At least in my game they are. I was wandering outside Goodsprings and apparently wandered too close to the powder gang outpost near Jean Sky Diving when the [Caution] came up and the shooting started. Well I killed the Powder gang member at the location but the [Caution] would not go away. At least it wouldn't until I disarmed the frag mine that was under the cone. This happened again at another location, killed all mobs but caution would not go away until I disarmed the mine.
This gets highly annoying when I am trying to wander around an area but have to stop and study the landscape to make sure if it is a mob or mine that pops up [caution].