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Silver City, NM, April 25, 2026) — The Gila National Forest is sponsoring a National Fire Prevention and Education Team. The team is supporting the forest for two weeks with messaging and outreach during Stage 1 fire restrictions. The team will appear at local and regional events, such as Continental Divide Trail Days and Tour of Gila in Silver City and Truth or Consequences Fiesta. Public outreach is intended to impress upon the public the need to comply with the forest's current fire restrictions and to prevent wildfires during this period of high risk for increased fire activity.
The team will collaborate with Grant County Office of Emergency Management, local rural volunteer fire departments and Gila National Forest ranger districts to ensure messaging is consistent and shared with visitors locally as well as regionally.
- Category: Front Page News
Photos by Don Licht Sr.
As of today, Saturday, April 25, 2026, two slurry bombers and one Chinook type helicopter are being used to fight the Hummingbird Fire currently burning in the Gila near Glenwood. For most of the day today, the bombers have been dropping slurry and the helicopter has been doing drops of buckets of water, attempting to slow down the fire before tomorrow's predicted high winds of potentially up to 60 mph.
helicopter carrying a bucket of water
Bomber full of slurry
- Category: Front Page News
ROAD CLOSURE
FIRE- Mogollon Area
Closure, NM 159 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 12, 3 miles east of Mogollon to mile marker 25, Willow Creek Campground.
NM 159 is closed due to a forest fire. No opening date at this time.
- Category: Front Page News
Near Critical Fire Weather Conditions Challenge Firefighters April 25, 2026
Acres: 221
Start Date: 04/20/2026
Location: 15 Miles East of Glenwood, NM
Personnel: 165
Containment: 0 %
Cause: Lightning
Summary:
- Category: Weather
Attached is a Situational Awareness Briefing for Strong Wind and Fire Weather for this weekend, April 25-26.
· Breezy Saturday, then windy Sunday. Strongest wind occurring Sunday afternoon with gusts up to 50 mph.
· Red Flag Warning in effect both days for critical fire weather conditions.
· Blowing dust reducing visibility for some locations Sunday afternoon.
See more details in the PDF below:
- Category: Front Page News
April 24, 2026
Gila Las Cruces Type 3 IMT Assumes Command of Hummingbird Fire
Acres: 25
Start Date: 4/20/2026
Location:15 miles east of Glenwood, NM
Personnel: 164
Containment: 0 %
Cause: Lightning
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