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SILVER CITY, NM, July 15, 2025— Heavy lightning activity last week caused multiple wildfires on the Gila National Forest. Many were immediately suppressed by fire crews. Others reached containment over the weekend and are currently monitored. Two new fires have been reported since July 13. All currently active fires are discussed below. Reports on the Turkeyfeather Fire and the Goose Fire are in separate notifications.
Wilderness Ranger District
The Pinnacle Fire (5 acres), 8 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, was reported on July 13. The fire was flown on July 14, and very minimal fire behavior was observed. The fire is burning in very steep and rugged terrain in the middle of the Gila Wilderness and will continue to be monitored. Smoke may be visible from Hwy 15.
Tuesday July 15, 2025
Reported date: July 9, 2025 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural Size: 800 acres
Personnel: 128 Fuels: Timber, Brush Strategy: Full Suppression
Fire behavior: Running, Backing, Flanking
Operations: Yesterday, crews continued scouting Forest Road 282 to Trail 238 and patrolled the west side of the fire to check for heat. In addition, they prepared control line along Forest Road 282 and Trail 238. A limited number of aircraft are supporting operations by targeting hotspots, although no helicopters are currently assigned.
Turkeyfeather Wildfire Update July 15, 2025
Acres: 22,286 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM
Personnel: 91 Containment: 19% Cause: Lightning/Natural
Summary: The Turkeyfeather Wildfire had moderate behavior on Monday, with backing, flanking and creeping activity. The fire continues to burn through previous fire scars with downed fuels, consuming forest duff and heavies which have accumulated on the forest floor.
Albuquerque Zone type 3 team assumes command of the Goose Fire
Monday July 14, 2025
Reported date: July 9, 2025 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural
Size: 800 acres Personnel: 75 Fuels: Timber, Brush
Strategy: Full Suppression Fire behavior: Creeping, Flanking, Isolated Torching
Operations: Today, the Albuquerque Zone Type 3 Incident Management Team assumed command of the incident. Yesterday, fire activity increased on the north and east flanks, while movement remained slow along the southern and western edges. Crews worked diligently to scout and construct control lines where terrain allowed. Access remains challenging due to steep and rugged conditions. Fire managers are implementing full suppression tactics using confine and contain strategies.
Turkeyfeather Wildfire Update July 14, 2025
Acres: 18,592 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM
Personnel: 89 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural
Summary: The Turkeyfeather Wildfire saw active fire behavior Sunday morning, and moderate behavior in the afternoon, as clouds and light precipitation moved into the area. The fire continues to burn through previous fire scars with downed fuels, consuming forest duff and heavies which have accumulated on the forest floor. The area where the Chicken Wildfire is located has shown very little activity.
By Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: This is part 1 of the HMS follow up community meeting on July8, 2025.]
The same facilitator from the first HMS (Hidalgo Medical Services) community discussion in late May, Lilly Irvin-Vitela, president of Community Connects Consulting of Peralta NM, again facilitated the Follow Up Community Discussion at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. With her was Simon, who handled the Zoom call and facilitated the Mentimeter program that people could use to ask questions.
"I believe that the solutions for the trickiest, thorniest, hardest things come from community from the people who are most impacted by policy and by systems. I think within people with an issue, the solutions reside. I know that I've had that proven time and time again, and I also believe that the most difficult, challenging, hard things are scarier when we're not talking to each other about them. So if we can make space in a respectful way, to hear each other, to disagree, to find common ground, there's nothing the community can't figure out for itself," Irvin-Vitela said in her introduction.
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