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: Estimated 831 acres Percent contained: 20% Summary: The Uvas Fire was started by lightning from […]
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BLM Las Cruces District – Uvas Fire – June 8th Evening Update
June 8, 2020 
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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: Estimated 831 acres Percent contained: 20% Summary: The Uvas Fire was started by lightning from […]
Continue readingTortolita Fire Update 6/8/20 – Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District
June 8, 2020 0 Comments
Incident Name – Tortolita Fire Jurisdiction: State, Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 5 acres. (4.5 acres on private land. 0.5 acres on US Forest Service Land) Containment: 50% Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: 6/7/2020 3:45 pm Location: Approximately 2 miles southwest of Nogal, NM. Between Church Mountain and Nogal Peak. Lat/Long: […]
Continue readingBLM Las Cruces District – Uvas Fire – June 8th 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. Detected: June 6, 2020 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Grass, brush and Pinon Juniper Current size: Estimated 628 acres Percent contained: 10% Summary: The Uvas Fire was started by lightning from […]
Continue readingBLM Las Cruces District – Uvas Fire Update, June 7, 8:00 pm
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Uvas Fire Update – June 7, 2020 – 8:00 pm Location: Uvas Mountains on BLM Land, approximately 10 miles SSW of Hatch, NM and 18 miles N of Interstate 10 between Deming and Las Cruces, NM. Date detected: June 6, 2020 at 3:41 pm Current size: Estimated 628 acres Percent contained: 10% Cause: Lightning Vegetation: […]
Continue readingNew Start – Tortolita Fire – Lincoln National Forest Smokey Bear Ranger District
June 7, 2020 0 Comments
Incident Name – Tortolita Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: Approximately 5 acres Cause: Unknown Date/Time Detected: 6/7/2020 3:45 pm Location: Approximately 2 miles southwest of Nogal, NM. Between Church Mountain and Nogal Peak. Lat/Long: 33°32’7.37″N, 105°43’57.71″W Firefighting Resources: 1 engine plus support personnel, 1 helicopter, county and state resources, 2 single-engine […]
Continue readingBLM Las Cruces District – Uvas Fire Update, June 7, 1:00 pm
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Uvas Fire Update – June 7, 2020 – 1:00 pm Location: Uvas Mountains on BLM Land, approximately 10 miles SSW of Hatch, NM and 18 miles N of Interstate 10 between Deming and Las Cruces, NM. Date detected: June 6, 2020 at 3:41 pm Current size: Estimated at 75 – 100 acres Percent contained: 0% […]
Continue readingEast Mountain Fire Final Update 6/5/2020- Lincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District
June 5, 2020 0 Comments
Incident Name: East Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 5.7 acres Cause: Lightning Date Detected: June 2, 2020 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness Area on the south side of the mountain Fuel Type: Pinyon-Juniper, dead and down trees remaining from the Peppin Fire in 2004. Values at Risk: Private Land Percent […]
Continue readingEast Mountain Fire Update 6/4/2020- Lincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District
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Incident Name: East Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 5.5 acres Cause: Lightning Date Detected: June 2, 2020 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness Area on the south side of the mountain Fuel Type: Pinyon-Juniper, dead and down trees remaining from the Pepin Fire in 2004. Values at Risk: Private Land Fire Update […]
Continue readingEast Mountain Fire Update 6/3/2020- Lincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District
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Incident Name: East Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 3 acres Cause: Lightning Date Detected: June 2, 2020 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness Area on the south side of the mountain Fuel Type: Pinyon-Juniper and dead and down trees remaining from the Pepin Fire in 2004. Values at Risk: Private Land […]
Continue readingEast Mountain Fire- Lincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District
June 2, 2020 0 Comments
This is an update to the post made earlier this evening about the new fire start on the Smokey Bear Ranger District. In order to get information out to the public as quickly as possible, the fire had not been named yet at the time of the post. We now have an official name of […]
Continue readingNew Start- Lincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District
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Jurisdiction: US Forest Service, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: Approximately 2 acres Cause: Lightning Date Detected: June 2, 2020 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness Area on the south side of the mountain. Fuel Type: Burning in dead and down trees remaining from the Pepin Fire in 2004. Values at Risk: No values at risk have been […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest-Bailey Fire Update-5/16/2020
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Incident Name: Bailey Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Sacramento Ranger District Size: 0.75 Cause: Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: 5:20 pm on May 15, 2020 Location: Bailey Canyon Lat/Long: 32°58’28.13″N, 105°45’38.89″W Firefighting Resources: 3 engines, 1 hotshot crew Fuel Type: Ponderosa pine and slash Containment: 90% Fire Update for 5/16/2020: This will be the last update for […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest -New Fire Start- Bailey Fire Update
May 15, 2020 0 Comments
Incident Name: Bailey Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest Size: 0.75 Cause: Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: 5:20 pm on May 15, 20202 Location: Bailey Canyon: Lat/Long: 32°58’28.13″N, 105°45’38.89″W Firefighting Resources: 4 engines, 1 air tanker, 1 hotshot crew Fuel Type: Ponderosa pine and slash Values at Risk: Powerlines Fire Update: Forest Service fire personnel resources quickly responded […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest: Smokey Bear District Prescribe Burning Today in the Gavilan Area
December 10, 2019 0 Comments
The Smokey Bear Ranger District on the Lincoln National Forest will burn piles using prescribed fire in the Gavilan area beginning, today, December 10, 2019 through the winter, as conditions allow. Smoke will be visible from Ruidoso and surrounding communities. Treatments in the wildland urban interface have been ongoing since 2000. These have mostly consisted […]
Continue readingKeep Fall Season Wildfire Safety in Mind, Oct. 7, 2019
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As the fall season begins, land managers would like to remind the public to practice wildfire safety while enjoying the outdoors. Federal and state wildfire cooperators in New Mexico urge caution for those participating in hunting and other outdoor activities to go prepared to avoid sparking a fire. Just one small spark or heat from […]
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Lincoln National Forest -Sacramento Ranger District- New Fire Start: Middle Fire
September 4, 2019 0 Comments
Incident Name – Middle Fire Jurisdiction: Sacramento Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest Size: .10 Cause: Lightning Date Detected: August 31, 2019 Location: 8 miles southeast of Weed, NM between the towns of Weed and Duncan. Lat/Long: Example: 32°46’12.25″N 105°21’41.41W Legal Description: T18S, R15E, SESW Sec 1 Firefighting Resources: 4 engine crews Fuel Type: Ponderosa pine, Grass understory […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Guadalupe Ranger District- Rawhide Fire 8/23/2019
August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Incident Name – Rawhide Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Size: 9214 Acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: Aug 8, 2019, 10:00 pm Location: 5 miles NW of Sitting Bull Falls near Rawhide Canyon. Values at Risk: None. Fire Update 8/23/2019: Smoke was visible the past two days on the Rawhide Fire as it […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Guadalupe Ranger District- Rawhide Fire 8/19/2019
August 19, 2019 0 Comments
Incident Name – Rawhide Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Size: 8,004 Acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: Aug 8, 2019, 10:00 pm Location: 5 miles NW of Sitting Bull Falls near Rawhide Canyon. Values at Risk: None. Fire Update 8/19/2019: The Rawhide Fire was active over the weekend as crews conducted aerial and […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Guadalupe Ranger District- Rawhide Fire 8/9/2019
August 9, 2019 0 Comments
Incident Name – Rawhide Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Size: 4 Acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: Aug 9, 2019, 11:20 am Location: 5 miles NW of Sitting Bull Falls near Rawhide Canyon. Firefighting Resources: 1 Engine and additional fire personnel. Fire Update: The Rawhide Fire started August 9, 2019, on the Guadalupe Ranger […]
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