The lightning-caused Black Fire is approximately 150 acres, burning on National Forest System lands in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Gila National Forest. This fire is approximately 20 miles northeast of Mimbres near the Black Canyon and in very steep and rugged terrain. The temperatures this afternoon reached into the mid-90’s with lower relative humidity. The […]
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Gila National Forest – Multiple Fires on Wilderness Ranger District – July 3, 2019
July 3, 2019 
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Black Fire The lightning-caused Black Fire is approximately 150 acres, burning on National Forest System lands in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Gila National Forest. This fire is approximately 20 miles northeast of Mimbres near the Black Canyon and in very steep and rugged terrain. Little Fire The lightning-caused Little Fire is approximately 250 acres, burning […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Wagonbed Fire – July 3, 2019
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Location: 12 miles south of Winston, NM, Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: pinyon juniper mixed with grasses Resources: two Type 2 Initial Attack (IA) crews, four Hot Shot crews, two FS engines, seven smokejumpers Size: ~445 acres Containment: 80% Incident Commander: Matt Britt, ICT3, Colten […]
Continue readingLone Mountain Fire Update: July 3, 2019
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Incident Start Date: May 26, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 3,631 acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon-Juniper, Grass & Ponderosa Pine Fire Strategy: Containment Percent Complete: 90% Carrizozo, Ruidoso, Alamogordo NM. 7/03/2019 — Firefighters have completed their planned ignitions within the footprint of the Lone Mountain Fire and are stepping back to patrol and […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Sacramento Ranger District- Telephone Fire Update
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This will be the last post on the Telephone Fire, unless there is a significant change in fire activity. Incident Name – Telephone Fire Jurisdiction: Sacramento Ranger District Size: 0.25 Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: July 1, 2019, 3:40pm Location: Near Upper Rio Penasco Rd and Telephone Canyon. 13 miles from Cloudcroft, NM Lat/Long: Example: 32°48’58.79″N 105°45’44.27″W […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Wagonbed Fire – July 2, 2019
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Location: 12 miles south of Winston, NM, Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: pinyon juniper mixed with grasses Resources: two Type 2 Initial Attack (IA) crews, four Hot Shot crews, two FS engines, seven smokejumpers Size: ~460 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: Matt Britt, ICT3, Colten […]
Continue readingPine Lodge Fire Update July 2, 2019
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 14,043 acres Containment: 47% Containment Strategy: Full Suppression Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: Thursday, June 19, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m. General Location: Off Highway 246 about 4 miles up Forest Service Road 130 near the Capitan Mountain Wilderness. […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Little Fire-July 1, 2019
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Location: 4-1/2 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Wilderness Ranger District Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, needle cast, and grass Resources: 0 Size: ~222 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: W. Oglesby, ICT4 Summary: The Little Fire, is burning on National Forest System Lands on the Wilderness […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Wagonbed Fire – July 1, 2019
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Location: north of Hermosa, NM, Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: pinyon juniper mixed with grasses Resources: Type 2 Initial Attack (IA) crew, one Hot Shot crew, two engines, seven smokejumpers, four helitack crew Size: ~322 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: Matt Britt, ICT3, Colten Moor, […]
Continue readingPine Lodge Fire Update July 1, 2019
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 14,043 acres Containment: 46% Containment Strategy: Full Suppression Cause: Unknown Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: Thursday, June 19, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m. General Location: Off Highway 246 about 4 miles up Forest Service Road 130 near the Capitan Mountain Wilderness. Lat/Long: […]
Continue readingLone Mountain Fire Update: July 1, 2019
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Incident Start Date: May 26, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 2,536 acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon-Juniper, Grass & Ponderosa Pine Fire Strategy: Containment Percent Contained: 30% Carrizozo, Ruidoso, Alamogordo NM. 7/01/2019 — Crews have completed work to blackline the perimeter of the Lone Mountain Fire – a lightning-ignited fire 14 miles northeast […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Wagon Bed Fire, Black Range Ranger District
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Location: north of Hermosa, NM, Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: pinyon juniper mixed with grasses Resources: 50 people Size: ~155 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: transitioning to Type 3 Summary: The Wagon Bed Fire, is burning on National Forest System Lands on the Black Range […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Three Fire Starts on Wilderness Ranger District
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Black Fire Summary: The lightning-caused Black Fire is approximately five acres, burning on National Forest System lands in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Gila National Forest. This fire is approximately 20 miles northeast of Mimbres near the Black Canyon and in very steep and rugged terrain. The vegetation is mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, grass understory, and […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update June 30, 2019
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Incident Name: Lone Mountain Fire Incident Start Date: May 26, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 1,936 acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon-Juniper, Grass & Ponderosa Pine Fire Strategy: Containment Containment: 30% Fire Map: LoneMountain_PIO_11x17_20190629_1908 Fire Update: 6/30/2019 — Crews completed back burning the east side of the fire perimeter today and began interior […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Little Fire, Wilderness Ranger District
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Little PIO 6-29 Location: 4-1/2 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Wilderness Ranger District Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, needle cast, and grass Resources: Size: ~8 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: W. Oglesby, ICT4 Summary: The Little Fire, is burning on National Forest System Lands on the Wilderness […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update 6/29/2019
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Incident Name – Lone Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 1350 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 Fuel Type: Pinyon/Juniper, Grass, Ponderosa Pine Values at Risk: None Fire Update: The […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update 6/28/2019
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Incident Name – Lone Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 1100 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 Fuel Type: Pinyon/Juniper, Grass, Ponderosa Pine Values at Risk: None Fire Update: The […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest – Smokey Bear Ranger District- Summit Fire
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Incident Name – Summit Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 0.10 Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: 6/27/2019 10:20 am Location: West of Seven Cabins Creek Road in the Capitan Mountain Wilderness Lat/Long: Lat: 33°,37′,2.85″, Lon: 105°,20′,25.44″ Legal Description: T8S, R16E, SENW Sec 14 Fuel Type: Grass, Snags Values at Risk: None Fire […]
Continue readingPine Lodge Fire Update June 26, 2019
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 12,484 acres Containment: 5% 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: […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update 6/25/2019
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Incident Name – Lone Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 990 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 Fuel Type: Pinyon/Juniper, Grass, Ponderosa Pine Values at Risk: None Fire Update: Local […]
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