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Silver City Daily Digest Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Ty McDuffey

06 May 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

The Hummingbird Fire's still got heat in it out there, which means the Gila's going to stay raw for a while longer. These post-fire situations are the ones that can surprise you—everybody's watching the active flames, but it's the smoldering that creeps into your plans, closes your trails, changes where people can hunt and hike and think straight. In a place like Silver City, where half the economy and half the soul depends on what happens in that wilderness, a fire that won't quite die is its own kind of problem.

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Grant County Beat

Hummingbird Fire continues to smolder in the Gila Wilderness Update 050526

The Hummingbird Fire burning east of Glenwood has grown to 5,650 acres since igniting from lightning on April 20th, with crews achieving 35% containment as of late May. Over 200 personnel remain stationed in the Gila Wilderness working to suppress the ongoing blaze, which continues to produce smoke...

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