Wildfire
Prescribed Fire
Burned Area Response
OtherElk Fire
Unit Information
Gila National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
3005 E. Camino del Bosque
Silver City, NM 88061
Incident Contact
Marta Call
Email: marta.call@usda.gov
Phone: 575-388-8211
Hours: M-F 7-7, S-S 8-5
The Elk Fire, approximately 1180 acres, is burning on National Forest System lands on the Quemado Ranger District, Gila National Forest. The strategy for this incident is to suppress the fire to the smallest fire footprint. Lack of access and resistance to control, the ability of firefighters to suppress this fire will be extremely difficult and limited. The public should expect to see this fire continue to grow across the landscape. Firefighters will continue to assess and engage this fire where and when opportunities exist.
Basic Information
| Current as of | |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | Thursday June 06th, 2019 approx. 12:00 AM |
| Location | 23 miles SE of Quemado |
| Incident Commander | Dave Gesser ICT2 |
| Incident Description | Wildfire |
| Coordinates | 33.999 latitude, -108.251 longitude |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 125 |
| Size | 1,819 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 89% |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Grass and Understory) |
| Significant Events | Moderate, Flanking, Backing, Creeping Minimal smoke production as fire may be flanking, backing, and creeping in small pockets of dead dry fuels. Some interior areas unavailable to burn. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Monitor and patrol the fire edge. Complete suppression repair. The current Incident Management Team will transfer command to an ICT4 tomorrow. |
| Projected Incident Activity | Minimal movement within existing fire perimeter. Interior flanking, backing and creeping. Possible occasional single tree torching. Minimal smoke production as interior pockets consume. |
| Remarks | Incident Command Team transfers command back to local unit tomorrow. Last update unless significant activity occurs. |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns | Dry weather with seasonal temperatures and winds will occur Tuesday and Wednesday. Then breezy to windy and very dry conditions are expected Thursday into the weekend with minimum humidity levels dropping below 10 percent during the afternoons with a Haines of 6 during the afternoon and evening hours. |
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