Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands – Magdalena Ranger District Fire crews completed ignitions to blackline both unit 5 yesterday & unit 6 today. Aerial ignitions were used today to burn within interiors of both units. Crews will continue to secure and control the perimeters. Smoke may be visible for a couple days from the […]

Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands ALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 22, 2024 – Pending favorable conditions, fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may implement the previously announced Sawyer prescribed fire (RX) on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District as early as Tues. April 23, 2024. Smoke may be visible […]

APRIL 23 Update – Crews currently working to secure control line along parameters.  Interior unburned pockets continue to burn out as daytime temperatures increase and RH decreases. Unit will continue to produce visible smoke throughout the day as operations and monitoring continues. The Lincoln National Forest will be conducting prescribed burns on the Sacramento Ranger […]

Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands – Magdalena Ranger District: Durfee Bolander Units 5 & 6 Prescribed Fire Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews completed ignitions on unit 5 today. Crews will continue to secure and control the perimeter. Tomorrow, pending favorable conditions fire crews plan to continue burn operations on the Durfee […]

Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands ALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 20, 2024 – Pending favorable conditions, fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may implement the previously announced Durfee Bolander units 5 & 6 prescribed fire (RX) on the Magdalena Ranger District as early as Sunday April 21, 2024. […]

Mt. Taylor, Magdalena and Mountainair Ranger Districts ALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 17, 2024 – Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews are preparing to strategically implement multiple prescribed fires in the coming weeks to reduce hazardous fuels pending suitable conditions. See attached map. Prescribed fires are utilized to remove hazardous fuels, return nutrients to […]

Date/Time/Situation: The La Cuesta Fire was discovered on April 12 at 1:45 p.m. and is located just north of Alto. The fire is estimated at 25 acres and is burning on private land in grass and pinyon/juniper. Two structures were threatened; however the fire’s progress was halted at 3:16 p.m. and resources are now proceeding with mop-up. The cause of […]

UPDATE: All broadcast burn operations (87-acres) were completed on April 11. Crews will continue to monitor the area for hotspots. Expect smoky conditions to continue to clear throughout the day and weekend. This will be the final update for this prescribed burn, unless there is a significant development to report. UPDATE: Slash piles in the […]

Carson National Forest fuels planners are preparing to possibly implement a few prescribed fire projects this spring to increase forest health and reduce the threat of fire to communities and watersheds. The exact timing of each project, or the decision to postpone to a later season, depends on weather, site conditions and available personnel. “This […]

3/14/24 UPDATE: The Padilla Point fire is now 100 percent contained. This morning, crews on the Smokey Bear Ranger District responded to a wildfire located on the Lincoln National Forest, near Padilla Point north of Capitan. The fire is currently 4.6 acres in size, and 25 percent contained. No structures or communities are threatened, and […]

Fire Managers are now shifting focus to patrolling and monitoring Fire managers will begin ignitions Thursday on 2 to 3 acres of the Hyde Park pile burn project located near Black Canyon Campground in the Espanola Ranger District. Smoke may be visible from Santa Fe, N.M. The Hyde Park project marks the end of prescribed […]

The Lincoln National Forest is tentatively a broadcast prescribed burn on the Sacramento Ranger District from March 5-8, 2024. Crews will focus on 200 acres within the 16 Springs Project Area on March 5, with additional acres treated the following day depending on progress and weather conditions. There will be continued monitoring of the area […]

Pile burning project planned in Espanola Ranger District Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers are tentatively planning to begin ignitions Thursday and Friday of this week on the Pacheco Canyon pile burn project located near Forest Road 102 in the Espanola Ranger District. The Pacheco Canyon unit is 60 acres of debris left after […]

Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers were notified of a new wildfire start, located about 1 mile north of Paliza Family Campground in the Jemez Ranger District, on Tuesday February 27, 2024. A fire investigator was ordered to confirm the wildfire cause as a tree falling on a powerline. The 2–3-acre wildfire is exhibiting […]

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District is preparing to strategically implement multiple prescribed fire projects to reduce hazardous fuels over the course of the next few months across the grasslands in and around Otero County, pending suitable conditions. BLM firefighters and personnel will conduct and monitor the projects. These fuels projects are […]

Pile burn projects continue in the Española Ranger District Fire managers from the SFNF Española Ranger District are planning to begin the Pacheco Canyon pile burn project on Thursday Feb. 15. The Pacheco Canyon piles are located northeast of Santa Fe, N.M. and consist of 253 acres of debris left after fuel reduction projects that […]

Carson National Forest fire crews, with the support of the Ojo Sarco Volunteer and Red River fire departments, completed this season’s pile burning for the Rio Trampas Project yesterday. Piles made from approximately 180 acres of thinning in three locations (map) were treated with prescribed fire. “I really want to thank the community for their […]