0621day_pio_8.5x11_land_2020_Tadpole_NMGNF00023 Sunday, June 21, 2020 Fire Information Line: (575) 654-4181 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: 8621 acres Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 183 […]
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Area Closures Planned for Vics Peak Fire Today
June 21, 2020 
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Magdalena, NM – For Immediate Release – The lightning-caused Vics Peak fire started on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest on Monday June 15, 2020. The fire is burning in the Apache Kid Wilderness in the southern portion of the San Mateo Mountains. The fire has grown to an estimated 3,785 acres, […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Tadpole Fire for June 20, 2020, Silver City Ranger District
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Saturday, June 20, 2020 Fire Information Line: (575) 654-4181 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: 7,874 acres Cause: Lightning Total Personnel: 155 Containment: 30% Vegetation: Timber […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Tadpole Fire for June 19, 2020 – Silver City Ranger District
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Friday, June 19, 2020, 10:00 A.M. MT Fire Information Line: (575) 654-4181 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: 7500 acres Cause: Lightning Total Personnel:170 […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Good Fire for June 18, 2020 – Wilderness Ranger District
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Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: ~ 10,275 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon Juniper Containment: 50% Current Information: This lightning-caused fire had a reconnaissance flight this a.m. and was GPS-ed at 10,275 acres. Wind and heat have caused the fire to grow. […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update for Tadpole Fire – June 18, 2020 – Silver City Ranger District
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Thursday, June 18, 2020 Fire Information Line: (575) 654-4181 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: 6800 acres Cause: Lightning Total Personnel:157 Containment: 30% Vegetation: […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – AM Update for Tadpole Fire – June 17, 2020 – Silver City Ranger District
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Tuesday, June 17, 2020, 12:00 P.M. MT Fire Information Line: (575) 654-4181 (575) 313-4678 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: 6700 acres Cause: […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: AM Update for Tadpole Fire for June 16, 2020 – Silver City Ranger District
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 12:00 P.M. MT Fire Information Line: (575) 654-4181 (575) 313-4678 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: 6600 acres Cause: […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Final Update on Good Fire, June 16, 2020 – Wilderness Ranger District
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Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: ~ 8,370 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon-Juniper Containment: 50% Strategy: The Type 3 Team will be transitioning the fire back to the Wilderness Ranger District Fire Management crew as of Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at 6:00 […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Tadpole Fire for June 15, 2020 – Silver City Ranger District
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Monday, June 15, 2020, 12:00 P.M. MT Fire Information Line: (575) 654-4181 (575) 313-4678 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Acres: 6,600 Cause: Lightning […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Good Fire for June 15, 2020 – Wilderness Ranger District
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Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: ~ 8,370 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon Juniper Containment: 15% Resources: Two 20-person Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC) The strategy for today is to continue to prep Forest Service Trail #403 to the west until the junction […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Update on Good Fire for June 14, 2020 – Wilderness Ranger District
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Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: ~ 8,370 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon Juniper Containment: 15% Resources: Three 20-person Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC) The strategy for today is for two IHCs to hot spot and cold trail the northeast/east flank and contain […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Update on Tadpole Fire for June 14, 2020 – Silver City Ranger District
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Sunday, June 14, 2020, 12:00 P.M. MT Fire Information Line: (575) 654-4181 (575) 313-4678 OR Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Cause: Lightning […]
Continue readingGila National Forest -Update on Tadpole Fire for June 13, 2020 – Silver City Ranger District
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Saturday, June 13, 2020, 11:00 A.M. MT Fire Information Line: (575) 654-4181 (575) 313-4678 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start Date: June 6, 2020 Cause: Lightning Total […]
Continue readingFINAL UPDATE for Uvas Fire – Evening of June 12th
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Location: Uvas Mountains on BLM Land, approximately 11 miles SW of Hatch, NM and 18 miles N of Interstate 10 between Deming and Las Cruces, NM. Date detected: June 6, 2020 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Grass, Brush, Pinon, Juniper Current size: 1,135 acres (increase of 5 acres from previous reports is due to more accurate mapping) […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Tadpole Fire for June 12, 2020 – Wilderness Ranger District
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Friday, June 12, 2020, 12:00 P.M. MT Fire Information Line: (575) 313-4678 OR (575)654-4181 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Acres: 6,017 Start Date: June 6, 2020 Cause: Lightning […]
Continue readingBLM Las Cruces District – Uvas Fire – June 12th Morning Update
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Location: Uvas Mountains on BLM Land, approximately 11 miles SW of Hatch, NM and 18 miles N of Interstate 10 between Deming and Las Cruces, NM. Date detected: June 6, 2020 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Grass, Brush, Pinon, Juniper Current size: 1,135 acres (increase of 5 acres from previous reports is due to more accurate mapping) […]
Continue readingBLM Las Cruces District – Uvas Fire – June 11th Evening Update
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Location: Uvas Mountains on BLM Land, approximately 11 miles SW of Hatch, NM and 18 miles N of Interstate 10 between Deming and Las Cruces, NM. Date detected: June 6, 2020 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Grass, Brush, Pinon, Juniper Current size: 1,135 acres (increase of 5 acres from previous reports is due to more accurate mapping) […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: AM Update for Tadpole Fire June 11, 2020 Silver City Ranger District
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20200611_Tadpole_IRMap_11x17Land Tuesday, June 11, 2020, 12:00 P.M. MT Fire Information Line: (575) 313-4678 OR (575)654-4181 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Additional Fire Information available: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6737/ Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. TADPOLE FIRE Location: 12 miles north of Silver City Start […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Update on Good Turkey Fire for June 11, 2020 – Wilderness Ranger District
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Good Turkey Fire Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 6, 2020 Size: ~ 5,900 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon-Juniper Resources: eight smokejumpers, three 20-person Interagency Hotshot Crew, and a seven-person Wilderness District crew. Objectives and Strategy: The main objective for managing this fire is to […]
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