July 16, 2020 Update Mountainair, NM – For Immediate Release – Yesterday light precipitation fell over the Ojo de los Casos fire, which has been burning in the Manzano Mountains for over a week. The fire remains at 180 acres and is now 75% contained. Yesterday thick dust clouds around Albuquerque, throughout the East Mountains […]
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Little to No Smoke on Ojo de los Casos Fire
July 15, 2020 
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Little to No Smoke on Ojo de los Casos Fire July 15, 2020 Afternoon Update Mountainair, NM – For Immediate Release – When wildfires burn either in your area or many miles away, they produce smoke that may reach your community. The Ojo de los Casos Fire is 59% contained, 180 acres with no perimeter […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Cub Fire for July 15, 2020
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Location: Approximately one-mile northeast of Cub Mountain, near the West Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~23,216 acres Vegetation: grass, brush, and multiple snags Resources: 34 IC: Pedro Valenzuela, ICT3 Summary: The Cub Fire is burning on National Forest […]
Continue reading Ojo de los Casos Downsized to Type 4 Incident
July 15, 2020 0 Comments
July 15, 2020 Update Location: Manzano Mountains Cause: Human Percent Contained: 59% Date Reported: 7/8/2020 Size: 180 acres Fuel: Ponderosa pine, Slash Resources assigned: 3 Interagency Hotshot Crews, 6 Engines, 1 Type 3 Helicopter, 1 Medical Screening Team, 1 Medical Decontamination Team, 1 Wildland Fire Module, and 2 Rapid Extraction Module, miscellaneous overhead. Mountainair, NM […]
Continue reading Ojo de los Casos Fire will Transition to Type 4 Incident Tomorrow
July 14, 2020 0 Comments
Mountainair, NM – For Immediate Release – Moderate winds tested the fire once again yesterday. It remains at 180 acres, and containment has increased to 59%. Today, the Albuquerque Zone Type 3 Incident Management Team will prepare to transition command of the Ojo de los Casos Fire back to the jurisdictional agencies, which include the […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update for Cub Fire – July 13, 2020
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Location: Approximately one-mile northeast of Cub Mountain, near the West Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~22,862 acres Vegetation: grass, brush, and multiple snags IC: Ty Oliver, ICT4 Strategy/Summary: The Cub Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on […]
Continue reading Winds test Ojo de los Casos Fire lines
July 13, 2020 0 Comments
Mountainair, NM – For Immediate Release – Strong wind gusts yesterday tested fire lines constructed by fire crews over the past five days. Fire lines withstood the test, and the Ojo de los Casos fire is still at 180 acres and is now 50% contained. There is a 30% chance of rain expected today along […]
Continue reading Ojo de los Casos Crews Assist in Mutual Aid Fire
July 12, 2020 0 Comments
Mountainair, NM – For Immediate Release – Great progress is still being made in containing the Ojo de los Casos Fire. The fire, burning on the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest and private lands protected by New Mexico State Forestry, remains at 180 acres and is 38% contained. Yesterday firefighters continued fireline […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update for Cub Fire – July 11, 2020 – Wilderness Ranger District
July 11, 2020 0 Comments
Map_Cub PIO July 11 Location: Approximately one-mile northeast of Cub Mountain, near the West Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~20,630 acres Vegetation: grass, brush, and multiple snags IC: Ty Oliver, ICT4 Strategy/Summary: The Cub Fire is burning on National […]
Continue reading How a “dirty burn” affects wildfire containment percentage
July 11, 2020 0 Comments
Wildfire perimeters aren’t always easy to define. When drawn on a public map, they are often depicted as one simple line to describe the outermost bounds of the area that is burning. However, fire may not burn evenly throughout the interior of that fire, so things might look quite different on the ground. The reasons […]
Continue reading Ojo de los Casos Fire 10% Contained
July 11, 2020 0 Comments
Mountainair, NM – For Immediate Release – Firefighters continue to make progress in their work to contain the Ojo de los Casos Fire that has been active over the past couple of days. The fire, burning on the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest has reached 180 acres and is 10% contained. Containment […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest: 16 Springs Prescribed Burn Planned
July 10, 2020 0 Comments
Sacramento Ranger District to Conduct Prescribed Burn in 16 Springs CLOUDCROFT, NM – 7/10/20: The Sacramento Ranger District will conduct a prescribed burn in the 16 Springs area approximately 12 miles northwest of Mayhill, NM beginning Saturday July 11, 2020 and throughout the week as conditions allow. Smoke from the prescribed burn will travel northeast […]
Continue readingOjo de Los Casos Fire Burning Near Dog Head Fire Scar
July 9, 2020 0 Comments
Mountainair, NM – For Immediate Release – The Ojo de los Casos Fire started on the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest on Wednesday July 8, 2020 around 6:00 pm. It is located in Torrance County, roughly 7 miles southwest of the village of Chilili. Firefighters quickly responded with air support (water, fire […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Cub Fire for July 9, 2020
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Location: Approximately one-mile northeast of Cub Mountain, near the West Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~15,285 acres Vegetation: grass, brush, and multiple snags IC: Ty Oliver, ICT4 Strategy/Summary: The Cub Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on […]
Continue readingFinal Update – Tadpole Fire – July 8, 2020
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Location: 5 miles north of Pinos Altos, NM Size: ~ 11,159 acres Start Date: June 6, 2020 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Trees and Brush Containment: 75% Incident Commander: E. Huerta, ICT4 Strategy/Summary: The Tadpole Fire has not advanced in the last few days. Interior smokes are being monitored by fire crews. Crews continue […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Cub Fire for July 8, 2020
July 8, 2020 0 Comments
Map_Cub PIO July 8 Location: Approximately one-mile northeast of Cub Mountain, near the West Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~11,565 acres Vegetation: grass, brush, and multiple snags IC: Ty Oliver, ICT4 Strategy/Summary: The Cub Fire is burning on National […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Cub Fire – July 7, 2020
July 7, 2020 0 Comments
Map_Cub PIO July 7 pm Location: Approximately one-mile northeast of Cub Mountain, near the West Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~10,250 acres Vegetation: grass, brush, and multiple snags Strategy/Summary: The Cub Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Middle Fire – Wilderness Ranger District
July 6, 2020 0 Comments
Location: 2 miles from the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, near the Middle Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District Vegetation grass; small stand of ponderosa pine and some oak Cause: Unknown Size: Approximately 1.8 acres Resources: Spotted Bear Wildland Fire Module IC: J. Hilyers, ICT4; B. Young, ICT4t […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Cub Fire for July 6, 2020
July 6, 2020 0 Comments
Location: Approximately 1-mile northeast of Cub Mountain, near the West Fork of the Gila River, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~4,365 acres Vegetation: grass, brush, and multiple snags Strategy/Summary: The Cub Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on the Wilderness Ranger District, Gila […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Final Update on Good Fire – July 6, 2020
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Location: 1-1/2 miles southwest of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Start Date: June 28, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~17,915 acres Vegetation: Timber, Tall Grass, Brush Containment: 60% Strategy/Summary: This lightning-caused fire is burning on National Forest System lands in the Gila Wilderness. There has been little progression on this fire. This is the final update […]
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