THE LIGHTNING-CAUSED SILVER FIRE IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST IS BIGGER STILL. IT'S GROWN TO 133-THOUSAND 625 ACRES … IT WAS NEARLY 126 THOUSAND ACRES OVER THE WEEKEND. MORE SMOKE IN THE FORECAST MONDAY FOR MIMBRES VALLEY AND SURROUNDINGS AREAS. THE GOOD NEWS ON THE SILVER FIRE IS IT'S NOW 50 PERCENT CONTAINED.
THE JAROSO FIRE IN THE PECOS NEAR TRUCHAS IS NOW A LITTLE OVER 11 THOUSAND ACRES, BUT NO CONTAINMENT FIGURES HAVE BEEN GIVEN ON IT YET. AND THE THOMPSON RIDGE FIRE NEAR JEMEZ IS 95 PERCENT CONTAINED AT JUST UNDER 24 THOUSAND ACRES.
