THE NEARLY 55-HUNDRED ACRE SIGNAL FIRE NEAR SILVER CITY IS NOW 85 PERCENT CONTAINED. THAT HAS SOME CREWS BEING RELEASED FROM DUTY IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST. JUST THIS PAST MONDAY, THERE WERE MORE THAN 700 FIREFIGHTERS WORKING THE SIGNAL FIRE. BY TUESDAY NIGHT, THAT WAS DOWN TO 472.
FIRE MANAGERS SAY THEY'LL KEEP ENOUGH CREW MEMBERS TO HANDLE POSSIBLE FLARE-UPS. MANAGEMENT OF THE FIRE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST THURSDAY NIGHT.
