High Southwest Winds Blow Smoke from Arizona
Location: 17 miles northeast of Reserve, New Mexico
Start Date: May 1, 2017
Size: 3,255 acres
Contained: 17% Cause: Lightning
Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine, Gambel Oak, Pinon/Juniper
Resources: Engines: 3, Type 1 Crew: 1, Type 3 Helicopter: 1, Total personnel: 45
Strong southwest winds are blowing smoke from ongoing fires in Arizona. Smoke from the Kerr fire may be impacting areas to the east.
Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory or heart disease are encouraged to take precautionary measures. Information on air quality and protecting your health can be found online at the New Mexico Department of Health website at https://nmtracking.org/environment/air/FireAndSmoke.html.
For information on this fire: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5171/
For information on the Gila National Forest, check out our website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/gila