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Silver Fire Covers More than 70,000 Acres (Con’t)
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The fire continued to grow north reaching Animas Canyon yesterday, triggering firefighters who were working on containment lines to move to a safe location. Crews will continue constructing indirect fire line today.
According to Silver Fire meteorologist, Carl Cerniglia, “we have experienced higher winds recently and hot and dry conditions are expected over the next 6 days.”
To ensure public and firefighter safety in around the fire, Incident commander Matt Reidy said “residents and the general public can expect an increase in firefighter traffic in the area as new crews move into the area over the next several days.”
Resources assigned to the fire include five 20-person hotshot crews, three 20-person crews, five helicopters, 15 engines, one dozer, eight water tenders for a total of 463 personnel.
Silver Fire updates can be found on Inciweb at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ incident/3414. For additional fire information, visit the following websites: www.facebook.com/ SilverFireNM,www.flickr.com/ gilaforest, www.twitter.com/ SilverFireNM.
June 24, 2013 - Silver Fire Grows to 76,000+ Acres - Fire Perimeter Map - Wind Map
As of this posting the Silver Fire has consumed 76,000 acres.
Visit the official fire site for the latest and best information: Silver Fire Site
Photos on this and the next page are courtesy of United States Forest Service.
Red Flag Warning for Silver Fire
The Silver Fire grew to 76,062 acres yesterday as firefighters look for locations to engage the fire. The fire was most active in the northeast. Some areas of the fire in the south are in monitor status with resources shifting to the northwest, north and northeast parts of the fire.
Today is a transition day on the Silver Fire as Matt Reidy’s Northern Arizona Incident Management Team transfers the fire this evening to
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Progress of Fire Thru June 22