Prescribed Fire Ignitions Begin Near San Cristobal, N.M.

Fire crews conducted a successful test fire, completing ignitions on piles from 182 acres of forest thinning and public firewood collection on the Kiowa-San Cristbobal Wildland Urban Interface Project. They plan to continue pile burning and, possibly, begin jackpot burning on Oct. 15.

Go to the Carson National Forest website information about this prescribed fire:

• Overview and Map
• Updates Page
• Sign Up for Future Prescribed Fire Ignition Notices and More

(Photo: A Carson National Forest fire crew member ignites a pile on Oct. 14, 2025)