Daily Update: June 9, 2026 Acres: 31860                                                                                     Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                                          Cause: Human caused Personnel: 327 personnel                                                                 Containment: 94%     Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin burn scar contained                                                                                                    Highlights: The hard work and dedication of firefighters have brought containment on the 104 mile perimeter of the Seven Cabins […]

Daily Update: June 8, 2026 Acres: 31860                                                                               Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                                    Cause: Human caused Personnel: 385 personnel                                                                                                         Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin Burn Scar Containment: 90% contained                                                                                                      Highlights: Following the successful burnout operation last week that brought the fire edge to favorable ground, Sunday’s hot, dry and windy weather […]

Daily Update: June 7, 2026 Acres: 31870                                                                                    Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                                         Cause: Human caused Personnel: 474 personnel                                                                                              Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin Burn Scar Containment: 90% Contained                                                                                                            Highlights: Saturday, crews walked the sections of uncontained lines looking for hot spots while from the air, staffed aircraft and drones assisted. […]

Daily Update: June 6, 2026 Acres: 31870                                                                               Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                                   Cause: Human caused Personnel: 489 personnel                                                          Containment: 71% Contained                                                     Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin burn scar                                                                                          Highlights: Favorable weather conditions allow crews to use direct extinguishment tactics. Operations: On Friday, crews continued patrolling the fire’s perimeter. […]

Daily Update: June 5, 2026 Acres: 31,870                                                             Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                    Cause: Human caused Personnel: 484 personnel                                          Containment: 64% Contained                  Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin burn scar                                                                                                     Highlights: Wet weather conditions continue to subdue the fire as crews work towards containment. Operations: On Thursday, crews continued to […]

Daily Update: June 4, 2026 Acres: 31,867                                                                        Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                              Cause: Human caused Personnel: 544 personnel                                                      Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin burn scar Containment: 64% Contained              Highlights: A community meeting is scheduled in Arabela Volunteer Fire Station at 6:30 p.m. Team members and personnel from local agencies will be available […]

Daily Update: June 3, 2026 Acres: 31,770                                                                                    Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                                          Cause: Human caused Personnel: 583 personnel   Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin burn scar Containment: 61% Contained                                                                                Highlights: Patrols on Tuesday showed that the new line from Monday’s burning operation is secure. Some white smoke can be […]

Daily Update: June 2, 2026 Acres: 31,770                                                                            Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                                  Cause: Human caused Personnel: 650 personnel                                                         Containment: 61% Contained  Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin burn scar                                                                                                     Highlights: Strategic firing operations successfully reduced uncontrolled fire’s edge bringing fire out of steep, dangerous terrain and down to a preplanned […]

Daily Update: June 1, 2026 Acres: 29,531                                                                            Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                                 Cause: Human caused Personnel: 827 personnel                                                          Containment: 53% Contained  Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin burn scar Highlights: Conditions permitting, firefighters will burn out a small piece of land on the south side of the fire. This will increase containment and firefighter […]

Daily Update: May 31, 2026 Acres: 29,167                                                                                   Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                                          Cause: Human caused Personnel: 836 personnel                                                                  Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin Burn Scar Containment: 51% Contained                                                                              Highlights: Considering the variability of the weather, current operational preference is to keep the fire within its current footprint. Fuels […]

Daily Update: May 30, 2026 Acres: 28,910                                                                   Start Date: May 14, 2026 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness                         Cause: Human caused Personnel: 841 personnel                                                Fuels: Heavy dead fuels in the Peppin burn scar Containment: 48% Contained                                                         Highlights: Conditions will continue to warm and dry. Fuels can dry very quickly. The public should stay alert and avoid any activities that could […]

Firefighters respond to the Canon Del Terrero Fire Mountainair, NM – May 25, 2026 — Firefighters are actively responding to suppress the Canon Del Terrero Wildfire Reported start date / time:    May 25, 2026 Cause: Undetermined/Under Investigation Size: Approximately 1 Acre Location: Off of USFR-321 – New Mexico on the Cibola National Forest & National […]

Six Mile Fire Morning Update – Magdalena Ranger District Albuquerque, NM – May 10, 2026 — Firefighters will continue to actively suppress the Six Mile Fire using both a direct extinguishment as well as an indirect confinement strategy.  Helicopters and Very Large Airtankers (VLAs) will continue to be utilized today for crews to safely engage […]

Six Mile Fire Evening Update – Magdalena Ranger District Albuquerque, NM – May 9, 2026 — Firefighters continue to actively suppress the Six Mile Fire using both a direct extinguishment as well as an indirect confinement strategy.  Helicopters used bucket drops while Very Large Airtankers (VLAs) strategically laid retardant lines to help check the fire […]

Albuquerque, NM – May 9, 2026 — Firefighters continue to actively work to suppress the Six Mile. Reported start date / time:    March 8, 2026 around 4pm Cause: Undetermined  Size: Estimate 40+ acres Location: Mountainous terrain of Magdalena Mountains on the Magdalena Ranger District – New Mexico on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands. […]

Smoke will continue to be visible ALBUQUERQUE, NM – November 10, 2025 – The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) fire crews successfully completed ignitions over the weekend on 1343 acres of the Espinosa Prescribed Fire on the Mountainair Ranger District and 191 acres of the Durfee Bolander Prescribed Fire on the […]

Cinder Cone Fire on Mt. Taylor Ranger District: Final Update Reported start date / time:    May 11, 2025, 9:30am Cause: Unknown        Size: 7.2 acres Location: Mt. Taylor Ranger District – Zuni Mountains near Quartz Hill Resources: Mt. Taylor Ranger District, Cibola County Emergency Services, Milan VFD, El Moro VFD Strategy: Full suppression Evacuations: NO Evacuations […]

Reported start date / time:    May 11, 2025, 9:30am Cause: Unknown        Size: 7.2 acres Location: Mt. Taylor Ranger District – Zuni Mountains near Quartz Hill Resources: Mt. Taylor Ranger District, Cibola County Emergency Services, Milan VFD, El Moro VFD Strategy: Full suppression Evacuations: NO Evacuations are currently in effect Values at risk: Paxton Springs Subdivision, […]

South Peak Fire Final Update Reported start date / time:    May 7, 2025, 3:45pm Cause: Unknown        Size: 0.1 acres Location: Sandia Ranger District – East side of Sandia Mountains, East of South Peak Resources: Type 3 Helicopter, 2 Type 6 USFS Engines Strategy: Full suppression Evacuations: NO Evacuations are currently in effect Values at risk: […]

New Fire Start on the Sandia Ranger District:South Peak Fire Update Reported start date / time:    May 7, 2025, 3:45pm Cause: Unknown        Size: 0.1 acres Location: Sandia Ranger District – East side of Sandia Mountains, East of South Peak Resources on enroute: Type 3 Helicopter, 2 Type 6 USFS Engines Strategy: The strategy for the […]