Acres: 24,128 Location: 22 miles south of Reserve, NM  Containment: 25% Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025  Personnel: 103 Cause: Natural/Lightning The Turkeyfeather wildfire received widespread, wetting rains over the weekend and into Monday. That, along with the predicted monsoonal moisture that continues in the area and minimal fire behavior, means that the Gila Las […]

Effective Monday July 21st Termination of Stage 1 Fire Restriction Order Number: 03-03-00-25-12 ALBUQUERQUE, NM – July 21, 2025 – The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) has lifted Stage 1 Fire Restrictions effective Monday July 21, 2025, on the Mountainair and Sandia Ranger Districts. This decision follows careful monitoring of fuel […]

Acres: 24,128 Location: 22 miles south of Reserve, NM  Containment: 23% Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025  Personnel: 140 Cause: Natural/Lightning Dry lightning Friday evening led to five new fire starts in the vicinity of the Turkeyfeather wildfire. Firefighters in the area quickly responded and all were suppressed. Crews will continue to secure the new […]

Acres: 24,128 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM  Containment: 23% Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Personnel: 129 Cause: Lightning/Natural The Turkeyfeather fire received precipitation over the past few days, with the area around Willow Creek recording a half inch of rain. As monsoonal moisture moves into the area, fire will show minimal growth. Firefighters added more structure protection […]

Acres: 24,128 Location: 22 miles south of Reserve, NM Containment: 23% Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Personnel: 130 Cause: Natural/Lightning On Wednesday afternoon, the Turkeyfeather fire received precipitation. Prior to the rain, the area experienced minimal fire activity, with a small amount of growth to the east near Moonshine Canyon. The fire is 23% […]

Acres: 24,128 Location: 22 miles south of Reserve, NM Containment: 19% Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Personnel: 91 Cause: Natural/Lightning The Gila Las Cruces Zone Type 3 Team officially assumed command of the Turkeyfeather Wildfire at 6:00 PM on July 15, 2025. The Turkeyfeather Wildfire is 24,128 acres and is 19% contained. The fire […]

Area closure provides for firefighter and public health and safety Silver City, NM, July 15, 2025—The Gila National Forest has implemented a public safety area closure for the protection of firefighter and public health and safety during wildfire operations on the Goose Fire. The closure went into effect at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 15 and […]

Southwest Area Incident Management Team 1 – Daily Update for July 15th, 2025 Acres: 15,151Start Date: 06/25/2025Containment: 40%Location: Gallina, NMCause: LightningPersonnel: 251Fuels: Oak brush, Pinyon-juniper, and mixed coniferResources: 3 crews | 6 engines | 3 helicopters | 2 water tenders | 2 dozer | 1 ambulance Highlights: Firefighters continue working on patrolling and mitigating hazards, […]

Yesterday afternoon the lightning caused Canon Seco Fire was contained. Initial reports indicated that the fire was approximately 50 acres due to poor visibility in the area during initial response after nightfall. It was later determined to be 13.5 acres after the fire was more accurately scouted. Red River, San Juan fire department, and Ocala […]

Acres: 22,286 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM  Personnel: 91 Containment: 19% Cause: Lightning/Natural Summary: The Turkeyfeather Wildfire had moderate behavior on Monday, with backing, flanking and creeping activity. The fire continues to burn through previous fire scars with downed fuels, consuming forest duff and heavies which have accumulated on the forest floor. Firefighters are […]

Acres: 18,592 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM Personnel: 89 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural Summary: The Turkeyfeather Wildfire saw active fire behavior Sunday morning, and moderate behavior in the afternoon, as clouds and light precipitation moved into the area. The fire continues to burn through previous fire scars […]

Personnel: 89Containment: 0%Cause: Lightning/Natural Acres: 14,140 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM Summary: The Turkeyfeather Wildfire, ignited by lightning in the Gila Wilderness on June 30, 2025, is approximately 13,868 acres and is currently being managed for resource benefit. The wildfire is burning through previous fire scars with downed fuels, consuming forest duff and heavies which have […]

Andrew Nordquist – Incident Commander Acres: 16,634 Start Date: 6/25/2025 Completion: 45 % Location: Located in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of New Mexico State Road 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness. Personnel: 164 Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, mixed conifer Resources: 3 hotshot crews, 1 Type 2 Initial […]

Acres: 10,572 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles of Reserve, NM Personnel: 89 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural Summary: The Turkeyfeather wildfire is a natural fire ignited by lightning, on June 30, 2025, that was followed by the nearby Chicken wildfire, also a natural fire that was ignited by lightning on July 8, […]