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Unit Information

3005 E. Camino del Bosque 
Silver City, 
88061 
3005 E. Camino del Bosque 
Silver City, 
88061 

Incident Contacts

Fire Information
Phone: 530-640-1168
Hours: S-S 8 am to 6 pm

This incident is no longer being updated.

The Skates Fire is located 13 miles northeast of Silver City on the Gila National Forest. Signal Peak Lookout reported the fire Friday at 4:11 p.m. There are no evacuations currently associated with the incident. 

Basic Information
Current as of Wed, 06/15/2022 - 10:56
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin
Location 13 miles northeast of Silver City, NM
Incident Commander Rocky Ahshapanek
Incident Description Remote, rugged terrain
Coordinates 32° 57' 54'' Latitude
-108° 8'
52
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Total Personnel: 140
Size 111 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 85%
Fuels Involved

Timber, brush

Significant Events

The fire transitioned to a Type 4 IC

Outlook
Planned Actions

Full suppression

Remarks

CDT hikers need to reroute. See information under announcements.