A community meeting is planned for tonight, June 24th, 6:30 pm at the Capitan Traylor Gymnasium Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 7,898 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 […]
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Lincoln National Forest-Smokey Bear Ranger District- Pine Lodge Fire Evening Update 6/22/2019
June 22, 2019 
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 2998 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: […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest-Smokey Bear Ranger District- Pine Lodge Fire Morning Update 6/22/2019
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 2998 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: […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest-Smokey Bear Ranger District- Pine Lodge Fire Evening Update 6/21/2019
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 2500 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: […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest-Smokey Bear Ranger District- Pine Lodge Fire Morning Update 6/21/2019
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 701 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: […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest-Smokey Bear Ranger District- Pine Lodge Fire Update 6/20/2019
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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: […]
Continue readingCibola NF & National Grasslands – Magdalena Ranger District Plans Durfee-Bolander Prescribed Burn
June 19, 2019 0 Comments
MAGDALENA, NM, June 19, 2019– Fire managers from Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands are planning to conduct the Durfee-Bolander prescribed burn on the Magdalena Ranger District to begin on June 22, 2019 in the San Mateo Mountains, as conditions and favorable weather permit. Aerial and hand ignition will be used to treat up to […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Indian Peaks Prescribed Burn to begin June 24
June 19, 2019 0 Comments
Truth or Consequences, NM, June 19, 2019—For Immediate Release. The Black Range Ranger District is prepared and ready to implement the Indian Peaks Prescribed Fire Project, Units 1, 2, 3, weather permitting. The estimated project size is 7,200 acres on National Forest System lands and private property inholdings. The district is closely monitoring onsite fuel […]
Continue readingNPS and BLM Conduct Prescribed Fire at El Malpais National Monument
June 19, 2019 0 Comments
The National Park Service at El Malpais National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management’s El Malpais National Conservation Area are conducting a prescribed fire on the west side of the national monument near the junction of County Road (CR) 42 and the Big Tubes turn-off. This prescribed burn is being called the Rendija Fire […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Elk Fire June 15, 2019 – Quemado Ranger District
June 15, 2019 0 Comments
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, […]
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 – 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 readingLincoln National Forest – Smokey Bear Ranger District- Gavilan Prescribed Burn
June 4, 2019 0 Comments
Fire Crews will be pile burning in the Gavilan Prescribed Burn area. Smoke may be visible. Schedule: Ignitions will begin Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at the north end of the project off Road 120a and may be ongoing throughout the week and month of June, conditions permitting. Location: Between Gavilan Canyon and Gavilan Ridge from the […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Update for 5/31/2019 – Cameron Creek Prescribed Fire, Silver City Ranger District
May 31, 2019 0 Comments
The Silver City Ranger District accomplished 75 acres of the planned 950 acres in the Cameron Creek Unit. They will continue with ignitions today. Smoke will be visible and could impact north of the Fort Bayard area and the Village of Santa Clara, and drift into the drainages of the Mimbres Valley during the early […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Elk Pasture Prescribed Burn planned on Wilderness Ranger District
May 31, 2019 0 Comments
The Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District plans to conduct a broadcast burn beginning the week of June 3, conditions permitting. The project is the Elks Pasture Unit, which is planned for 320 acres and is located south of NM Highway 35, west of Camp Thunderbird; west of the private land along Ponderosa Road, off […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update 5/29/2019
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Incident Name – Lone Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 8 acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: May 26, 2019 Location: 6 miles north of White Oaks, NM. North of Hogback Ridge. Lat/Long: 33.80809, -105.7386 Legal Description: T6S, R12E, SESW Sec 1 Firefighting Resources: 1 Incident Hotshot Crew, 1 Type-6 Engine Fuel Type: […]
Continue readingGila NF: Elk Pasture Prescribed Burn planned on Wilderness Ranger District
May 29, 2019 0 Comments
Mimbres, NM, May 29, 2019—For Immediate Release. The Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District plans to conduct a broadcast burn beginning June 3, conditions permitting. The project is the Elks Pasture Unit, which is planned for 320 acres and is located south of NM Highway 35, west of Camp Thunderbird; west of the private land […]
Continue readingGila NF: Indian Peaks Prescribed Fire Update for May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019 0 Comments
Truth or Consequences, NM, May 29, 2019—For Immediate Release. The Gila National Forest, Black Range Ranger District began the Indian Peaks Prescribed Fire on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. The estimated project size is 9,400 acres on National Forest System lands, and an additional 600 acres of New Mexico State Trust Lands and private property inholdings. […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Indian Peaks Prescribed Fire, Black Range Ranger District
May 28, 2019 0 Comments
All resources are on scene. The 10,000 acre prescribed fire has had successful primary ignitions. Smoke from the Indian Peaks Prescribed Fire may be seen during the day as personnel start in the mid-morning hours. As the day progresses smoke production should increase in the local area of NM Highway 59 and Indian Peaks. High […]
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