Fire crews completed hand line around wildfire perimeter Friday and all lines held overnight. Fire crews are focused on securing edge and mop up (extinguishing or removing burning material along or near the control line). The fire area received a small amount of precipitation. The wildfire is 10 acres and 80% contained. Unless there are […]

Dry Gulch Wildfire located in Pecos Ranger District Santa Fe, N.M., April 26, 2024— Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers were notified of a new wildfire start, named the Dry Gulch Wildfire, located in the Pecos Ranger District, south of Dalton Canyon, and west of N.M. State Highway 63 on the morning of Friday […]

Fire Managers are now shifting focus to patrolling and monitoring Fire managers will begin ignitions Thursday on 2 to 3 acres of the Hyde Park pile burn project located near Black Canyon Campground in the Espanola Ranger District. Smoke may be visible from Santa Fe, N.M. The Hyde Park project marks the end of prescribed […]

Pile burning project planned in Espanola Ranger District Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers are tentatively planning to begin ignitions Thursday and Friday of this week on the Pacheco Canyon pile burn project located near Forest Road 102 in the Espanola Ranger District. The Pacheco Canyon unit is 60 acres of debris left after […]

Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers were notified of a new wildfire start, located about 1 mile north of Paliza Family Campground in the Jemez Ranger District, on Tuesday February 27, 2024. A fire investigator was ordered to confirm the wildfire cause as a tree falling on a powerline. The 2–3-acre wildfire is exhibiting […]

Pile burn projects continue in the Española Ranger District Fire managers from the SFNF Española Ranger District are planning to begin the Pacheco Canyon pile burn project on Thursday Feb. 15. The Pacheco Canyon piles are located northeast of Santa Fe, N.M. and consist of 253 acres of debris left after fuel reduction projects that […]

Information on ongoing and potential pile burn projects in the Cuba, Coyote, Espanola, and Jemez Ranger Districts Santa Fe, N.M., Jan. 12, 2024— With the recent and forecast snow fall the Santa Fe National Forest continues pile burn projects across districts. The decision to proceed with each pile burn depends on multiple factors including persistent […]

Pile burns tentatively planned in Jemez and Espanola ranger districts Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers have scheduled potential prescribed pile burns in both the Jemez and Espanola ranger districts as early as this week. Operations will involve pile burn projects intended to reduce hazardous fuels, enhance wildlife habitat, and improve forest health.  The […]

Fire managers continue to monitor the remote lightning-caused Horsethief fire in the Pecos Wilderness. The wildland fire was discovered Wednesday, November 1 and is 5-7 acres. There are currently no evacuations or threats to communities or infrastructure from the fire. Located north of National Forest System (NFS) Trail 288 (Cave Creek) approximately 3 miles northeast […]

West side will go into Stage 2 while east side remains at Stage 1 SANTA FE, NM, July 24, 2023 — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will implement Stage 2 fire restrictions for SFNF lands west of the Rio Grande beginning 8:00 a.m. Thursday, July 27. All SFNF lands east of the Rio Grande […]

Acres: 341,735| Containment: 100% | Total personnel: 402|Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: 12 miles NW of Las Vegas, NM Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass TAOS, […]

September 7, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update  Acres: 341,735| Containment: 100% | Total personnel: 508| Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: 12 miles NW of Las Vegas, NM | Fuels: […]

SANTA FE, NM – Sept. 1, 2022 – The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) rescinded the revised closure order for the Cerro Pelado burned area on the Jemez Ranger District today at 6 a.m. However, the Jemez National Recreation Area flood risk closure, signed on June 24, 2022, remains in effect. With the termination of […]

August 31, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update Acres: 341,735| Containment: 100% | Total personnel: 572| Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: 12 miles NW of Las Vegas, NM | […]

August 24, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update Acres: 341,735| Containment: 100% | Total personnel: 521| Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: 12 miles NW of Las Vegas, NM | […]

August 21, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update Acres: 341,735 | Containment: 100% | Total personnel: 470 | Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: 12 miles NW of Las Vegas, […]

August 19, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update Acres: 341,735| Containment: 98% | Total personnel: 470|Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: 12 miles NW of Las Vegas, NM | Fuels: […]

August 17, 2022 – Calf Canyon Fire Update Acres: 341,735| Containment: 98% | Total personnel: 472|Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Holdover fire from prescribed pile burn | Location: 12 miles NW of Las Vegas, NM | Fuels: […]

Santa Fe, NM – August 15, 2022 – The Forest Service–Santa Fe National Forest (USFS) completed its BAER post-fire Phase 3 assessment of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon burned areas and affected watersheds to determine their response, soil conditions, potential threats, and recommended BAER emergency stabilization measures and actions on National Forest System (NFS) lands. BAER […]