FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2021Contact: Eytan Krasilovsky, 505-470-0185, eytan@forestguild.org All Hands All Lands Burn Team mobilizing a Pile Burn Squad in winter 2021-22 to reduce hazardous fuels on private, municipal, and federally managed lands. Santa Fe, NM – Since 2018, a diverse array of partners have worked with The Nature Conservancy’s Rio Grande Water […]

The Lake Fork Fire, located northwest of Jemez Springs, NM is currently 80% contained. The fire has seen no new growth in several days and remains estimated at 92 acres. Unburned pockets of fuel in the interior of the fire and burnout operations may produce additional smoke today. The human-caused fire started on state land […]

The Lake Fork Fire, located 7 miles northwest of Jemez Springs, NM is now 65% contained. The fire is burning on state and federal land and remains estimated at 92 acres. No structures are threatened. Fire behavior continues to be minimal with some smoldering. The Lake Fork Fire started on state land Saturday, November 6, […]

News: November 9, 2021 Contact(s): Eytan Krasilovsky, Forest Stewards Guild Black Lake, New Mexico., Nov. 9, 2021 – The Little Coyote Creek prescribed fire is occurring in the Black Lake area approximately seven miles south of Angel Fire, New Mexico. It is producing smoke that is visible from around the greater Angel Fire area and […]

The Lake Fork Fire, located 7 miles northwest of Jemez Springs, NM on the USDA Forest Service (USFS) – Santa Fe National Forest, is currently estimated at 92 acres after more accurate GPS mapping. The fire is 60% contained and no structures are threatened. Fire activity remains low with creeping and smoldering behavior. The Lake […]

November 8, 2021 FIRE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED Due to high fuel loads and low moisture content in most areas of the County, Fire Restrictions are hereby imposed Countywide, effective immediately. RESTRICTIONS: • Open burning is prohibited, i.e., burning of cropland, fields, rangeland, debris burning, slash piles, prescribed burning or weed burning;• Campfires are prohibited except for […]

The Lake Fork Fire, located 7 miles northwest of Jemez Springs, NM on the USDA Forest Service (USFS) – Santa Fe National Forest, is currently 50% contained. No structures are threatened. The fire is estimated at 50 acres and shows minimal activity. The Lake Fork Fire was initially reported at 3:35 p.m. on Saturday, November […]

Prescribed Fire Announcement: Little Coyote Creek Prescribed Burn Dates Updated to the Week of November 8, 2021 Release Date: November 1, 2021 Contact(s): Eytan Krasilovsky, Forest Stewards Guild Black Lake, NM – Firefighters from the New Mexico State Land Office, the Forest Stewards Guild, and The Ember Alliance have been continuing to monitor conditions for […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 21, 2021 Contact(s): Eytan Krasilovsy, Forest Stewards Guild Black Lake, New Mexico. – The New Mexico State Land Office, the Forest Stewards Guild and The Ember Alliance are planning to burn up to 700 acres in late-October and early-November in the Black Lake Area south of Angel Fire, New Mexico. […]

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The Lampbright Fire, located on private land west of Mimbres in Grant County, is 100% contained. The fire burned an estimated 42 acres of pinon-juniper and grass. The fire area will be monitored for any activity in the coming days. Thunderstorms could bring the potential for flash flooding on and near the burn scar. Residents […]

The Lampbright Fire has reached 60% containment. The 42-acre fire is burning on private land west of west of Mimbres in Grant County. Crews continue to make good progress and will patrol and mop up interior hot spots in the coming days. Structures are within one mile of the fire area. Fuels include pinon-juniper and […]

The Lampbright Fire, located on private land north of Highway 152 and west of Mimbres in Grant County, is now 30% contained and remains estimated at 42 acres. Fire activity is moderate with no new growth reported. Today crews will continue to mop up hot spots and secure containment lines. More than 40 personnel from […]

The Lampbright Fire, located on private land north of Highway 152 and west of Mimbres in Grant County, is currently estimated at 42 acres. The fire is smoldering with moderate activity and very little growth. Today crews will continue to mop up hot spots and establish and strengthen containment lines. Approximately 30 personnel from the […]

The Lampbright Fire is located on private land north of Highway 152 near Mimbres. The fire is estimated at 20 acres, and 0% contained. Structures are located one mile east of of the fire, but there is no immediate threat or evacuations at this time. Firefighters are scouting safe areas to engage the fire. Water drops […]

The Cemetery Fire, located south of Belen in Valencia County, is now 80% contained. The fire has burned an estimated 313.5 acres on both sides of the Rio Grande bosque since it started on June 12, 2021. Firefighters went high-tech with the Cemetery Fire and used a thermal imaging camera to help target and secure […]

The Cemetery Fire, located south of Belen off of NM Highway 346 in Valencia County, remains estimated at 313.5 acres and 70% containment. Due to the type of bosque fuels firefighters are working with, the process of mop-up may take some time. More than 30 personnel are patrolling the fire area looking for hot spots […]

The Cemetery Fire, located south of Belen off of NM Highway 346 in Valencia County, is now estimated at 313.5 acres and 70% contained. The size of the fire was reduced today after more accurate ground mapping. Crews continue to make good progress with no significant changes in fire behavior. The interior of the fire […]

The Cemetery Fire, located off of NM Highway 346 in Valencia County is now 50% contained. The fire has shown no new growth and remains estimated at 320 acres. Firefighters will continue to secure containment lines, mop-up hot spots, and remove hazard trees that are a danger to the public. The Cemetery Fire is burning […]

The Cemetery Fire is currently 30% contained and estimated at 320 acres. No structures are threatened at this time. The fire is burning on both sides of the Rio Grande in bosque type fuels. Firefighters are making good progress and will continue to secure containment lines, mop-up hot spots, and remove hazard trees. Approximately 80 […]