El Rito, NM, June 6th, 2017—For Immediate Release. Fire crews continue to monitor the Bonita Fire located on the El Rito Ranger District. The wildfire has increased in size to approximately 20 acres and is burning in a remote area. Fire behavior is low to moderate and is backing and creeping. Smoke-sensitive individuals and people […]

Final Hondito Wildfire Update Location:      Tres Piedras Ranger Station Hondito Canyon 4 miles southwest of Tres Piedras 2 miles North of Las Tablas   Size:  7,020 acres* Size changed due to accurate GPS mapping Cause:  Lightning Start Date:  May 15, 2017 Taos, NM – For Immediate Release Hondito wildfire area will continue to be patrolled […]

  Location:     Tres Piedras Ranger Station Hondito Canyon 4 miles southwest of Tres Piedras 2 miles North of Las Tablas   Size:  7,020 acres* Size changed due to accurate GPS mapping Cause:  Lightning Start Date: May 15, 2017 Taos, NM – For Immediate Release- Increasing temperatures and accompanied winds are in the extended forecast, which […]

http://www.taosnews.com/stories/working-the-flames,40680 By John Miller and Cody Hooks jmiller@taosnews.com and chooks@taosnews.com Early Monday (May 22) morning, a crew climbed out of a green U.S. Forest Service fire truck at “Drop Point One,” a bend in the highway and the middle of a 7,000-acre wildfire near Tres Piedras. Over the next six hours and with drip torches in […]

Location:     Tres Piedras Ranger Station Hondito Canyon 4 miles southwest of Tres Piedras 2 miles North of Las Tablas   Size:  7,020 acres* Size changed due to accurate GPS mapping Cause:  Lightning Start Date: May 15, 2017 Taos, NM – For Immediate Release- Increasing temperatures and accompanied winds are in the extended forecast, which may […]