, conditions permitting. The estimated project size is 10,873 acres on National Forest System lands (735 acres on private […]

Elk Fire Reserve Ranger District Location:  East Elk Mountain, 30 miles east of Reserve, Catron County, NM on the Gila National Forest. Start Date: March 31, 2021                      Size: ~151 acres       Cause:  Lightning Vegetation: Piñon/juniper and grass Resources: FS crew, on order two (2) Type 1 Initial Attack Crews, two (2) Type 6 engines, a Type […]

Truth or Consequences, NM, April 1, 2021.  For Immediate Release. The Black Range Ranger District is prepared and ready to implement the Indian Peaks Prescribed Fire Project, Units 15 and 17, beginning mid-April, conditions permitting. The estimated project size is 10,873 acres on National Forest System lands (735 acres on private and New Mexico State […]

Silver City, NM, March 16, 2021—The Silver City Ranger District is planning two prescribed fires in the Burro Mountains the week of March 22 – late April.  These projects are designed to reduce hazardous buildups of vegetation, lower fire intensities should a wildfire occur, protect and enhance wildlife habitat, and improve range forage.  The projects […]

Location:  Catwalk Recreation Area, north of the Whitewater Picnic Area, Glenwood Ranger District, Catron County, NM. Start Date: March 13, 2021                          Size ~ 3 acres     Cause: Under investigation Vegetation: riparian        Resources: Glenwood Ranger District hand crew, and one FS Engine Summary: The Catwalk Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on the Glenwood Ranger […]

Silver City, NM, March 10, 2021—For Immediate Release.  The National Weather Service has issued a RED FLAG WARNING for Wednesday, March 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. MST, for all of the Gila National Forest due to strong winds and low relative humidity. Only the National Weather Service can issue a Red Flag Warning. […]

Mimbres, NM; March 10, 2021 – For Immediate Release – The Wilderness Ranger District will be conducting prescribed burning in the L-T East burn area. The planned start date is the week of April 5, weather dependent. The L-T East Rx Burn is located off Hwy 35 near mile marker 16, east of the Old […]

Mimbres, NM; January 19, 2021 – For Immediate Release – The Wilderness Ranger District will be conducting prescribed burning in the L-T East burn area. The planned dates to start are mid-to-late April, weather dependent. The L-T East Rx Burn is located off Hwy 35 near mile marker 16, east of the Old GOS Ranch, […]