Ute Park Fire Public Information Map June 8

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Ute Park Fire Smoke Outlook June 8

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Soldier Canyon Fire Update – 6/8/2018 12:20 am

Incident Name – Soldier Canyon Fire Jurisdiction: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Mescalero Apache Date/Time Detected: 6/7/2018 3:00 pm Location: Soldier Canyon. North of the town of Mescalero Lat/Long: Lat: 33°, 10′, 16.83″, Lon: 105°, 46′, 8.39″ Legal Description: T13S, R12E, NESW Sec 22 Firefighting Resources: Type 3 Incident Management Team, VFD, Forest Service and BLM resources. 2 […]

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Ute Park Fire – June 7, 2018 Evening Update

Lines Held Today, Containment at 66% Acres: 36,740 acres (based on more accurate mapping)                  Percent Containment: 66% Start Date: May 31, 2018, 2:10pm Cause: Unknown, under investigation Jurisdiction: NM State Fuels: Grass, Pinyon Juniper, Mixed Conifer Origin Location: Highway 64 in Ute Park, NM, between Eagle Nest Lake and Cimarron Resources: 614 personnel including 15 […]

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Gila National Forest – Three Fire Starts on Glenwood Ranger District — June 7, 2018

Juniper Fire Location: Glenwood Ranger District, in the San Francisco Breaks. Legal Description T12S, R21W, Section 25. Start Date: June 7, 2018 Size: ~10 acres Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Piñon juniper and grass Resources: Smoke Jumpers; air attack over the fire for assessment. Full suppression strategy Containment: 0% Spring Fire Location:  Glenwood Ranger District, approximately 5 […]

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Newkirk Fire – Union County – 06/07/18

The Newkirk Fire is burning 5 miles north of Folsom, New Mexico in Union County.  It’s currently estimated at 20 acres and 50% contained.  One structure is threatened.  The fire started just before 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning (06/06) on private land.  Fuels include pinon, juniper, brush, and grass.  Approximately 60 personnel from State Forestry, local […]

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Ute Park Fire Community Meeting- June 7

A community meeting will be held today, June 7, 2018 at 5:00 pm at the Village Hall in Eagle Next, New Mexico to discuss the Ute Park Fire. Members of the Southwest Area Type 1 Incident Management Team will be presenting information on the fire. The meeting will be held at the Village Hall, located […]

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Ute Park Fire Update Video – June 7

Ute Park Fire Update by Operations Section Chief Trainee Ben Plumb – June 7 Click this link for the video For additional information visit InciWeb  

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Ute Park Fire Public Information Map June 7

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Ute Park Fire – June 7, 2018 Morning Update

Dry Weather Expected Over the Fire Today Acres: 36,800 acres                                                                  Percent Containment: 35% Start Date: May 31, 2018, 2:10pm Cause: Unknown, under investigation Jurisdiction: NM State […]

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Gila National Forest – Meadow Fire Update for June 7, 2018

Acres:  ~200 Start Date: June 3, 2018 Cause:  Human Location: Silver City RD, NW of Signal Peak Lookout Containment: 95% Fuels: Grass, oak brush, heavy dead and down and ponderosa pine Total personnel:  85 Incident Commander: E. Huerta, ICT4 Summary:  The Meadow Fire is burning on Forest Service lands north of Signal Peak. Interior smoke […]

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Gila National Forest – Buzzard Fire Update for June 7, 2018

 Incident Management Team transfers command of Buzzard Fire June 7, 2018 Daily Update   Acres:  39,642 Start Date: May 22, 2018 Cause: Human-caused Location: 10 miles NE of Reserve, NM (Gila NF) Containment: 68% Fuels: Timber (litter, grass, and understory) Total personnel: 574 General Information: On Friday at 6:00 A.M., Steve Millert’s Type 2 Incident […]

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Ute Park Fire Infrared Map June 7

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Ute Park Fire – June 6, 2018 Evening Update

Cloud Cover Moderated Fire Behavior Today Acres: 36,800 acres                                                      Percent Containment: 35% Start Date: May 31, 2018, 2:10pm                            Cause: Unknown, under investigation Jurisdiction: NM State                                                Fuels: Grass, Pinyon Juniper, Mixed Conifer Origin Location: […]

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Ute Park Fire Update Video – June 6

Ute Park Fire Update by Operations Section Chief Trainee Ben Plumb – June 6 Click this link for the video

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Carson National Forest Responds to Lightning Caused Fires

On June 4th firefighters from the Carson National Forest responded to multiple lightning caused fires on the forest. All fires were contained that same day. There were four lightning caused fires on the Jicarilla Ranger District that totaled .75 acres. On the Camino Real Ranger District, there were three lightning caused fires that totaled .65 […]

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Ute Park Fire – June 6, 2018 AM Update

Fire Behavior Expected to Increase with Hot and Dry Weather Acres: 36,800 acres                                Percent Containment: 30% Start Date: May 31, 2018, 2:10pm       Cause: Unknown, under investigation Jurisdiction: NM State                           Fuels: […]

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