EMNRD-Forestry Division

Incident Name: Hog Fire and Update #: as of June 19, 2025 6:00 PM

Location:

Douglas Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest
Cochise County, Arizona and moved onto Hidalgo County, NM
Approximately 30 miles east of Douglas, AZ

Start Date: June 17, 2015, reported at approximately 6 a.m.
Size: Approximately 2,200 acres Percent Contained: 25%
Cause: Lightning Personnel Assigned: Approximately 55
Vegetation: Grass and brush Growth Potential: Moderate

Summary:
A lightning ignited wildfire continues burning on the Coronado National Forest over the southern Peloncillo Mountains. Although it has increased 1,200 acres, the fire is producing mild effects north of the Geronimo Trail along the Arizona-New Mexico border around Outlaw Mountain. This now includes 80 acres in New Mexico. No structures are threatened and there are minimal values at risk. Crews accomplished additional burnouts along Geronimo Trail which is the southern control feature. They will continue to conduct point protection while allowing fire spread in a northerly direction to achieve multiple resource benefits. Fire fighter crews have increased by one and now include one hotshot crew, a local type 2 initial attack crew, two engines, and a medium helicopter. Crews have been identifying important control features on the east and west sides of the fire while monitoring for spot fires to prevent the fire from crossing Geronimo Trail.

Burning in grass and brush, the fire threatens no structures or private property at this time.

A temporary closure has been enacted to the visiting public of portions of Geronimo Trail (Forest Road 63) east of Forest Road 4342 (McDonald Ranch Road) and west of the eastern boundary of the Coronado National Forest. Coronado National Forest lands and trails north of Geronimo Trail northward to Skeleton Canyon have also been closed for public and firefighter safety while aircraft, crews, and large firefighting equipment work to contain this fire. Cochise County, Hidalgo County and the Arizona Game and Fish Department have assisted with the temporary closures.

Resources Assigned:

Firefighters: One hotshot crew, one initial attack crew
two engines
One medium helicopter

MODIS Fire Detection Satellite Data: A map of current MODIS Fire Detections is available at http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/current.php

MODIS fire detection data representing heat sensed by satellite is updated several times throughout the day, providing near real-time information. Each 1 km MODIS fire detection is depicted as a point representing the centroid of the 1 km pixel where the fire is detected.

They are categorized by time of detection; last 6, 12 and 24 hours, and all detections previous within the last 24 hour period. The MODIS data represents heat, but sometimes can be misleading as it may pick up heat from a smoke column, etc. outside the fire's perimeter. However it can help provide a sense of where the fire is most active throughout the day.

MODIS Fire Detection data is also available in Google Earth: http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/googleearth.php. You need to have Google Earth open on your computer before opening layers. To install Google Earth visit http://google.com/earth.

To View Wildfire Data in Google Earth on an iPhone or iPad: Use the Safari Browser to go to http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/googleearth.php, then click on the KML file you want to view, and select Open in Google Earth.