Location: Adobe Canyon, Black Range Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine, pinyon juniper, grasslands, heavy dead and down from previous fires Resources: four Type 6 engines, 1 T2-IA crew, 6 smoke jumpers Size: ~1,900 acres Containment: 30% Incident Commander: Watson Summary: The Spring Fire, at approximately 1,900 acres, […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update 6/8/2019
June 8, 2019 
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All future Lone Mountain Fire Updates will be posted on https://inciweb.nwcg.gov Incident Name – Lone Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 124 acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: May 26, 2019 Location: 6 miles north of White Oaks, NM. Lat/Long: 33.80809, -105.7386 Legal Description: T6S, R12E, SESW Sec 1 Firefighting […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Jordan Fire, Wilderness Ranger District
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Location: south of Jordan Canyon, Wilderness Ranger District Gila National Forest Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~165 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Pinyon-juniper with ponderosa pine in the adjacent drainages and grass. Fire Activity: Minimal activity Summary: The Jordan Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on the Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest. […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Elk Fire, Quemado Ranger District, June 8, 2019
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Location: southeast of Mangas Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~63 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Transitional moving up Mangas Mountain from pinyon juniper grasslands to ponderosa pine, to dry mixed conifer to wet mixed conifer with aspen. Resources: One Type 3 helicopter, one air tanker, Silver City IHC, […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update on Spring Fire, Black Range Ranger District
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Location: Adobe Canyon, Black Range Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine, pinyon juniper, grasslands, heavy dead and down from previous fires Resources: one Type 6 FS engine Size: ~150 acres Containment: 5% Incident Commander: Watson Summary: The Spring Fire, at approximately 150 acres, is burning on National Forest System […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – L-T East Prescribed Fire has been cancelled
June 8, 2019 0 Comments
Mimbres, NM, June 8, 2019 — The Wilderness Ranger District had planned to conduct a prescribed fire in the unit known as L-T East. The planned start date was today, June 8, but due to resource availability, it has been canceled. There is currently no future planned date. The L-T East Rx Burn is located […]
Continue readingPrescribed Burn – Saturday, June 8th on the Mountainair Ranger District
June 7, 2019 0 Comments
Weather continues to provide us with excellent burning conditions. Tomorrow we will be in the Thunderbird area, this time around the junction of NFR#275 and NFR#422. We have approximately 90 acres to complete in this block. This is expected to be a one day burn. Below is the original news release and map… Mountainair, NM […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update for Reynolds Fire & Roaring Fire – June 7, 2019
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Reynolds Fire Location: West of Bill Lee Mesa, Quemado Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Size: ~28 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa pine Resources: Two Type 6 engines, 5-firefighters Incident Commander: C. Pierson, ICT5 Strategy: Full suppression Strategy: Fire personnel continue to secure perimeter. Roaring Fire Location: approximately ½ mile southwest of Bishop Peak […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Elk Fire – June 7, 2019 (Quemado Ranger District)
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Elk Fire – June 7, 2019 Reynolds Fire Location: southeast of Mangas Mountain, Quemado Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: June 6, 2019 Size: ~10 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine; stringers pinyon juniper and grasslands Resources: ICT4 and 3 Firefighters Incident Commander: Derral Thomas Summary: The Elk Fire is burning on National […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update 6/6/2019
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Incident Name – Lone Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 21 acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: May 26, 2019 Location: 6 miles north of White Oaks, NM. Lat/Long: 33.80809, -105.7386 Legal Description: T6S, R12E, SESW Sec 1 Firefighting Resources: 1 Wildland Fire Module, 1 Type-6 Engine Fuel Type: Pinon/Juniper, Grass, […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Spring Fire Black Range Ranger District
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Location: Adobe Canyon, Black Range Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: ponderosa pine, pinyon juniper, grasslands, heavy dead and down from previous fires Resources: one Type 6 FS engine Size: ~ 10 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: Watson Summary: The Spring Fire, at approximately 10 acres, is burning on National Forest […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Reynolds Fire and Roaring Fire – Quemado Ranger District
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Reynolds Fire Location: West of Bill Lee Mesa, Quemado Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Size: ~28 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Continuous ponderosa pine Resources: Type 3 helicopter, Type 1 helicopter, one seven-person handcrew, two Type 6 engines, Incident Commander: M. Burnham Strategy: Full suppression Roaring Fire Location: approximately ½ mile southwest of […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Reynolds Fire – Quemado Ranger District
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Location: West of Bill Lee Mesa, Quemado Ranger District Start Date: June 5, 2019 Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Continuous Ponderosa Pine Resources: Type 3 Helicopter, Type 1 Helicopter, one FS Engine, one seven-person hand crew Size: ~ 4 acres Containment: 0% Incident Commander: M. Burnham Summary: The Reynolds Fire, is burning on National Forest System lands, […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest – Smokey Bear Ranger District- Gavilan Prescribed Burn
June 4, 2019 0 Comments
Fire Crews will be pile burning in the Gavilan Prescribed Burn area. Smoke may be visible. Schedule: Ignitions will begin Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at the north end of the project off Road 120a and may be ongoing throughout the week and month of June, conditions permitting. Location: Between Gavilan Canyon and Gavilan Ridge from the […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update 6/3/2019
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Incident Name – Lone Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 14 acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: May 26, 2019 Location: 6 miles north of White Oaks, NM. Lat/Long: 33.80809, -105.7386 Legal Description: T6S, R12E, SESW Sec 1 Firefighting Resources: 1 Wildland Fire Module. Fuel Type: Pinon/Juniper, Grass, Ponderosa Pine Values […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Update for Cameron Creek Prescribed Fire 5/31/2019
May 31, 2019 0 Comments
The Cameron Creek Prescribed Fire continued today. 400 acres were accomplished today and holding and monitoring will continue through the evening. The Air Quality Monitor shows good conditions. For more information on the Air Quality go to https://app.airsis.com/USFS/UnitMap and look for USFS1036. Remember that there is a temporary closure for the area surrounding the Big […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Smokey Bear Ranger District- Lone Mountain Fire Update 5/31/2019
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Incident Name – Lone Mountain Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Size: 10 acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: May 26, 2019 Location: 6 miles north of White Oaks, NM. North of Hogback Ridge. Lat/Long: 33.80809, -105.7386 Legal Description: T6S, R12E, SESW Sec 1 Firefighting Resources: 1 Type-6 Engine Fuel Type: Pinon/Juniper, Grass, Ponderosa […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Prescribed Burns Planned on the Smokey Bear Ranger District
May 31, 2019 0 Comments
Ruidoso, NM—5/31/2019— The Smokey Bear Ranger District on the Lincoln National Forest hopes to take advantage of unusual green conditions and the forecasted precipitation to burn piles using prescribed fire. The treatments in the wildland urban interface have been on-going since 2000. These have mostly consisted of thinning with hand crews and piling the wood. […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Update for 5/31/2019 – Cameron Creek Prescribed Fire, Silver City Ranger District
May 31, 2019 0 Comments
The Silver City Ranger District accomplished 75 acres of the planned 950 acres in the Cameron Creek Unit. They will continue with ignitions today. Smoke will be visible and could impact north of the Fort Bayard area and the Village of Santa Clara, and drift into the drainages of the Mimbres Valley during the early […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: L-T East Prescribed Burn Planned on Wilderness Ranger District
May 31, 2019 0 Comments
The Wilderness Ranger District will be conducting prescribed burning in the L-T East burn area. The planned date to start is the week of June 3, weather dependent. The actual burn will take approximately two days and then two more days will be dedicated to holding and monitoring fire activity. This project is funded by […]
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