Community Meeting Tonight at 6 p.m. Regina Fire Department Start date: July 1, 2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 24 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest approximately 2 miles southeast of Regina, NM, off of NM State Highway 96 Containment: 0% Fuel: Ponderosa pine Weather: Mostly cloudy early with isolated showers, becoming […]

Start date: July 1 Cause: Lightning Size: 20 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest approximately 2 miles southeast of Regina, NM, off of NM State Highway 96 Containment: 0% Fuel: Ponderosa pine Weather: Mostly cloudy with 20% chance of showers, temperatures between 73-80 degrees, winds from the southwest at 5-10 […]

Start date: July 1 Cause: Lightning Size: 10 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest approximately 2 miles southeast of Regina, NM, off of NM State Highway 96 Containment: 0% Fuel: Ponderosa pine Weather: Sunny with temperatures between 84-88 degrees, winds from the west at 5-10 miles per hour and 11-16% […]

Start date: July 1 Cause: Lightning Size: 5 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest approximately 2 miles southeast of Regina, NM, off of NM State Highway 96 Containment: 0% Fuel: Ponderosa pine Weather: Sunny with temperatures between 83-87 degrees, winds from the west at 5-9 miles per hour and 10-14% […]

SANTA FE, NM – June 21, 2019 – The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may proceed with the previously announced Tent Rocks prescribed burn on the Jemez Ranger District Saturday, June 22, if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, are favorable. The Tent Rocks treatment area is approximately 2 […]

SANTA FE, NM – June 18, 2019 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to implement the previously announced Tent Rocks prescribed burn on the Jemez Ranger District this week if conditions remain favorable. Ignitions could begin as early as tomorrow, June 19, and are expected to conclude by Friday, […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 30, 2019 – Precipitation throughout May has delayed implementation of the previously announced Tent Rocks prescribed burn on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF).  Fire managers have extended the window for the Tent Rocks burn to June 30, dependent on conditions. The Tent Rocks treatment […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 14, 2019 – Ignitions on the previously announced East Rowe Mesa Phase II prescribed burn could begin as early as Thursday, May 16, if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather, remain favorable. Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are looking at a window between May […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 10, 2019 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct the previously announced East Rowe Mesa Phase II prescribed burn on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District sometime between May 13 and May 31, 2019, if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather, remain […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 10, 2019 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to conduct the La Jara prescribed burn on the Cuba Ranger District sometime between May 22, 2019, and June 30, 2019, when favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, provide an optimal window. […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 6, 2019 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, to conduct a prescribed burn on the Jacquez unit of the Moya treatment area on the Cuba Ranger District Tuesday, May 7, […]

 SANTA FE, NM – May 3, 2019 – After studying conditions, including fuel moisture levels, weather forecasts, air quality and wind direction, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) today decided to delay the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed burn until Sunday, May 5. Fire managers will continue to monitor conditions and will […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 2, 2019 – The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may proceed with the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed burn Saturday, May 4, if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, are favorable. The 500-acre unit is adjacent to Forest Road 102, approximately 6 miles east […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 1, 2019 – Fire managers on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to implement a prescribed burn in the Tent Rocks area between May 11 and June 1, 2019, if conditions remain favorable. The treatment area is approximately 3.5 miles north of Jemez Springs, […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 25, 2019 – The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may proceed with the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed burn this weekend if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, are favorable. Fire managers are looking at Saturday or Sunday to conduct this one-day burn. If […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 22, 2019 –Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are postponing the prescribed burn on Rowe Mesa originally planned for this week, primarily due to forecasted weather with showers and thunderstorms expected later today through Wednesday. Fire managers may reschedule the 293-acre East Rowe Mesa Phase II prescribed burn […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 18, 2019 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest plan to conduct the East Rowe Mesa Phase II prescribed burn on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District from Tuesday, April 23, through Sunday, April 28, if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather, remain favorable. The 293-acre […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 18, 2019 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to initiate a prescribed burn in Pacheco Canyon on the Española Ranger District as early as Monday, […]

Taos, NM—April 17, 2019—Fire managers on the Carson National Forest plan to take advantage of favorable conditions including fuel moisture levels, air quality, winds and weather forecasts to continue the Highway 84 prescribed burn on the Canjilon Ranger District.  Last fall, 181 acres of the 820-acre unit were accomplished. The remaining 639 acres will be […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 16, 2019 – In consultation with the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and the Southwest Coordination Center (SWCC), the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is proceeding with a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed today. Up to […]