Ignitions postponed – waiting for favorable conditions- January 22 ALBUQUERQUE, NM – January 22, 2025 – Fire management for the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NG) did not proceed on ignitions yesterday or today on the previously announced Red Canyon Campground prescribed fire (Rx) Piles on the Mountainair Ranger District due to […]

October 25, 2024 – Today’s objectives on the Capilla Prescribed Fire consisted of mopping and holding exterior fire lines as well as the ignition of small, unburned pockets within the perimeter. Today there was an operation focused on unburned pockets of fuel, which was completed around 1:30 PM. Overall, fire crews focused on securing the […]

October 9 Update Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm        Cause: Lightning Size: 2358 acres            Containment: 56%       Total Personnel: 78 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn […]

October 8 Update Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm        Cause: Lightning Size: 2358 acres            Containment: 36%       Total Personnel: 78 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn […]

October 7 Update Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm        Cause: Lightning Size: 2358 acres            Containment: 0%         Total Personnel: 81 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn […]

October 6 Update Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm        Cause: Lightning Size: 1500 acres            Containment: 0%         Total Personnel: 95 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn […]

October 5 Update Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm        Cause: Lightning Size: 865 acres              Containment: 0%         Total Personnel: 105 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn […]

October 4 Update Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm        Cause: Lightning Size: 250 acres              Containment: 0%         Total Personnel: 105 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn […]

Mountainair Ranger District- September 25 UPDATE Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm    Cause: Lightning   Size: 80acres            Containment: 0% Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire isburning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn scar in the Gallinas Unit of the […]

Mountainair Ranger District- September 24 UPDATE Type 3 Team Managing  the Lightning Caused Buford WildfireMountainair Ranger District- September 24 UPDATE Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm    Cause: Lightning   Size: 40acres            Containment: 0% Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire […]

Mountainair Ranger District- September 23 UPDATE Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm    Cause: Lightning   Size: 35acres  Containment: 0% Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire isburning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn scar in the Gallinas Unit of the […]

  Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm Cause: Lightning Size: 14 acres Containment: 0%Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn scar in the Gallinas Unit of the Mountainair Ranger District.Strategy: Confine […]

Mountainair Range District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm  Cause: Lightning   Size: 4.75 acre  Containment: 0% Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn scar in the Gallinas Unit of the Mountainair Ranger District. […]

MOUNTAINAIR, NM, September 19, 2023 – Fire Crews from the Mountainair Ranger District are currently on scene of an approximately one acre, lightning caused fire on the Gallinas Unit of the Mountainair Ranger District on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands. Mountainair Ranger District: Buford Fire Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / […]

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 […]