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Gila National Forest – Update for Buzzard Fire for June 13, 2018

June 13, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Another Hot and Dry Day Before Moisture Moves In June 13, 2018 Daily Update Acres: 44,402                                                                             Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Human-caused                                                                              Location: 10 miles NE of Reserve, NM (Gila NF) Containment: 74%                                                                     Fuels: Timber (litter, grass and understory) Total Personnel: 383                          […]

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Gila National Forest – Willow Fire Update for June 12, 2018

June 12, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Location: 6 miles east of Mogollon, NM, Glenwood Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date:  June 10, 2018 Cause:  Lightning Vegetation: Heavy logging slash, dead and down from 2012 Whitewater-Baldy Complex Resources: One Type 3 helicopter, one Initial Attack crew Size:  ~ 400 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: J. Hammer, ICT3, M. Cornwell, ICT3t General […]

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Gila National Forest – Buzzard Fire Update for June 12, 2018

June 12, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Control Line Construction Nearing Completion on Southwest Side of Buzzard Fire June 12, 2018 Daily Update Acres: 43,009                                                                             Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Human-caused                                                                              Location: 10 miles NE of Reserve, NM (Gila NF) Containment: 69%                                                                     Fuels: Timber (litter, grass and understory) Total Personnel: 410                      […]

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Gila National Forest – Spurgeon Fire – Glenwood Ranger District

June 11, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Location: Mile post 38 on US Hwy 180, north of Alma, NM, Glenwood Ranger District Start Date:  June 11, 2018 Cause:  Under investigation Vegetation: grasses Resources: Engines responding Size:  ~ 25 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: B. Spivey, ICT4 Summary: The Spurgeon Fire, is burning on National Forest System lands, on Glenwood Ranger District in […]

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Gila National Forest – Willow Fire Temporary Area Closure Order

June 11, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Forest Order 06-18-009 Willow Fire TmpryClsureOrderForest Order 06-18-009 Exhibit A (Map) Silver City NM, June 11, 2018—For Immediate Release.  The Gila National Forest has issued Forest Order #06-18-009 Willow Fire Temporary Area Closure Order for firefighter and public safety. All roads and trail interior the boundary described in the Forest Order and indicated on the […]

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Gila National Forest – Update on Buzzard Fire for June 11, 2018

June 11, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Control Line Repair and Rehabilitation Nears Completion June 11, 2018 Daily Update Acres: 41,227                                                                             Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Human-caused                                                                              Location: 10 miles NE of Reserve, NM (Gila NF) Containment: 69%                                                                     Fuels: Timber (litter, grass and understory) Total Personnel: 405                              […]

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Gila National Forest – Smoke reported at Kitty Litter Mine, Black Range Ranger District

June 10, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Truth or Consequences, NM, June 10, 2018—For Immediate Release.  Smoke was reported yesterday from an area known as the Kitty Litter Mine in the Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest. The slightly greenish-tinted smoke was seen near Kline Ranch, about 600 feet south of Highway 59. It appears to be from the mine shaft […]

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Soldier Canyon Fire Update – 6/8/2018 12:20 am

June 8, 2018 by Public Information Officer 0 Comments

Incident Name – Soldier Canyon Fire Jurisdiction: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Mescalero Apache Date/Time Detected: 6/7/2018 3:00 pm Location: Soldier Canyon. North of the town of Mescalero Lat/Long: Lat: 33°, 10′, 16.83″, Lon: 105°, 46′, 8.39″ Legal Description: T13S, R12E, NESW Sec 22 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, VFD, Forest Service and BLM resources. 2 […]

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Gila National Forest – Three Fire Starts on Glenwood Ranger District — June 7, 2018

June 7, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Juniper Fire Location: Glenwood Ranger District, in the San Francisco Breaks. Legal Description T12S, R21W, Section 25. Start Date: June 7, 2018 Size: ~10 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Piñon juniper and grass Resources: Smoke Jumpers; air attack over the fire for assessment. Full suppression strategy Containment: 0% Spring Fire Location:  Glenwood Ranger District, approximately 5 […]

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Gila National Forest – Update on Buzzard Fire for June 6, 2018

June 6, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Preventive Measures Lessen Chance of Additional Fires in the Forest   June 6, 2018 Daily Update  Acres:  38,812 Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Human-caused Location: 10 miles NE of Reserve, NM (Gila NF) Containment: 49% Fuels: Timber (litter, grass, and understory) Total personnel: 577 General Information: As a result of fire danger raising to […]

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Gila National Forest Implements Stage 2 Fire Restrictions and increases to Extreme Fire Danger as of Wednesday, June 6, 2018

June 5, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Forest Order 06-18-006 _Stage2FireRestrictions Silver City, NM, June 5, 2018—For Immediate Release.  To protect public health and safety due to increasing fire danger, the Gila National Forest will implement Stage 2 Fire Restrictions effective Wednesday, June 6, at 12:01 a.m., and in addition, is raising the Fire Danger to Extreme.  These additional fire restrictions will […]

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Gila National Forest – Buzzard Fire Update for June 5, 2018

June 5, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

20180605_Buzzard Fire Smoke Outlook High Temperatures Increasing Over Buzzard Fire June 5, 2018 Daily Update   Acres:  36,964 Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Human-caused Location: 10 miles NE of Reserve, NM (Gila NF) Containment: 49% Fuels: Timber (litter, grass, and understory) Total personnel: 561 General Information: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will see some of […]

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Gila National Forest – Buzzard Fire Update for June 4, 2018

June 4, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Firefighters’ Efforts Protect Eagle Peak Lookout June 4, 2018 Daily Update   Acres:  34,709 Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Human-caused Location: 10 miles NE of Reserve, NM (Gila NF) Containment: 49% Fuels: Timber (litter, grass, and understory) Total personnel: 583   General Information: The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 used a combination of […]

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Gila National Forest – Update for Meadow Fire for June 4, 2018

June 4, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Acres:  ~100-150 Start Date: June 3, 2018 Cause:  Under investigation Location: Silver City RD, NW of Signal Peak Lookout Containment: 0% Fuels: Grass, oak brush, heavy dead and down and ponderosa pine Total personnel:  140 Incident Commander: B. Trujillo, iCT4 Summary:  The Meadow Fire is burning on Forest Service lands north of Signal Peak. Initial […]

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Gila National Forest – Meadow Fire

June 3, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

Location:            Silver City Ranger District on the Gila National Forest NW of Signal Peak Lookout Grant County, New Mexico Start Date: June 3, 2018 at 3:11 p.m.                                  Size:  ~15 acres Cause: Under Investigation                                                    Containment: 0%                    Resources:  One Hot Shot Crew, 2 Single Engine […]

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Gila National Forest – Buzzard Fire Update for June 3, 2018

June 3, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

20180603_Buzzard Fire Smoke Outlook   Easterly Winds Challenge Eagle Peak Lookout June 3, 2018 Daily Update   Acres:  29,727 Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Human-caused Location: 10 miles NE of Reserve, NM. Gila NF Containment: 41% Fuels: Timber (litter, grass, and understory) Total personnel: 576 General Information: Heat from a large fire can change […]

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Gila National Forest – Buzzard Fire Update for June 2, 2018

June 2, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

20180602_Buzzard Fire Smoke Outlook Fighting Fire with Fire June 2, 2018 Daily Update   Acres:  27,223 Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Human-caused Location: NE of Eagle Peak Lookout, Gila NF Containment: 41% Fuels: Timber (litter, grass, and understory) Total personnel: 550 General Information: One of the most important and powerful tools available to wildland […]

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Gila National Forest – Buzzard Fire Daily Update for June 1, 2018

June 1, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

20180531_Map_BuzzardFire20180601_Buzzard Fire Smoke Outlook High Winds and Spot Fires Challenge Firefighters June 1, 2018 Daily Update   Acres:  24,341 Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Human-caused Location: NE of Eagle Peak Lookout, Gila NF Containment: 34% Fuels: Timber (litter, grass, and understory) Total personnel: 529 General Information: High winds are carrying embers ahead of the […]

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Gila National Forest – Buzzard Fire Update for May 30, 2018

May 30, 2018 by Gila National Forest Public Affairs 0 Comments

 20180530_Buzzard Fire Smoke Outlook – final Yesterday’s Active Fire Behavior Continues Today May 30, 2018 Daily Update   Acres:  20,300 Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Under investigation Location: NE of Eagle Peak Lookout, Gila NF Containment: 34% Fuels: Timber (litter, grass, and understory) Total personnel: 490 General Information: The Buzzard Fire became very active […]

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Lincoln National Forest – Kellar Fire Update: 10:00 pm

May 29, 2018 by Lincoln National Forest 0 Comments

All future updates will be posted on Inciweb Incident Name – Kellar Fire Fire Update: 5/29/2018, 10:00 pm Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Date/Time Detected: 5/22/2018, 9:52am Location: North of Queen, NM Lat/Long: Lat: 32°,12′,42.92″, Lon: 104°,40′,45.47″ Legal Description: T24S, R22E, SWSW Sec 14 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, 3 Hot Shot Crews, 2 Type-3 Engines, […]

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