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Blaze slows in areas where earlier prescribed fires reduced fuels
Whitewater-Baldy fire complex perimeter on May 27.
The Whitewater Fire burns in the Gila National Forest May 22 before merging with the Baldy Fire. PHOTO COURTESY INCIWEB. Click for more photos.
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — Firefighters in New Mexico faced extreme fire conditions Saturday, with tongues of flame soaring 200 feet at times as the Whitewater-Baldy fire grew by more than 40,000 acres in 24 hours, from 80,000 acres to a footprint of more than 122,000 acres.
Fire experts said the blaze is slowing were previous prescribed fires reduced some of the available fuels.
Saturday afternoon the Gila National Forest closed the Catwalk National Recreation Trail until further notice. Please visit the Gila National Forest Website at www.fs.usda.gov/gila for more details. Smoke advisories are in effect, with more info online here. (more…)
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