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Iron Fire

Unit Information

3005 E. Camino del Bosque 
Silver City, 
New Mexico 
88061 
3005 E. Camino del Bosque 
Silver City, 
New Mexico 
88061 

Incident Contacts

Maribeth Pecotte
Phone: (575) 388-8211
Hours: 8am - 4 pm, M-F

Highlighted Activity

For Immediate Release:Notification for Public Health and Safety Wind Event Moves in as Team Prepares to Transfer Command to the Gila National ForestPress Release – Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Acres: 482                            … Read more
Publication Type: News -
Información de última hora:Notificación para la Salud y Seguridad Publica Vientos se movilizan dentro del área mientras el equipo se prepara para transferir el comando al Bosque Nacional de GilaComunicado de prensa - martes, 13 de mayo de 2025Acres: 482                                       … Read more
Publication Type: News -

Highlighted Media

On Monday, May 12, the fire was called 100% contained.  As of Wednesday, May 14, Command of the Iron Fire was transferred back to the Gila National Forest. This incident will no longer be updated.

The Iron Fire was detected Sunday, May 4, 2025 around noon. It is located in Cooper Canyon south of Iron Mesa and northeast of Turkeyfeather Mountain, inside the Gila Wilderness, south of Willow Creek Campground.

 

Basic Information
Current as of Wed, 05/14/2025 - 00:15
Incident Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin
Incident Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Location Cooper Canyon in Gila Wilderness, 3 miles south of Willow Creek Subdivision
Incident Commander Gila National Forest Type 5 Organization
Coordinates 33° 21' 23'' Latitude
-108° 33'
18
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Size 482 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 100%

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