InciWeb the Incident Information System: Whitewater

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INCIDENT UPDATED 8/27/2009

Approximate Location

33.328 latitude, -108.769 longitude

Incident Overview

Update: August 27, 2009

Detected 7/25/2009, and located in the Gila Wilderness, about 8 miles east of Glenwood, New Mexico. This fire is estimated at 278 acres with interior smokes visible. This fire has been burning in very rough, rugged terrain, adjacent to fires that burned in recent history ( 2003 and later). As the Whitewater fire continues to burn, its growth will be limited, as it approaches old burns where the fuel loads have been modified. Recent rain showers have modified fire behavior on this low-intensity that has been burning mostly on the ground, conusming grass and litter, as it cleans the forest floor. Fire managers are visually monitoring the fire daily.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Saturday July 25th, 2009 approx. 05:23 PM
Location	6 miles east of Glenwood, New Mexico
Incident Commander	Socla, Flores (t)

Current Situation

Size	278 acres
Fuels Involved	Pondersoa pine, mix conifer, pinon juniper, grass and shrubs.
Fire Behavior	Interior smokes visible.
Significant Events	Recent rain showers have modified fire behavior on this low-intensity fire that has been burning mostly on the ground, consuming grass and litter, as it cleans the forest floor.