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New Mexico wildfire map: Track Trout Fire as responders work to contain blaze
Editor's note: This article was updated to reflect the new total acreage impacted by the Trout Fire.
For those heading to the mountains of New Mexico during the summer months, it could mean dealing with fires stemming from particularly dry conditions.
The New Mexico Wildfire Map currently shows an active fire east of Gila, New Mexico. The Trout Fire is burning an estimated 38,708 acres.
Currently, 755 personnel are assigned to the incident. The fire is burning through timber, grass, and dense six-foot brush, according to MAPO. The fire is 0% contained.
N.M. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared a state of emergency and secured federal Fire Management Assistance Grants in response to the Trout Fire.
The declaration allocates $750,000 to the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for firefighting efforts, including the deployment of the New Mexico National Guard, according to a news release from the office of the governor.
The fire tracker provides a map with pinpoint locations of each fire and shows where red flag warnings are in effect, among other information. You can also click on each point to see detailed information on the fire in that area.
The U.S. Forest Service noted the fire was reported Thursday, June 12, in the Trout Creek area of the Gila National Forest.
The Gila National Forest has implemented a closure order as the fire is not contained.
Another adjacent fire over eight acres east of the Gila Forest. That, too, is not contained and was reported five days ago, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: New Mexico wildfire map: Track Trout Fire in real-time
