Capitan Fire Fighters and Lincoln County Emergency Services personnel responded to a wildfire on the north side of the Capitan Mountains.
Smoke is visible in a remote area of the Capitan Mountains, south of Pine Lodge Road (SR-246) mile marker 20…7 Cabins area.
The USFS has taken command. Air assets are on scene and “Hotshots” have been dropped on this fire.
This fire measures, at last report, 1 acre in size. Cause is believed to be lightning.
Updates will be shared as they become available.
~Michael Wood, Lincoln County Sheriff~
Original source can be found here.
