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Type 3 Incident Management Team
MARCUS CORNWELL – INCIDENT COMMANDER
Notification for Public Health and Safety
Press Release – Friday, June 13, 2025
Trout Fire prompts highway closure, advisory to leave developed recreation sites
Acres: 2,170 Start Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Location: 12 miles north of Silver City, NM Personnel: 144
Containment: 0% Cause: Under investigation
I would like to provide an update on the Trout Fire. The fire is now estimated at 2000 acres. The USFS flew a drone over the fire last night and are currently assessing the data and will provide a more precise acreage later this morning.
Currently there are NO evacuation orders in place. Residents in the Lake Roberts-Sapillo area are currently in the "Set" mode. The decision to place these residents in the Set mode was based on the rapid fire growth and the limited availability of evacuation corridors. With Highway 15 closed, Highway 35 is the only evacuation corridor. This decision was made to ensure the safety of the community.
[Editor's Note: With the help of a new reporter, the Beat will begin to catch up with county meetings that fell through the cracks due to not enough time for the editor to write them. This addresses the March 11, 2025, Grant CountyCommission work session.]
By Michael LaReaux
No motion for agenda discussion or public input took place.
Under director reports, County Fire Chief, Roger Groves, presented first.He said fire activity is gradually increasing. The department is working on financial reports for the state. Reviews of volunteer fire departments continue. Last month stations were inspected in conjunction with the Fire Marshall's office to determine ISO status. Lower Mimbres VFD is no long on probation. An ISO inspection is necessary to improve their rating for property owner insurance rates. ISO rates on a scale of one to ten, with one being the most desirable score and ten being the least desirable. Most stations hold a rating of five.
The Grant OEM (Office of Emergency Management) would like to provide an update on the Meadow-Trout Fire. The fire unfortunately jumped Hwy 15 and is actively burning and has grown to @ 500 acres. NM Hwy 15 is closed to public traffic from the Hwy 15/35 intersection south to the Ben Lilly Memorial.
An IPAWS emergency alert was sent out by the Grant OEM placing most of the Mimbres valley (from the Highway 15/35 intersection to the Wilderness Ranger District office) in “Set” mode, under the wildfire preparedness Ready, Set, Go program.
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, NM 35 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 27, 0.5 miles south of NM 15. Closure due to a forest fire.
Meadow and Trout fires are 15 miles north of Silver City
Silver City, NM, June 12, 2025—Firefighters are responding to two new wildfires approximately 15 miles north of Silver City. The fires are located east and west of New Mexico Highway 15, in the Meadow Creek and Sheep Corral areas.
The Meadow Fire was reported last night and is located near the end of a spur road in the Meadow Creek area. It is burning in ponderosa pine, oak, and grass. An engine crew worked the fire overnight, establishing fireline around the 8.5-acre fire. Another engine crew, along with the Northern Colorado Type 2 hand crew took over the Meadow Fire this morning and are working to establish containment.
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