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The El Caso Lookout Complex is located in the Gila National Forest north of Apache Creek, New Mexico.Built in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration, the complex was one of three New Deal-era forest fire lookouts built in Catron County.
It is the largest fire department in New Mexico [4] with 22 fire stations and 729 paid firefighters as of 2020. [2] In 2019, AFR ranked as the 25th-busiest fire department in the United States, fielding 105,526 calls for emergency services, [5] and the department's Engine 5 was the nation's 12th-busiest fire engine with 5,532 runs. AFR Engine ...
Smoke from the Las Conchas fire in 2011. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of New Mexico. New Mexico has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions that often produce moderate to severe wildfires.
Sep. 27—New Mexicans might have a smoke filled weekend — smoke that's coming from fires set by the U.S. Forest Service. Fire managers from the Santa Fe National Forest began the North Joaquin ...
Many homes near America’s largest wildfire survived the latest barrage of howling winds and erratic flames, but New Mexico’s governor said Tuesday the risk remains high and she expects long ...
“The objective in fire management on a Designated Wilderness Area is to permit the wildfire to play its natural role as much as possible within the wilderness,” per New Mexico Fire Information.
Hermits Peak Fire (escaped prescribed burn) started April 6. The Calf Canyon Fire (escaped pile burn) started April 19. Merged on April 22. Largest and most destructive fire in state history. [16] [17] Collins Fire Catron: 3,030: April 7, 2022: April 11, 2022: Was located in the Reserve Ranger District of the Gila National Forest [18] [19 ...
Sep. 9—Firefighters continued to work Saturday to suppress a wildfire that prompted the evacuation of two small Northern New Mexico communities, El Valle and Las Trampas, on Friday afternoon. An ...