Medio Fire – August 22, 2020 Daily Update Acres: Approximately 1530 acres Start Date: August 17, 2020 Cause: Unknown Containment: 5% Total personnel: 135 Location: Rio en Medio Trail, Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest Fuels: Dry mixed conifer, ponderosa pine Highlights: The Medio Fire crossed the drainage over the Rio en Medio Trail […]

Medio Fire – August 21, 2020 Daily Update Acres: Approximately 610 acres      Start Date: August 17, 2020    Cause: Unknown Containment: 0%       Total personnel: 138       Location: Rio en Medio Trail, Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest Fuels: Dry mixed conifer, ponderosa pine Highlights: The Southwest Area Type 2 Incident […]

Size: 550 acres                                          Containment: 0% Start date: Aug. 17, 2020                       Cause: Unknown          Location: Off the Rio en Medio Trail on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) between the Rio Nambe and the Rio en Medio, approximately 1.5 miles north of the Village of Rio en Medio, 2 miles east/southeast […]

Start date: Aug. 17, 2020         Cause: Unknown          Size: 150+ acres Location: Off the Rio en Medio Trail on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), approximately 2 miles north of the Village of Rio en Medio, 2 miles east/southeast of Nambe Reservoir and 5 miles north/northwest of the Santa Fe Ski […]

Public should avoid Rio en Medio Trailhead, Nambe Reservoir Start date: Aug. 17, 2020         Cause: Unknown          Size: 5+ acres Location: Off the Rio en Medio Trail on the Española Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 2 miles east/southeast of Nambe Reservoir and 5 miles north/northwest of the Santa Fe Ski Basin. Containment: […]

SANTA FE, NM – July 27, 2020 – With the onset of the summer monsoons and decreasing fire danger, the Carson, Cibola and Santa Fe National Forests are rescinding Stage 2 fire restrictions, including the ban on campfires, at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The forests implemented Stage 2 restrictions, which also included a […]

Start Date:  July 19, 2020 Cause:  Lightning Size:   5+ acres Location:  Jemez Ranger District, 1 mile east of Aspen Peak and approximately 4.5 miles south of the community of Cochiti Mesa. The Colle Fire is located inside the burn scar of the 2011 Las Conchas Fire. Containment:  0%. The fire is currently in monitor status. […]

It was a busy weekend for dispatchers and firefighters on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) with the onset of the southwestern monsoon season and the accompanying lightning strikes. The Santa Fe Dispatch Center confirmed 12 active lightning starts on the SFNF since Friday with an additional two possible starts currently under investigation. With the […]

Public should avoid San Gregorio Trailhead, San Gregorio Reservoir until Friday Start date: July 11, 2020 Cause: Under investigation Size: Approximately 7.8 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 1 mile from the San Gregorio Trailhead parking lot on Forest Road 70 and approximately 9 miles from Cuba, NM. Containment: […]

Public should continue to avoid San Gregorio Trailhead, San Gregorio Reservoir Start date: July 11, 2020 Cause: Under investigation Size: Approximately 7.8 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 1 mile from the San Gregorio Trailhead parking lot on Forest Road 70 and approximately 9 miles from Cuba, NM. Containment: […]

Public should avoid San Gregorio Trailhead, San Gregorio Reservoir Start date: July 11, 2020 Cause: Under investigation Size: Approximately 7.8 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 1 mile from the San Gregorio Trailhead parking lot on Forest Road 70 and approximately 9 miles from Cuba, NM. Containment: 30% Fuels: […]

June 29, 2020 Start date: June 26, 2020 Cause: Under investigation Size: 2.3 acres Location: Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) approximately 1.7 miles from the Winsor Ridge Trailhead at Cowles and approximately 20 miles north of Pecos Containment: 100% Fuels: Heavy fuels with a high concentration of dead and […]

June 28, 2020, 1:30 P.M. Start date: June 26, 2020 Cause: Under investigation Size: 2.3 acres Location: Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) approximately 1.7 miles from the Winsor Ridge Trailhead at Cowles and approximately 20 miles north of Pecos Containment: 100% Fuels: Heavy fuels with a high concentration of […]

June 27, 2020, 1:30 P.M. Start date: June 26, 2020 Cause: Under investigation Size: Approximately 2 acres Location: Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest approximately 1.7 miles from the Winsor Ridge Trailhead at Cowles and approximately 20 miles north of Pecos Containment: 0% Fuels: Heavy fuels with a high concentration of […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 14, 2020 – The Carson, Cibola and Santa Fe National Forests will implement Stage 2 fire restrictions at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfire based on current and forecasted conditions, including very low fuel moisture levels and severe fire weather conditions. The […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 7, 2020 – An ongoing drying trend across the 1.6 million acres of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) combined with continued negligence by a small number of forest visitors have fire managers concerned about an early start to the 2020 fire season. Despite the campfire ban that went into […]

SANTA FE, NM – March 20, 2020 – The Santa Fe National Forest today announced that all planned prescribed burns have been postponed until further notice. Potential smoke impacts to the public are always considered in prescribed fire and wildfire management. The decision to postpone ignitions will: prevent any effects from smoke that might further […]