Acres: 2,198 acres Start Date: August 5, 2023 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, Brush, Understory Containment: 22% Resources: 442 personnel Location: Approximately 9 miles south of Gallina, NM, on the Santa Fe National Forest, Coyote Ranger District. Near the Peñas Negras Trail in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness.   Highlights: A strong strategic plan and favorable […]

Acres: 2,198 acres Start Date: August 5, 2023 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, Brush, Understory Containment: 5% Resources: 451 personnel Location: Approximately 9 miles south of Gallina, NM, on the Santa Fe National Forest, Coyote Ranger District. Near the Peñas Negras Trail in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness.   Highlights: A community meeting will be held […]

Acres: 2,198 acres Start Date: August 5, 2023 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, Brush, Understory Containment: 0% Resources: 480 personnel Location: Approximately 9 miles south of Gallina, NM, on the Santa Fe National Forest, Coyote Ranger District. Near the Peñas Negras Trail in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness.   Highlights: Rains, high humidity and cooler temperatures […]

Acres: 2,198 acres Start Date: August 5, 2023 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, Brush, Understory Containment: 0% Resources: 517 personnel Location: Approximately 9 miles south of Gallina, NM, on the Santa Fe National Forest, Coyote Ranger District. Near the Peñas Negras Trail in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness.   Highlights: A community meeting regarding the Black […]

Acres: 2,198 acres Start Date: August 5, 2023 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, Brush, Understory Containment: 0% Resources: 502 personnel Location: Approximately 9 miles south of Gallina, NM, on the Santa Fe National Forest, Coyote Ranger District. Near the Peñas Negras Trail in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness.   Highlights: This morning, Rio Arriba County announced […]

Reported start date / time: June 12, 2023 / 1:30 p.m. Cause: Under Investigation                                                       Size: 5 Acres – Size increase attributed to incorporating 15 to 20 spot fires into the main fire footprint. Location: West of 10K Trail, North of NM Hwy 536 and East of Ellis Trailhead Containment: 70%   Fuels: Mixed Conifer                                                                […]

Reported start date / time: June 12, 2023 / 1:30 p.m. Cause: Under Investigation                                                       Size: 3.5 Acres Location: West of 10K Trail, North of NM Hwy 536 and East of Ellis Trailhead Containment: 0% All fire lines are being reinforced today  Fuels: Mixed Conifer                                                               Fire behavior: Low Closures: Vehicle and foot traffic is strongly […]

Reported start date / time: June 12, 2023 / 1:40 p.m. Cause: Unknown at this time Size: 3.5 Acres Location: West of 10K Trail, North of NM Hwy 536 and East of Ellis Trailhead Containment: 0% however all forward progress has been stopped at this time Fuels: Mixed Conifer Fire behavior: Fire behavior has subsided […]

Reported start date / time: June 12, 2023 / 1:40 p.m. Cause: Unknown at this time Size: at 2 p.m. it was estimated to be at 0.25 acres. Location: West of 10K Trail, North of NM Hwy 536 and East of Ellis Trailhead Containment: 0% Fuels: Burning in Timber Fire behavior: The 10K Fire is […]

Albuquerque, NM – June 8, 2023 New Fire Start Location:  Upper Bear Canyon within the Sandia Wilderness on the Cibola National Forest. Start Date: June 7, 2023           Approx. Start Time: 1730        Size: 0.2 acres       Cause:  Possible lightning strike. Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and mixed conifer. Resources: Globe Hotshots, Payette NF Engine Crew and Sandia Ranger District […]

MOUNTAINAIR, NM – June 1, 2023 – Fire Managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) plan to continue the prescribed fire operations that began Sunday, May 28th. Ignitions are planned to continue as early as Friday, June 2. Predicted favorable weather conditions have opened a burn window on Friday to […]

MOUNTAINAIR, NM – May 27, 2023 – Fire Managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) plan to conduct previously announced prescribed fire operations on the Mountainair Ranger District. Ignitions are planned to start as early as Sunday May 28 and could continue thru Wed May 31. Ignition will depend upon […]

Reported start date / time: July 9, 2022 / 1500 Cause: Lightening strike.        Size: 2 acres Location: 1 mile from Cottonwood trailhead, adjacent to Ojo Peak burn scar, west of FSR 422, Southeast Manzano Mountains – Mountainair Ranger District, Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) Torrance County. Containment: 100% Resources: Firefighters from […]

Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands                                                                  Media Contact: Arlene Perea 2113 Osuna Road NE                                                                            arlene.perea@usda.gov Albuquerque, NM 87113                                                                        O: 505-847-2990 (505) 346-3900                                                                                       C: 505-506-1959 Mountainair, NM – April 21, 2021 – If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may continue implementation of […]

Mountainair, NM – April 11, 2021 – If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may begin implementation of the previously announced Thunderbird prescribed burn on the Mountainair Ranger District as early as Monday. The decision to proceed will depend on multiple factors, including resource availability, […]