Location: 1-1/2 miles southwest of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument                                          

Start Date:  June 28, 2020                             Cause:  Lightning              Size:  ~17,915 acres

Vegetation:   Timber, Tall Grass, Brush                                                    Containment: 60%

Strategy/Summary: This lightning-caused fire is burning on National Forest System lands in the Gila Wilderness. There has been little progression on this fire. This is the final update on the fire unless significant changes occur.

Weather: Wind will remain about 10-15 mph with a possibility of increased moisture east of the Continental Divide. Storm chances will decrease by midweek and predicted weather will be very hot and dry. Temperatures are predicted to reach nearly 10 degrees above normal by Friday. 

Smoke: Smoke from the fire rises up and away during the daytime, but in the evenings, smoke can pool back down in canyons, drainages, and basins.  For information on air quality and protecting your health, and to find guidance on distances and visibility, please visit https://nmtracking.org/fire. Fire information can be found at nmfireinfo.com.

 Inciweb information:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6739/.

For information on the Gila National Forest, check out our website at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/gila or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

 Good Fire Update for July 4, 2020 

Weather: Warm and dry conditions are predicted for the fire area. Minimum relative humidity will be in the teens along and west of the river while 20s are expected east on Saturday. Relative humidity will fall into the teen’s area wide for the lowlands Sunday. Winds will be generally in the 5-15 mph range.

Location: 1 1/2 miles Southwest of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument                                   
Start Date:  June 28, 2020                     Cause:  Lightning         
Size:  ~17,200 acres
Vegetation:   Timber, Tall Grass, Brush
Containment: 53%

Weather: Fire weather conditions should begin transitioning to a more humid, and rainy period. A sub-tropical high over central Mexico will slowly drift north over the next week-over New Mexico and

 Update on Good Fire - June 26, 2020

 Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National ForestStart Date:  June 6, 2020               Size:  ~ 13,220 acres                        Cause: Lightning

Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest

Start Date:  June 6, 2020               Size:  ~ 11,360 acres                        Cause: Lightning

Vegetation:  Pinyon Juniper        Containment: 50%  

Current Information:  This lightning-caused fire had a recent reconnaissance flight and was GPS-ed at 11,360 acres. Wind and heat have caused the fire to grow. There is minimal fire behavior on the ground, with no isolated or single tree torching. There is some fire backing down into Little Creek on the northwest corner of the fire, which is being monitored by district wildland firefighters. The fire growth continues towards the south/southwest in the direction of Brushy Mountain.

Strategy:   The fire is in monitor status by the Wilderness RD and the Black Mountain Lookout until the onset of monsoon season.  

Smoke from fire rises up and away during the daytime, but in the evenings, smoke can pool back down in canyons, drainages, and basins.  For information on air quality and protecting your health, and to find guidance on distances and visibility, please visit https://nmtracking.org/fire. Fire information can be found at nmfireinfo.com.  Inciweb information:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6739/.  

For information on the Gila National Forest, check out our website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/gila or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest

Start Date:  June 6, 2020               Size:  ~ 10,275 acres                        Cause: Lightning

Vegetation:  Pinyon Juniper        Containment: 50%

Current Information:  This lightning-caused fire had a reconnaissance flight this a.m. and was GPS-ed at 10,275 acres. Wind and heat have caused the fire to grow. There is minimal fire behavior on the ground, with no isolated or single tree torching. The fire growth is towards the south/southwest in the direction of Brushy Mountain.

Strategy:   The fire is in monitor status by the Wilderness RD and the Black Mountain Lookout until the onset of monsoon season.

Smoke from fire rises up and away during the daytime, but in the evenings, smoke can pool back down in canyons, drainages, and basins.  For information on air quality and protecting your health, and to find guidance on distances and visibility, please visit https://nmtracking.org/fire. Fire information can be found at nmfireinfo.com.  Inciweb information:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6739/.  

For information on the Gila National Forest, check out our website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/gila or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

GILA NATIONAL FOREST

Wilderness Ranger District

GOOD AND TURKEY WILDFIRES TRAIL CLOSURES

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 551 and 36 CFR 261.50(a) the prohibition listed in Order Number 03-06-05-20-004, Good and Turkey Wildfires Trail Closures on the Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District, dated June 11, 20202, and signed by Eric LaPrice, Acting Forest Supervisor, is hereby terminated.  


Done at Silver City, New Mexico this 16th day of June, 2020.

/s/ Eric LaPrice
acting Forest Supervisor
Gila National Forest

Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest

Start Date:  June 6, 2020               Size:  ~ 8,370 acres                          Cause: Lightning

Vegetation:  Pinyon Juniper        Containment: 50%

Strategy:   The Type 3 Team will be transitioning the fire back to the Wilderness Ranger District Fire Management crew as of Wednesday June 17, 2020, at 6:00 a.m. This fire will be in monitor status by the Wilderness RD and the Black Mountain Lookout until the onset of monsoon season.

Closure Order Rescinded : The  temporary closure order #03-06-05-20-004 dated June 11, 2020, that includes Trail #160 which comes out of the Gila Center, and Trail #161 at Little Creek has been rescinded as of June 16, 2020, and the trails will be reopened by June 17, 2020, at 6:00 a.m.

Smoke from fire rises up and away during the daytime, but in the evenings, smoke can pool back down in canyons, drainages, and basins.  For information on air quality and protecting your health, and to find guidance on distances and visibility, please visit https://nmtracking.org/fire. Fire information can be found at nmfireinfo.com.  Inciweb information:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6739/.  

For information on the Gila National Forest, check out our website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/gila or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Location: between Blood Canyon and Brushy Mountain, Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest

Start Date:  June 6, 2020               Size:  ~ 8,370 acres                          Cause: Lightning

Vegetation:  Pinyon Juniper        Containment: 15%

Resources:  Two 20-person Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC)

The strategy for today is to continue to prep Forest Service Trail #403 to the west until the junction with Trail #160, then continue prep to the west. Continue to prep Trail #161 (along the Little Creek drainage) to the west, post Trail #789 to the next confluence entering Little Creek drainage from the south.  There is a temporary closure order #03-06-05-20-004 dated June 11, 2020, that includes Trail #160 which comes out of the Gila Center, and Trail #161 at Little Creek.  

Values on these fires include public and wildland fire safety, the NM Hwy 15 corridor, private inholdings and associated infrastructure, the cultural and tourism aspect of the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, the natural values of wilderness, wildlife habitat including the Gila trout, and to minimize the footprint and to have low intensity fire on the landscape.

Smoke from fire rises up and away during the daytime, but in the evenings, smoke can pool back down in canyons, drainages, and basins.  For information on air quality and protecting your health, and to find guidance on distances and visibility, please visit https://nmtracking.org/fire. Fire information can be found at nmfireinfo.com.  Inciweb information:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6739/.  

For information on the Gila National Forest, check out our website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/gila or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.