Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 360 acres Containment: 0% Containment Strategy: Full Suppression Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: June 19, 2019, at approximately 2:00 pm General Location: Off Highway 246 about 4 miles up Forest Service Road 130 near the Capitan Mountain Wilderness Lat/Long: […]
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Lincoln National Forest-Smokey Bear Ranger District- Pine Lodge Fire
June 19, 2019 
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 30 acres Containment: 0% Containment Strategy: Full Suppression Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: June 19, 2019, at approximately 2:00 pm General Location: Off Highway 246 about 4 miles up Forest Service Road 130 near Boy Scout Mountain. Lat/Long: Lat: […]
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Location: southeast of Mangas Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~ 1180 Cause: Lightning Containment: 48% Vegetation: Transitional, moving up Mangas Mountain from piñon-juniper grasslands through ponderosa pine, into dry mixed conifer, and finally to wet mixed conifer and aspen. Resources: One Type 3 helicopter, 2 IHC (Hotshot)crews, […]
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Location: southeast of Mangas Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~ 1158 Cause: Lightning Containment: 48% Vegetation: Transitional, moving up Mangas Mountain from piñon-juniper grasslands through ponderosa pine, into dry mixed conifer, and finally to wet mixed conifer and aspen. Resources: One Type 3 helicopter, 2 IHC (Hotshot)crews, […]
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Location: southeast of Mangas Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~ 1051 Cause: Lightning Containment: 48% Vegetation: Transitional moving up Mangas Mountain from piñon-juniper grasslands to ponderosa pine, and dry mixed conifer to wet mixed conifer with aspen. Resources: One Type 3 helicopter, 2 IHC (Hotshot)crews, 1 Wildland […]
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Location: southeast of Mangas Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~660 acres Cause: Lightning Containment: 48% Vegetation: Transitional moving up Mangas Mountain from piñon-juniper grasslands to ponderosa pine, and dry mixed conifer to wet mixed conifer with aspen. Resources: Two Type 3 helicopters, 4 IHC (Hotshot)crews, 2 Type […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Spring Fire – June 12, 2019
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Location: Adobe Canyon, Black Range Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine, pinyon juniper, grasslands, heavy dead and down from previous fires Resources: 1 Type 6 engine and a 10 person hand crew Size: 3,556 acres Containment: 100% Incident Commander: Clark & Verthein (trainee) Summary: The Spring Fire, is burning […]
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Location: Adobe Canyon, Black Range Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine, pinyon juniper, grasslands, heavy dead and down from previous fires Resources: 1 Type 6 engine, 6 smoke jumpers, 10 person hand crew Size: 3,556 acres Containment: 90% Incident Commander: Gill Summary: The Spring Fire, is burning on National […]
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Location: southeast of Mangas Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~660 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Transitional moving up Mangas Mountain from pinyon juniper grasslands to ponderosa pine, to dry mixed conifer to wet mixed conifer with aspen. Resources: Two Type 3 helicopters, 4 IHC (Hotshot)crews, 2 Type 2 […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update for Spring Fire 6/10/2019
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Location: Adobe Canyon, Black Range Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine, pinyon juniper, grasslands, heavy dead and down from previous fires Resources: four Type 6 engines, 1 T2-IA crew, 6 smoke jumpers, 8 person hand crew Size: ~3,500 acres Containment: 40% Incident Commander: Watson Summary: The Spring Fire, is […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Elk Fire June 9, 2019 – Quemado Ranger District
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Location: southeast of Mangas Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~250 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Transitional moving up Mangas Mountain from pinyon juniper grasslands to ponderosa pine, to dry mixed conifer to wet mixed conifer with aspen. Resources: One Type 3 helicopter, FS engine, Silver City IHC, Gila […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update for June 9, 2019 – Spring Fire – Black Range Ranger District
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Location: Adobe Canyon, Black Range Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine, pinyon juniper, grasslands, heavy dead and down from previous fires Resources: four Type 6 engines, 1 T2-IA crew, 6 smoke jumpers Size: ~1,900 acres Containment: 30% Incident Commander: Watson Summary: The Spring Fire, at approximately 1,900 acres, […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Jordan Fire, Wilderness Ranger District
June 8, 2019 0 Comments
Location: south of Jordan Canyon, Wilderness Ranger District Gila National Forest Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~165 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon-juniper with ponderosa pine in the adjacent drainages and grass. Fire Activity: Minimal activity Summary: The Jordan Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on the Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Elk Fire, Quemado Ranger District, June 8, 2019
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Location: southeast of Mangas Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~63 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Transitional moving up Mangas Mountain from pinyon juniper grasslands to ponderosa pine, to dry mixed conifer to wet mixed conifer with aspen. Resources: One Type 3 helicopter, one air tanker, Silver City IHC, […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Spring Fire, Black Range Ranger District
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Location: Adobe Canyon, Black Range Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine, pinyon juniper, grasslands, heavy dead and down from previous fires Resources: one Type 6 FS engine Size: ~150 acres Containment: 5% Incident Commander: Watson Summary: The Spring Fire, at approximately 150 acres, is burning on National Forest System […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update for Reynolds Fire & Roaring Fire – June 7, 2019
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Reynolds Fire Location: West of Bill Lee Mesa, Quemado Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Size: ~28 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa pine Resources: Two Type 6 engines, 5-firefighters Incident Commander: C. Pierson, ICT5 Strategy: Full suppression Strategy: Fire personnel continue to secure perimeter. Roaring Fire Location: approximately ½ mile southwest of Bishop Peak […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Elk Fire – June 7, 2019 (Quemado Ranger District)
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Elk Fire – June 7, 2019 Reynolds Fire Location: southeast of Mangas Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~10 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine; stringers pinyon juniper and grasslands Resources: ICT4 and 3 Firefighters Incident Commander: Derral Thomas Summary: The Elk Fire is burning on National […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update 6/6/2019
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Incident Name – Lone Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 21 acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: May 26, 2019 Location: 6 miles north of White Oaks, NM. Lat/Long: 33.80809, -105.7386 Legal Description: T6S, R12E, SESW Sec 1 Firefighting Resources: 1 Wildland Fire Module, 1 Type-6 Engine Fuel Type: Pinon/Juniper, Grass, […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Spring Fire Black Range Ranger District
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Location: Adobe Canyon, Black Range Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine, pinyon juniper, grasslands, heavy dead and down from previous fires Resources: one Type 6 FS engine Size: ~ 10 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: Watson Summary: The Spring Fire, at approximately 10 acres, is burning on National Forest […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Reynolds Fire and Roaring Fire – Quemado Ranger District
June 6, 2019 0 Comments
Reynolds Fire Location: West of Bill Lee Mesa, Quemado Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Size: ~28 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Continuous ponderosa pine Resources: Type 3 helicopter, Type 1 helicopter, one seven-person handcrew, two Type 6 engines, Incident Commander: M. Burnham Strategy: Full suppression Roaring Fire Location: approximately ½ mile southwest of […]
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