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(Photo : Getty Images) The States Attains Preparedness Level 5  Wednesday morning, The Oregon National Guard was deployed to aid in the fight against the large Bootleg Fire, which was about 5% contained. The states attained the Preparedness Level 5 also known as PL5, and this implies that places could witness "complex incidents of wildland fire, which can possibly use up national wildland firefighting resources," as per guidance from the National Interagency Fire Center. Just three days after ...

Outlaw Fire burns 30 acres A wildfire burning 10 miles outside of Capitan, New Mexico reportedly consumed about 30 acres of wildland. The fire, dubbed the Outlaw Fire, was detected June 14 near White Oaks and 10 miles northwest of Capitan around 9 p.m. inside the Lincoln National Forest. Officials believed the fire was the result of lightning. It was detected during a flyover of the area by "an airplane known to the firefighting community as an air attack aircraft." According to the U.S. Forest...

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Three thousand more acres of the Gila National Forest are burning as part of the Johnson Fire since Tuesday, totaling nearly 47,000 acres of land.

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New Mexico wildfire forces closure of Gila Cliff Dwellings June 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument will close this weekend while crews continue efforts to contain a wildfire in the Gila National Forest. The National Park Service said Thursday that the Cliff Dwellings will shut down beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday and until further notice. The lightning-caused blaze, which was first reported May 20, has burned roughly 60 square miles (155...

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The National Park Service is closing the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument beginning at 8 a.m. June 5, and remaining in effect until rescinded.

June 4, 2021 Exceptional drought brings early heat to 2021 wildfire season Written by Nickolas Seibel on June 4, 2021 (Photo Courtesy of the USFS) A plane from the Silver City Aerial Fire Base’s arsenal drops 750 gallons during a recent practice run. By STEPHEN DUMAS Daily Press Correspondent It’s summertime in southwest New Mexico, and that means backyard barbecues, trips to cool off in the river and outdoor markets that are starting to retu...