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