Topic: Gila National Forest
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Too many wildfires caused by gun owners, says Utah governor (+video)
The Dump fire in Utah, touched off by ricocheting bullets sparking dry cheatgrass, became the 20th wildfire this year caused by target shooters. Many states, including Utah, are prevented from imposing emergency gun controls.
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Raging NM fire prompts rescue of threatened fish
Biologists are trying to save the threatened Gila trout in New Mexico from post-wildfire ravages as crews around the West struggle to contain blazes that have charred hundreds of square miles.
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Fire evacuation order to be lifted in New Mexico ghost town
The Whitewater-Baldy fire has destroyed a dozen cabins while burning in the Gila National Forest. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is monitoring two packs of endangered Mexican gray wolves near the blaze.
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1,200 firefighters battle record New Mexico blaze
The fire had charred more than 354 square miles of the Gila National Forest by Saturday morning. While there was no immediate threat, residents there have been immersed in a thick haze of smoke for days.
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New Mexico wildfire, largest ever in the state, continues to burn (+video)
The Whitewater-Baldy blaze has burned more than nearly 300 square miles in New Mexico. It's now the largest wildfire burning in the country.
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Enormous forest fire in New Mexico sets state record for acres burned (+video)
For the second year in a row, New Mexico is battling a huge, record-setting forest fire. The Whitewater-Baldy fire, triggered by lightning strikes, has torched more than 170,000 acres.
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Wildfire threatening Los Alamos lab is New Mexico's largest ever
Las Conchas wildfire is now the largest wildfire on record in New Mexico. Los Alamos National Laboratory remains unscathed, as firefighters battle to contain the blaze.
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Los Alamos fire could become the largest in New Mexico history
Big fires have happened before in New Mexico, but scientists see a recent pattern that may be the most severe since the last Ice Age. Among the causes: fuel buildup due to fire suppression, a decline in the annual snowpack, and warmer climate.
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