November 15, 2024 
Ignitions Implemented – November 15 Update
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – November 15, 2024 – Fire crews for the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NG) completed 6 acres of pile burning today on the previously announced 34 acres of Sulphur prescribed fire (Rx) Piles on the Sandia Ranger District.
Pending favorable conditions fire managers will assess conditions to continue pile burn ignitions on Saturday November 16 within the Sulphur Rx Piles plan area.
Ignitions will depend upon agency administrator approval and conditions within the ranges outlined in the prescribed burn plan. Each prescribed fire is designed to accomplish specific objectives and is managed with firefighter and public safety as the highest priority. Fire managers use prescribed fire to improve forest health, remove hazardous fuels, increase firefighter safety, enhance wildlife habitat, and protect communities and watersheds.
The Sulphur Rx fire pile burn area is in the Sandia east mountains, north of I-40, west of NM-14 and south of NM-536. See map attached. Visitors may be impacted by the Sulphur Canyon and Cienega Canyon trail systems. Smoke may be visible in the surrounding areas of Albuquerque, Tijeras, Edgewood and Moriarty, NM.
The Cibola NF & NGs manages all prescribed fires in compliance with New Mexico state air quality and smoke management regulations. Information on air quality and protecting your health can be found online at the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) website.
Implementation announcements and updates on prescribed fire projects will be posted on New Mexico Fire Information and on the Cibola NF & NGs website, Cibola Facebook and Cibola Twitter sites.
For more information on the Sulphur Canyon prescribed fire piles, contact the Sandia Ranger District Office: 505-281-3304 or Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands Supervisor’s Office: 505-346-3900.
US Forest Service photo of Sulphur prescribed fire pile burn smoke on November 15, 2024 on the Sandia Ranger District – Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands
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