Incident Start Date: May 26, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 3,631 acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon-Juniper, Grass & Ponderosa Pine Fire Strategy: Containment Percent Complete: 90% Carrizozo, Ruidoso, Alamogordo NM. 7/03/2019 — Firefighters have completed their planned ignitions within the footprint of the Lone Mountain Fire and are stepping back to patrol and […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Sacramento Ranger District- Telephone Fire Update
July 3, 2019 
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This will be the last post on the Telephone Fire, unless there is a significant change in fire activity. Incident Name – Telephone Fire Jurisdiction: Sacramento Ranger District Size: 0.25 Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: July 1, 2019, 3:40pm Location: Near Upper Rio Penasco Rd and Telephone Canyon. 13 miles from Cloudcroft, NM Lat/Long: Example: 32°48’58.79″N 105°45’44.27″W […]
Continue readingArroyo Fire – San Juan County – 07/02/19 5:00 pm.
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The Arroyo Fire is now 50% contained. The fire is burning on private land approximately 5 miles east of Bloomfield in San Juan County. The fire has burned three residential structures, 30 vehicles, and at least 5 outbuildings. According to San Juan County, three families have been displaced. Firefighters will continue to mop up and […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Wagonbed Fire – July 2, 2019
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Location: 12 miles south of Winston, NM, Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: pinyon juniper mixed with grasses Resources: two Type 2 Initial Attack (IA) crews, four Hot Shot crews, two FS engines, seven smokejumpers Size: ~460 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: Matt Britt, ICT3, Colten […]
Continue readingArroyo Fire – San Juan County – 07/02/19
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The Arroyo Fire is currently estimated at 7 acres and 20% contained. the fire is burning 5 miles east of Bloomfield, NM off of Highway 64 in San Juan County. Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the fire and are now working to secure containment lines. Three residential structures, 30 vehicles, and 5 outbuildings have been […]
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Lone Mountain Fire Update: July 2, 2019
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Incident Start Date: May 26, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 3,224 acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon-Juniper, Grass & Ponderosa Pine Fire Strategy: Containment Percent Contained: 80% Carrizozo, Ruidoso, Alamogordo NM. 7/02/2019 — Crew members blackened 650 acres within the footprint of the Lone Mountain Fire as they move toward completing work to help […]
Continue readingPine Lodge Fire Update July 2, 2019
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 14,043 acres Containment: 47% Containment Strategy: Full Suppression Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: Thursday, June 19, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m. General Location: Off Highway 246 about 4 miles up Forest Service Road 130 near the Capitan Mountain Wilderness. […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Sacramento Ranger District- Telephone Fire
July 1, 2019 0 Comments
Incident Name – Telephone Fire Jurisdiction: Sacramento Ranger District Size: 0.23 Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: July 1, 2019, 3:40pm Location: Near Upper Rio Penasco Rd and Telephone Canyon. 13 miles from Cloudcroft, NM Lat/Long: Example: 32°48’58.79″N 105°45’44.27″W Legal Description: T17S, R12E, SWNW Sec 19 Firefighting Resources: 2 engines and 1 hotshot crew Fuel Type: Mixed Conifer […]
Continue readingArroyo Fire – San Juan County – 07/01/19
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The Arroyo Fire is burning on private land, approximately 5 miles east of Bloomfield in San Juan County. The fire has burned two mobile homes, multiple outbuildings and vehicles. Additional structures are threatened, but there are no evacuations at this time. The fire is currently estimated at 7 acres and 0% contained. Fuels include Russian olive and salt […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Little Fire-July 1, 2019
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Location: 4-1/2 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Wilderness Ranger District Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, needle cast, and grass Resources: 0 Size: ~222 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: W. Oglesby, ICT4 Summary: The Little Fire, is burning on National Forest System Lands on the Wilderness […]
Continue readingCamino Real Ranger District Continues Prescribed Burn – July 01, 2019
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Taos, NM (July 1, 2019) – For Immediate Release. Fire managers from the Camino Real Ranger District have successfully completed 233 acres of the La Jara prescribed burn over the past three days. Prescribed fire operations will continue for the next two days and will pause during the Independence Day holiday. Fire managers will then […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Wagonbed Fire – July 1, 2019
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Location: north of Hermosa, NM, Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: pinyon juniper mixed with grasses Resources: Type 2 Initial Attack (IA) crew, one Hot Shot crew, two engines, seven smokejumpers, four helitack crew Size: ~322 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: Matt Britt, ICT3, Colten Moor, […]
Continue readingPine Lodge Fire Update July 1, 2019
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 14,043 acres Containment: 46% Containment Strategy: Full Suppression Cause: Unknown Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: Thursday, June 19, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m. General Location: Off Highway 246 about 4 miles up Forest Service Road 130 near the Capitan Mountain Wilderness. Lat/Long: […]
Continue readingMoses Fire – McKinley County – 07/01/19 – FINAL
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The Moses Fire, burning on the Marquez Wildlife Area in McKinley County, is now 100% contained. The fire started north of Laguna, NM on Thursday June 27, 2019 and burned approximately 95 acres. The cause is under investigation. This will be the final notification unless there are significant changes. Start Date & Time: June 27, 2019 – 1300 Start […]
Continue readingLone Mountain Fire Update: July 1, 2019
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Incident Start Date: May 26, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 2,536 acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon-Juniper, Grass & Ponderosa Pine Fire Strategy: Containment Percent Contained: 30% Carrizozo, Ruidoso, Alamogordo NM. 7/01/2019 — Crews have completed work to blackline the perimeter of the Lone Mountain Fire – a lightning-ignited fire 14 miles northeast […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Wagon Bed Fire, Black Range Ranger District
June 30, 2019 0 Comments
Location: north of Hermosa, NM, Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: June 29, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: pinyon juniper mixed with grasses Resources: 50 people Size: ~155 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: transitioning to Type 3 Summary: The Wagon Bed Fire, is burning on National Forest System Lands on the Black Range […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Three Fire Starts on Wilderness Ranger District
June 30, 2019 0 Comments
Black Fire Summary: The lightning-caused Black Fire is approximately five acres, burning on National Forest System lands in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Gila National Forest. This fire is approximately 20 miles northeast of Mimbres near the Black Canyon and in very steep and rugged terrain. The vegetation is mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, grass understory, and […]
Continue readingCamino Real Ranger District Continues Prescribed Burn – June 30, 2019
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Taos, NM (June 30, 2019) – For Immediate Release. Fire managers from the Camino Real Ranger District have successfully completed 80 acres of the La Jara prescribed burn over the past two days, and will continue ignitions today. Firefighters utilize hand ignitions to mimic a natural burn used to reduce fuels and cleanup the understory. […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update June 30, 2019
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Incident Name: Lone Mountain Fire Incident Start Date: May 26, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 1,936 acres Incident Type: Wildfire Vegetation Type: Pinyon-Juniper, Grass & Ponderosa Pine Fire Strategy: Containment Containment: 30% Fire Map: LoneMountain_PIO_11x17_20190629_1908 Fire Update: 6/30/2019 — Crews completed back burning the east side of the fire perimeter today and began interior […]
Continue readingPine Lodge Fire Update June 30, 2019
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Incident Name – Pine Lodge Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 13,433 acres Containment: 46% Containment Strategy: Full Suppression Cause: Unknown Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: Thursday, June 19, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m. General Location: Off Highway 246 about 4 miles up Forest Service Road 130 near the Capitan Mountain Wilderness. Lat/Long: […]
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