SANTA FE, NM – April 4, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are taking advantage of optimal conditions to conduct the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed burn on the Española Ranger District today. Smoke management is a key part of the planning and implementation of prescribed burns. The SFNF manages […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 3, 2021 – After assessing conditions today, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) decided to postpone the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed burn on the Española Ranger District for at least a day. Ignitions, which are expected to take one day, could begin as early as tomorrow. […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 2, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) hope to find an optimal window in April 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. Hand and […]

SANTA FE, NM – March 31, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) hope to take advantage of favorable conditions, including snow on the north-facing slopes, to implement the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed burn on the Española Ranger District as early as Saturday. The 550-acre prescribed burn is part of […]

SANTA FE, NM – March 5, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are looking at a two-week window from Monday, March 8, to Monday, March 22, 2021, to continue implementation of the East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn located east of NM State Road 34 approximately 10 miles south of the […]

SANTA FE, NM – March 1, 2021 – If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may begin implementation of the previously announced East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District as early as tomorrow. The decision to proceed will depend on multiple factors, including resource availability, […]

SANTA FE, NM – Feb. 24, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to implement a prescribed burn on Cat Mesa on the Jemez Ranger District starting as early as Friday, March […]

SANTA FE, NM – Feb. 18, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to strategically implement prescribed burns across the forest this spring to reduce hazardous fuels before the onset of the 2021 wildland fire season. Fuels treatments are an effective way to slow wildfires and change fire behavior. […]

Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers are proceeding with the San Diego wildland-urban interface (WUI) prescribed pile burn on the Jemez Ranger District today.Fire managers are taking advantage of favorable conditions after the recent winter storms to reduce hazardous fuels near the San Diego wildland-urban interface (WUI) by Jemez Springs. Each prescribed burn is […]

SANTA FE, NM – Feb. 11, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions, including snowpack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to implement a previously announced prescribed burn on Rowe Mesa on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District starting as […]

SANTA FE, NM – Jan. 26, 2021 – Recognizing that longer, more extreme fire seasons are likely to continue, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is working with partners at other forests, agencies and non-governmental organizations to launch a 2021 campaign to promote wildfire preparedness with a different theme for each month of the year. […]

SANTA FE, NM – Jan. 19, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions, including snowpack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to implement previously announced prescribed burns on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District starting as early as tomorrow. The […]

SANTA FE, NM – Jan. 15, 2021 – Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are looking for an optimal window to implement an 80-acre prescribed pile burn off NM Highway 96 before the end of February to reduce fuels, restore wildlife habitat and improve forest health. The […]

SANTA FE, NM – Jan. 12, 2021 – Favorable conditions today allowed fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest to proceed with the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed pile burn on the Española Ranger District today. The 106-acre pile burn is part of the larger Pacheco Canyon Forest Resiliency Project, a 2,042-acre forest restoration project […]

SANTA FE, NM – Jan. 7, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) hope to take advantage of favorable conditions, including forecasted snow over the weekend, to implement the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed pile burn on the Española Ranger District as early as next week. The 106-acre pile burn is part […]

SANTA FE, NM – Jan. 6, 2021 – Fire managers on the Cuba Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are looking for optimal windows to implement planned prescribed pile burns between now and March 31 to reduce fuels, restore wildlife habitat and improve forest health. The planned units are the 379-acre Ojitos […]

SANTA FE, NM – Jan. 5, 2021 – After completing the Thompson Ridge, Cat Mesa and Hillside prescribed pile burns, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including snowpack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to implement additional pile burns on the […]

SANTA FE, NM – Dec. 11, 2020 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are looking at a potential window between Dec. 14, 2020, and March 31, 2021, to implement the previously announced La Cueva and Rowe Mesa prescribed burns to reduce the risk of wildfire. The 133-acre La Cueva pile burn […]

SANTA FE, NM – Dec. 10, 2020 – After a successful test ignition, crews are continuing with the previously announced Cat Mesa pile burns today to reduce the amount of hazardous fuels on the ground. The winter storm currently moving through New Mexico has created optimal conditions to burn slash piles. Snow on the ground […]