Ridge Fire 2024
Ridge Fire has burned 4,257 acres, burning 24 miles southeast of Reserve.
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The Ridge Fire was reported Thursday, July 4, at the north end of the Gila Wilderness, approximately 19 miles east of Glenwood, New Mexico. Crews will confine and contain the lightning-caused fire to the Iron Creek Mesa area inside the wilderness boundary. The incident objectives are to protect values at risk including adjacent private lands, cultural and natural resources, threatened and endangered species, range improvements, and watersheds. In the wilderness, fire is serving its natural role in the ecosystem providing for the natural and untrammeled qualities of wilderness character. Benefits will include reduction of hazardous fuels, encouragement of native forage growth, watershed conditions, and improved species diversity and wildlife habitat.