Start date: May 9, 2021                                        Cause: Lightning           Location: 9 miles east of Pecos and 3 miles southwest of the Barillas Lookout on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Size: 1,621 acres after implementing management strategy to add low- to moderate-intensity fire to the ground to achieve resource benefit and […]

Start date: May 9, 2021                                        Cause: Lightning           Location: 9 miles east of Pecos and 3 miles southwest of the Barillas Lookout on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Size: 1,621 acres after implementing management strategy to add low- to moderate-intensity fire to the ground to achieve resource benefit and […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 20, 2021 – The Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) spent its final day on the Cuervito Fire preparing to turn command of the fire back to the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) at 6 a.m. Friday morning. Since May 13, the IMT has used hand and aerial ignitions to […]

West Side of the Forest Will Implement Campfire Restrictions May 24 SANTA FE, NM – May 20, 2021 – The recent pattern of showers and thunderstorms has provided some relief from dry conditions on the east side of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), but the west side of the forest has not been as […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 19, 2021 – As the vicinity of the Cuervito Fire received welcome moisture over the last few days, the Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) is wrapping up operations and preparing to turn command of the fire back to the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) at 6 a.m. Friday morning. […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 18, 2021 – While a weather cell over the Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest put a hold on operations during much of the day, the Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) continued releasing resources from the fire. Since lightning sparked the Cuervito Fire on Mother’s Day, crews […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 17, 2021 – The Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) in command of the lightning-caused Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is continuing with both hand and aerial ignitions today as part of a management strategy to use low- to moderate-intensity fire to reduce the hazardous build-up […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 16, 2021 – The Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) in command of the lightning-caused Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) began aerial ignitions in the fire’s interior as part of a management strategy to reintroduce low to moderate fire intensity into a primarily fire-adapted ecosystem and […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 15, 2021 – Crews are monitoring fire behavior and weather conditions on the Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) as they continue to blackline the northern end of the fire and along Forest Road (FR) 200 on the east. The SFNF is managing the lightning-caused Cuervito Fire […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 14, 2021 – The Type 3 Incident Management Team on the Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will be conducting hand and aerial ignitions in the coming days as part of a management strategy to use this lightning-caused wildfire to achieve significant benefits on the ground and […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 14, 2021 –The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will implement Stage 1 fire restrictions forest-wide on Monday, May 24, to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfire during extreme drought conditions, historically low fuel moisture levels and high fire danger. Stage 1 fire restrictions are a proactive way to reduce the […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 13, 2021 – A Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) will assume management responsibilities of the Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) at the end of shift tonight. The Cuervito Fire is approximately 100 acres and continues to spread with low intensity. The SFNF decided to manage […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 12, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are taking advantage of a lightning strike on Mother’s Day to achieve pre-determined resource objectives on about 1,500 acres on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District. Managing the Cuervito Fire will achieve significant benefits on the ground, including safer […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 11, 2021 – On the brink of the 2021 wildfire season, with severe drought conditions and high fire danger across the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), one abandoned campfire is one too many. Over Mother’s Day weekend, fire prevention patrols on the Jemez Ranger District found 18. The Pecos/Las Vegas […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 7, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to continue implementation of the previously announced East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn located east of NM State Road 34 approximately 10 miles south of the village of Pecos. Crews have treated approximately 1,830 acres on the […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 21, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) hope to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, to conduct a prescribed burn on the Oso 4 unit of the Moya treatment area on the Cuba Ranger District. Hand and […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 9, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may begin implementation of the Cordova Unit 1 prescribed burn on the Coyote Ranger District as early as Monday, April 12. The 223-acre Cordova Unit 1 block is approximately 3 miles southwest of Mesa de Poleo. The decision […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 8, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are taking advantage of optimal conditions to conduct the previously announced East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District today. Implementation may continue tomorrow if conditions allow. Smoke management is a key part of the […]

SANTA FE, NM – Apr. 5, 2021 — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) reminds visitors about the importance of campfire safety and preventing human-caused wildland fires. Abandoned campfires are still the leading cause of human-caused wildfires. An ongoing drying trend across the Santa Fe National Forest has fire managers concerned about an early start […]