Evacuations are still in effect for the Willow Creek Subdivision involving the Hummingbird Fire in the Gila National Forest in Catron County Saturday afternoon. The Willow Creek Subdivision is now in GO status, which means “evacuate immediately.” The Hummingbird Fire in the Gila National Forest has burned 2018 acres with zero percent containment, said an earlier news release from the Gila National Forest and Catron Fire and EMS said.A Red Flag warning is in effect through Sunday, with wind speeds of 15-25 mph expected on Sunday with gusts from 35-45 mph.The fire is burning within the 2012 Whitewater-Baldy Fire burn scar 15 miles east of Glenwood, where brush and large dead trees — both standing and downed — are abundant. Structure protection continues in Willow Creek and Bear Wallow Lookout.NM 159 has reopened, the New Mexico Department of Transportation has announced.Officials say the Hummingbird Fire was started by lightning Monday south of the community of Willow Creek. The Gila National Forest is currently in Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. Campfires or charcoal fires are only allowed in designated Forest Service structures. Smoking is only allowed in enclosed vehicles and buildings or cleared areas.
Evacuations are still in effect for the Willow Creek Subdivision involving the Hummingbird Fire in the Gila National Forest in Catron County Saturday afternoon. The Willow Creek Subdivision is now in GO status, which means “evacuate immediately.”
The Hummingbird Fire in the Gila National Forest has burned 2018 acres with zero percent containment, said an earlier news release from the Gila National Forest and Catron Fire and EMS said.
A Red Flag warning is in effect through Sunday, with wind speeds of 15-25 mph expected on Sunday with gusts from 35-45 mph.
The fire is burning within the 2012 Whitewater-Baldy Fire burn scar 15 miles east of Glenwood, where brush and large dead trees — both standing and downed — are abundant.
Structure protection continues in Willow Creek and Bear Wallow Lookout.
NM 159 is closed eastbound and westbound from mile marker 12, 3 miles east of Mogollon to mile marker 25, Willow Creek Campground, due to the Hummingbird Fire. No opening time has been announced, a New Mexico Department of Transportation news release said.
Officials say the Hummingbird Fire was started by lightning Monday south of the community of Willow Creek.
The Gila National Forest is currently in Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. Campfires or charcoal fires are only allowed in designated Forest Service structures. Smoking is only allowed in enclosed vehicles and buildings or cleared areas.
