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I would like to provide an update on the Trout Fire. The fire is currently 5,234 acres and 0% contained.
Evacuation Map below. [Editor's Note: If the entire map does not show in your browser, you have the option of downloading it by clicking the tiny download arrow below it.]
As a matter of public safety, residents in the Gattons Park and Camp Thunderbird communities were placed in "Go" status and ordered to evacuate. New Mexico State Police, Grant County Sheriff's Office and Upper Mimbres VFD evacuated residents in the communities along Highway 35 from the Sapillo Campground to the Wilderness Ranger Station. Highway 35 is closed at Wilderness Ranger Station for all incoming traffic.
ROAD CLOSURE:
CLOSURE- Silver City Pinos Altos Area
Closure, NM 15 northbound and southbound from mile marker 17, 10 miles north of Pinos Altos to mile marker 22, 15 miles north of Pinos Altos. Closed due to a forest fire.
CLOSURE- Lake Roberts to Mimbres
Closure, NM 35 eastbound from mile marker 27, 0.5 miles south of NM 15 to mile marker 11, 11 miles north of NM 152. Closed due to a forest fire. Roadway to be used for evacuations only.
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona
Ana County-Otero Mesa-Central Grant County/Silver City Area-West
Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-East Central Tularosa
Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-Northern Hudspeth
Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the cities of Grant County Airport, Radium Springs,
NO homes or other structures have been impacted by the fire.
I would like to provide an update on the Trout Fire. The fire has been determined to be at 3910 acres. As a matter of public safety, residents in the Sapillo – Lake Roberts communities were placed in “Go” status and ordered to evacuate. New Mexico State Police evacuated residents in the communities along Highway 35 from the Highway 35/15 intersection to the Sapillo Campground. No further evacuation orders are expected tonight.
NO homes or other structures have been impacted by the fire. Highway 35 is closed at the Sapillo Campground for all incoming traffic. The Red Cross is staffing the evacuation shelter at the Convention Center in Silver City located at 3031 Highway 180 East in Silver City. Arrangements for evacuations of pets and animals have also been organized. Pets will be accommodated by the High Desert Humane Society and the rodeo grounds at the Southwest Horseman's Association are open to receive evacuated livestock, and personnel are on site.
Trout Fire management being transferred to larger team as evacuations and closures remain in place
Acres: 3,910 Start Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Personnel: 282
Containment: 0% Cause: Under investigation
Summary: The Trout Fire north of Silver City continued active growth to 3,910 acres today under hot, dry, windy conditions. The Gila Las Cruces Type 3 Incident Command Team inbriefed the Southwest Area Type Complex Incident Command Team 4 at 6:00 p.m. Friday with a plan to transfer command to Team 4 at 6:00 a.m. Saturday.
Grant County issues evacuation order on west end of New Mexico Highway 35
Silver City, NM, June 13, 2025—Gila National Forest has issued a public safety closure order for Gila National Forest lands and recreation sites threatened by the Trout Fire. The closure area is south and west of New Mexico Highway 35, north of Allie Canyon Trail, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Signal Peak Trail, and Tadpole Ridge Trail, and east of Sheep Corral Canyon Trail and Forest Road 4083V in the Sheep Corral area.
All National Forest System lands within the closure area are closed to public entry, including developed recreation sites along New Mexico Highway 35 (Allie Canyon Trailhead, Sapillo Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Trailhead, Railroad Canyon Trailhead, Pictograph Canyon Trailhead, Purgatory Chasm Trailhead, Sapillo Group Campground, Mesa Campground, Upper End Campground, Lake Roberts Day Use Area, Lake Roberts Picnic Area, Vista Ruins Picnic Area, and the Lake Roberts Recreation Area.
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