Size: 5 acres Date detected: Friday, June 7 Cause: Lightning Location: Carson NF, El Rito Ranger District, west of El Rito Canyon, T26N R6E Section 11 Growth Potential: low to moderate Vegetation: Mixed conifer Resources: 2 engines, 1 dozer, 1Type 3 helicopter, 51 personnel Current status: Yesterday crews completed containment line preparation. However, widespread rainfall […]

Date detected: Friday, June 7 Cause: Lightning Location: Carson NF, El Rito Ranger District, west of El Rito Canyon, T26N R6E Section 11 Size: 5 acres Growth Potential: low to moderate Resources: 8 engines, 2 dozers, 1 water tender, 1 Type 3 helicopter, 134 personnel Vegetation: Mixed conifer This fire is being managed under a […]

Date detected:  Friday, June 7 Cause:  Lightning Location:  Carson NF, El Rito Ranger District, west of El Rito Canyon, T26N R6E Section 11 Size:  1-2 acres Growth Potential:  low to moderate Resources:  One Type 6 engine with 3 personnel Vegetation:  Mixed conifer On the afternoon of June 7 a fire was reported approximately 10 miles […]

The Canjilon Ranger District has started the Highway 84 prescribed burn this morning to reduce hazardous fuels following thinning and fuelwood removal activities. The prescribed burn is located 3 ½ miles northwest of Canjilon, ½ mile south of Cebolla, and ½ mile north of Rincon Blanco. The 820-acre unit runs parallel along the east side […]

Taos, NM (November 30, 2018) – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Carson National Forest plan to start burning piles on the Tres Piedras Ranger District Monday, December 3, as conditions allow. The 25 acre pile burn is located 6 miles south of Tres Piedras.  Ignitions should only take one day to complete.  Fire […]

Taos, NM (November 26, 2018) – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Camino Real Ranger District of the Carson National Forest expect to begin ignitions on the Ojo Sarco prescribed burn as early as November 28, 2018, as conditions allow. This 150 acre unit consists of burning slash piles south of Ojo Sarco, off […]

Taos, NM (November 21, 2018) – For Immediate Release.  The Canjilon Ranger District on the Carson National Forest plans to continue the Montoya piles burn starting November 26, 2018.  The 56 acre unit is located approximately 1 mile east of the community of Canjilon along Forest Road 724I and borders the private land boundary.  Implementation […]

Taos, NM (November 1, 2018) – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Carson National Forest plan to conduct pile burns on the Camino Real and Tres Piedras Ranger Districts sometime between November 2018 and February 2019 as conditions allow. These piles are composed of dry vegetation called slash, such as tree tops, limbs, branches, […]

  The 387 acre slash pile burn is located in the Tio Gordito unit. The piles are located on the west side of US Highway 285, 4 miles south of Tres Piedras. Fire managers plan to continue with hand ignitions through Friday to complete this burn, weather permitting. This prescribed burn is conducted to consume […]

Taos, NM (October 18, 2018) – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Carson National Forest in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish plan to take advantage of favorable conditions and weather forecasts to implement the Tio Gordito prescribed burn. Fire managers expect to begin ignitions on October 22, 2018 and […]

Taos, NM (October 5, 2018) – For Immediate Release.  The Tres Piedras Ranger District on the Carson National Forest plan to conduct the Bighorn/Stateline prescribed burn if condition allow from October 15 and November 15, 2018.   Implementation of this project will only occur when weather, fuel moisture, and smoke dispersal conditions are within the defined […]

Taos, NM (October 5, 2018) – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Jicarilla District of the Carson National Forest hope to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, winds, and weather forecasts to conduct two prescribed burns between October 5 and November 30, 2018. Picture is taken at the Carracas […]

Taos, NM (October 2, 2018) – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Carson National are taking advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, and winds and weather forecasts to conduct the Highway 84 prescribed burn on the Canjilon Ranger District today.  This unit will be conducted by hand ignitions, and may […]

Taos, NM (September 21, 2018) – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Carson National Forest plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, winds, and weather forecasts to initiate a prescribed burn in the Tio Gordito project area between October 1st and October 31st 2018. This 1,792 acre broadcast […]

Taos, NM (September 17, 2018) – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Camino Real Ranger District of the Carson National Forest have announced locations where they plan to complete prescribed fire projects starting in October and continuing through November of 2018.  Approximately 1,442 acres could be eligible for treatment, but the implementation of each […]

Taos, NM (September 13, 2018) – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Carson National Forest plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, and winds and weather forecasts to initiate the Highway 84 prescribed burn on the Canjilon Ranger District as early as October 1st  through October 31st  2018. […]

A community meeting about the Alamosa prescribed burn is planned for Saturday, September 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the community center/library in Vallecitos.  For more information on the Alamosa prescribed burn visit the Carson National Forest webpage.

Taos, NM (September 10, 2018) – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the El Rito Ranger District of the Carson National Forest hope to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and forecasted weather to conduct a prescribed burn sometime between September 24th and October 26th, 2018. The Alamosa prescribed fire […]