27-05-2025
Paradise Fire burns 40 acres on the Gila National Forest
CATRON COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Firefighters are responding to the Paradise Fire north of Quemado Lake on the Gila National Forest Monday night.
It is burning between Quemado Lake and Escondido Mountain, moving to the northeast.
Start Date / Time: 05/26/25Cause: n/aSize: Estimated 40 acresLocation: North of Quemado Lake on the Gila National Two Type 6 engines, Prineville Interagency Hotshot Crew, and the Gila Taskforce are enroute, and additional resources are being of vegetation in the area (aka fuels): ponderosa pine, pinon-juniper, and grassContainment: n/aRoad Closures: n/aEvacuations: n/a
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