Truth or Consequences, NM, July 13, 2019 – The Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest Is managing the Skid Fire, which is in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness. The lightning-caused Skid Fire is approximately 100 acres. This fire was discovered on July 10. This fire is ½ mile south of Morgan Creek and will be […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Bear Fire & Skid Fire – Update for July 13, 2019
Bear Fire The lightning-caused Bear Fire is approximately 600 acres, burning on National Forest System lands on the Black Range Ranger District, Sierra County, NM. This fire was reported on July 9 and is burning in Indian Peaks in an area that had prescribed fire last year. This fire is demonstrating low to moderate fire […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Rocky Fire & South Fire – Update for July 13, 2019
Rocky Fire Incident Start Date: July 8, 2019 Cause: Lightning Acres: ~175 Containment: 0% Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, heavy dead/down on the ground Strategy: Continue to scout and prepTrail #741, #74 and prep Forest Road 150. Incident Commander: A. James, ICT3 South Fire Incident Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Acres: ~2,400 […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Rocky Fire & South Fire – Update for July 12, 2019
Rocky Fire Incident Start Date: July 8, 2019 Cause: Lightning Acres: ~85 Containment: 0% Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, heavy dead/down on the ground Strategy: Continue to scout Trail #741 and #74 to evaluate the necessity to prep and protect private property at Cooney and Terry Canyon. Incident Commander: A. James, ICT3 South Fire Incident […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Bear Fire & Skid Fire – Update for July 12, 2019
Bear Fire The lightning-caused Bear Fire is approximately 300 acres, burning on National Forest System lands on the Black Range Ranger District, Sierra County, NM. This fire was reported on July 9 and is burning in Indian Peaks in an area that had prescribed fire last year. This fire is demonstrating low to moderate fire […]
Continue readingFinal Update for the Naranjo Fire Unless Significant Activity Occurs
Start date: July 1, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 1,010 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest approximately 2 miles southeast of Regina, NM, off of NM State Highway 96 Containment: 50% Fuel: Ponderosa pine Weather: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will be between 86-90 degrees, […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Bear Fire & Skid Fire – Update for July 11, 2019
Bear Fire The lightning-caused Bear Fire is approximately 45 acres, burning on National Forest System lands on the Black Range Ranger District, Sierra County, NM. This fire was reported on July 9 and is burning in Indian Peaks in an area that had prescribed fire last year. This fire is demonstrating low to moderate fire […]
Continue readingMiller Fire – FINAL – Hidalgo County – 07/11/19
SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM TEAM 4 – CARL SCHWOPE – INCIDENT COMMANDER Acres: 5,761 Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Total personnel: 227 Location: Peloncillo Mtns N.M. Fuels: Timber, brush, and grass Miller Fire Update July 11, 2019 Southwest Area Incident Management Team (IMT) 4 was ordered by the Coronado National Forest on […]
Continue readingNaranjo Fire Update, July 11, 2019
Start date: July 1, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 1,009 acres; the fire increased by 270 acres as a result of yesterday’s firing operations within the containment lines Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest approximately 2 miles southeast of Regina, NM, off of NM State Highway 96 Containment: 20% Fuel: Ponderosa pine […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Rocky Fire & South Fire – Update for July 11, 2019
Rocky Fire Incident Start Date: July 8, 2019 Cause: Lightning Acres: ~16 Containment: 0% Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, heavy dead/down on the ground Strategy: Continue to scout Trail #741 and #74 to evaluate the necessity to prep and protect private property at Cooney and Terry Canyon. Incident Commander: A. James, ICT3 South Fire […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Two Fires on Black Range Ranger District – July 10, 2019
Bear Fire The lightning-caused Bear Fire is approximately 7 acres, burning on National Forest System lands on the Black Range Ranger District, Sierra County, NM. This fire was reported on July 9 and is burning in Indian Peaks that had prescribed fire last year. This fire is demonstrating low to moderate fire behavior. One of […]
Continue readingNaranjo Fire Update, July 10
Start date: July 1, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 732 acres; the fire increased by 668 acres from yesterday due to the firefighters firing operations yesterday within the containment lines. Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest approximately 2 miles southeast of Regina, NM, off of NM State Highway 96 Containment: 0% Fuel: […]
Continue readingMiller Fire Update – Hidalgo County – 07/10/19
SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM TEAM 4 – CARL SCHWOPE – INCIDENT COMMANDER Acres: 5,772 Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Total personnel: 297 Location: Peloncillo Mtns N.M. Fuels: Timber, brush, and grass Miller Fire Update July 10, 2019 Fire Activity: Recent rains have significantly decreased activity within the fire’s perimeter. Hot spots are […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Rocky Fire – Wilderness Ranger District
Incident Start Date: July 8, 2019 Cause: Lightning Acres: ~25 Containment: 0% Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, heavy dead/down on the ground Strategy: Scout Trail #741 and #74 to evaluate the necessity to prep and protect private property at Cooney and Terry Canyon. Incident Commander: A. James, ICT3 The lightning-caused Rocky Fire is approximately […]
Continue readingMiller Fire Update – Hidalgo County – 07/09/19
SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM TEAM 4 – CARL SCHWOPE – INCIDENT COMMANDER Acres: 5,772 Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Total personnel: 325 Location: Peloncillo Mtns N.M. Fuels: Timber, brush, and grass Miller Fire Update July 9, 2019 Objectives: Objectives for this lightning-caused fire include firefighter and public safety, protecting values at risk, […]
Continue readingNaranjo Fire Update, July 9, 2019
Start date: July 1, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 64 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest approximately 2 miles southeast of Regina, NM, off of NM State Highway 96 Containment: 0% Fuel: Ponderosa pine Weather: A warming trend will continue through at least Wednesday with an increasingly hot, dry and unstable […]
Continue readingMiller Fire Update – Hidalgo County – 07/08/19
SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM TEAM 4 – CARL SCHWOPE – INCIDENT COMMANDER Acres: 5,772 Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Total personnel: 322 Location: Peloncillo Mtns N.M. Fuels: Timber, brush, and grass Miller Fire Update July 8, 2019 Fire Activity: Fire activity has lessened significantly over the fire due to recent rains. Today, […]
Continue readingNaranjo Fire July 8 Update; Community Meeting Tonight
Community Meeting Tonight at 6 p.m. Regina Fire Department Start date: July 1, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 24 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest approximately 2 miles southeast of Regina, NM, off of NM State Highway 96 Containment: 0% Fuel: Ponderosa pine Weather: Mostly cloudy early with isolated showers, becoming […]
Continue readingFinal Update-Carson NF La Jara Prescribed Fire, July 7
The La Jara Prescribed Fire is cancelled until further notice due to significant rainfall over the burn area yesterday and overnight. Additional rainfall is expected today. This will not give the fuels enough time to dry out before the monsoonal moisture arrives. We will try to finish the Taos Pines unit in late September. The […]
Continue readingPine Lodge Fire Final Update July 7, 2019
This will be the last update for the Pine Lodge Fire unless there is a significant change. Detected: June 19, 2019, approximately 2:00 p.m. Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation Containment: 52% Fuel Type: Grass and Pinon/Juniper, Mixed Conifer Current Size: Approximately 15,044 Acres Location: Off Highway 246 between Roswell and Capitan Between Boy Scout Mountain and […]
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