April 28, 2025  The New Mexico Forestry Division would like to update you on two wildfires that are requiring the attention of suppression resources in New Mexico.                       Otero Fire  Update: The Otero fire is estimated at 364 acres and is zero percent contained. The fire was discovered at 5 p.m., Sunday April 27 in the bosque area […]

April 19, 2025  Rio Grande Fire  Update: Lines on the north and south divisions of the Rio Grande Fire held through yesterday afternoon’s high winds, allowing containment to rise to 60%. Fire activity continued to decrease, although interior heat was found in heavy fuels causing ember wash. Evacuations were lifted for the area. Today, some resources […]

April 18, 2025  Rio Grande Fire  Update: Response crews worked through the night on the Rio Grande Fire and were able to raise the containment percentage to 10%. Two divisions were established on the north and south sides of the fire, which had moved into the vegetation alongside the Bosque Farms community. Crews today will look […]

April 17, 2025  The New Mexico Forestry Division would like to update you on a wildfire that is requiring the attention of state and local resources in New Mexico.   Rio Grande Fire  Update: The Rio Grande fire is estimated at 150 acres and is zero percent contained. The cause of the fire is under investigation. […]

Gail Fire  Update:  Yesterday, crews progressed on the Gail fire, identifying interior hot spots and increasing containment to 25%. More accurate mapping decreased the fire’s size to 108 acres. Today, crews will continue to mop up and secure fire edges. This will be the final notification on this fire unless there are significant changes.  The […]

Wildfire Updates – Gail, Pond, Milagro  March 20, 2025  NB: This will be the final notification for Pond Fire and Milagro Fire unless there are significant changes.   Gail Fire  Update: Resources progressed on the Gail Fire yesterday, constructing and enhancing line and working on interior hot spots. Containment was raised to 10% and communities were […]

March 19, 2025  The New Mexico Forestry Division would like to update you on three wildfires that are requiring the attention of state, local, and federal resources in New Mexico.   Gail Fire  Update: The Gail Hill fire is estimated at 235 acres and is zero percent contained. The cause of the fire is under investigation. […]

Final Update– Mogote Hill    March 15, 2025  Update: Today, crews worked to mop up the Mogote Hill fire’s perimeter and secure drainages, with good precipitation on the incident area. The fire is estimated at 15,000 acres and by the end of today’s shift, containment is anticipated to be 50%. Some resources have been released however […]

Wildfire Update– Mogote Hill    March 15, 2025  Update: Crews made progress on the Mogote Hill fire; fire behavior became minimal as conditions improved overnight. This morning, light snow was reported on the incident. Resources will work to secure the fire’s perimeter throughout the day. The fire is estimated at 10,000-12,000 acres and is 40% percent contained. […]

Wildfire Notification – Mogote Hill Fire, previously Wagon Mound Fire    March 14, 2025  The New Mexico Forestry Division would like to update you on a wildfire that is requiring the attention of state, local and federal resources in New Mexico. The Mogote Hill Fire is burning in grass and high winds on private land in […]

The Aztec Springs Pile Burn that was previously planned to take place tomorrow, 1/30/25, will be postponed due to rapidly changing forecasts, that have diminished snow predictions over the burn area and increased wind, and do not meet the burn teams conditions for a safe operation. The Forest Stewards Guild and the Nature Conservancy burn […]

Santa Fe, NM – The Forest Stewards Guild and The Nature Conservancy will utilize snowy conditions to conduct a prescribed pile burn on Nature Conservancy land this winter to complete the last 10 acres of the 120 acres located just east of Santa Fe, NM beginning as soon as January 30th. The area will be […]

Santa Fe, NM – The Forest Stewards Guild and The Nature Conservancy will utilize snowy conditions to conduct a prescribed pile burn on Nature Conservancy land this winter to complete the last 10 acres of the 120 acres located just east of Santa Fe, NM beginning as soon as January and continuing throughout the winter […]

Ignitions are now completed for 2024 on the Black Lake prescribed fire located on state trust land near Angel Fire. Managers continue to monitor weather and site conditions while crews  patrol the burn unit as necessary. Low intensity, surface fire was returned to approximately 120 acres of fire-adapted ponderosa pine and dry mixed conifer forest.  […]

After a successful test fire yesterday, the collaborative prescribed fire team will move forward with ignitions on the Black Lake prescribed fire, located on state trust land approximately seven miles southeast of Angel Fire. Ignitions will target appropriately 250 acres of thinned ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forest to reduce fuels and reintroduce low intensity […]

Santa Fe, NM – The Forest Stewards Guild (the Guild) is partnering with the New Mexico State Land Office, The Nature Conservancy, Angel Fire Fire Department, Moreno Valley Fire Department, and a diverse group of collaborators to implement a prescribed broadcast burn on 200 – 400 acres of state trust land in Black Lake, NM […]

Final update from Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5 Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 (8am-6pm)  Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 (7am-10pm)  Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 (8am-8pm)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 (8am-8pm)  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939 Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: […]

Crews help community while waiting for road conditions to improve Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 (8am-6pm)  Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 (7am-10pm)  Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 (8am-8pm)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 (8am-8pm)  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939 Start Date: June 17, 2024  […]