MINOR GROWTH ON THE THOMPSON RIDGE FIRE NORTH OF JEMEZ SPRINGS. IT'S INCREASED FROM JUST OVER 21 THOUSAND ACRES TO 21-THOUSAND-871 ACRES. IT'S ALSO 50 PERCENT CONTAINED. THE TRES LAGUNAS FIRE NORTH OF PECOS IS 10-THOUSAND-185 ACRES AND 70 PERCENT CONTAINED. CREWS EXPECT TO HAVE IT FULLY CONTAINED BY THIS SATURDAY.
THE SILVER FIRE IS STILL GOING IN THE GILA WILDERNESS … WITH 6,700 ACRES BURNED, BUT NO CONTAINMENT FIGURE YET. THE LIGHTNING CAUSED SAWMILL CANYON, AT LAST WORK, WAS STILL SMALL: ONLY 42 ACRES IN SIZE SOUTHWEST OF QUEMADO LAKE.
THE JAROSO FIRE IS A NEW ONE THAT SPARKED UP NEAR THE TRES LAGUNAS FIRE MONDAY. IT GREW FROM THREE ACRES TO 360 ACRES BY TUESDAY MORNING. NO COMMUNITIES ARE THREATENED.
