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- Category: Front Page News
Final Buck Fire Update Tuesday June 24, 2025
Reported date: June 11, 2025 Containment: 91 % Cause: Lightning Size: 57,753 acres
Personnel: 129 Fuels: Grass, timber Strategy: Full Suppression Fire behavior: Minimal, Smoldering
Operations: Today, they are focused on monitoring and patrolling for any remaining heat in the area with the remaining resources. The roads group is continuing to repair and improve access routes that were heavily utilized during fire operations. Fire managers are also in the process of implementing a comprehensive suppression repair plan to address all impacted areas.
- Category: Front Page News
Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team TEAM 4 – Andrew Mandell – Incident Commander
Containment increases as suppression repair work continues Scattered thunderstorms move across the Trout Fire, prompting flood watches
Daily Update for June 24, 2025
Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)
Acres: 47,100 Start Date: June 12, 2025 Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM
Cause: Under investigation Personnel: 1,400 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber Containment: 33%
Highlights: Despite facing challenging conditions Monday, firefighters successfully increased containment on the Trout Fire to 33 percent. As scattered storms move through the region, crews remain committed to direct attack when safe to do so.
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Black Range Foothills-Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range-
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Second Map Central Grant County/Silver City Area-
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- Category: Front Page News
The Grant County Sheriff's Office, in coordination local fire personnel, continues to respond to the Trout Fire incident.
As of this update, two structures have been confirmed lost due to the fire in the N. Lockney Canyon (Signal Peak Area). The homeowners of both properties have been notified.
Crews were previously unable to access all areas due to dense smoke and active fire conditions. With improved visibility, fire personnel have begun to identify and assess affected properties.
- Category: Front Page News
By Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: This second and final article will cover the questions from the public with answers from officials and the fire team. Please be aware that the answers were from Friday, June 20, and conditions may have changed since then.]
The June 20, 2025, public meeting, continued with questions from residents and answers from officials and fire team members addressing the concerns
Facilitator Starr Farrell gave similar instructions to those wishing to ask questions to be sure to wait, like last time, until they had a microphone in their hand before they spoke.
She said she had some questions that had come in online that they were wanting to have asked.
- Category: Front Page News
Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team TEAM 4 – Andrew Mandell – Incident Commander
Firefighting efforts gain ground as flood warnings are issued for the Trout Fire area
Daily Update for June 23, 2025
Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8964 (8 am – 8 pm)
Acres: 46,796 Start Date: June 12, 2025 Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM
Cause: Under investigation Personnel: 1,425 Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber Containment: 22%
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