June 16, 2017, 10:00 a.m. Location: Jemez Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest, on both sides of NM Highway 4 along the southern boundary of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Cajete Fire appears to have started approximately one mile northeast of Vallecitos de los Indios. The fire area runs along the East […]

Location: Jemez Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest, on both sides of NM Highway 4 along the southern boundary of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Cajete Fire appears to have started approximately one mile northeast of Vallecitos de los Indios. The fire area runs along the East Fork of the Jemez River […]

Location: Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest along NM Highway 4 close to the boundary between the Santa Fe National Forest and the Valles Caldera National Preserve and Start Date:  Smoke was first reported to Santa Fe Dispatch at 10:47 a.m. on June 15, 2017. Size: Estimated at 100 acres and spreading […]

SANTA FE, NM – June 14, 2017 – For Immediate Release. The Medio Fire on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest was contained on Tuesday at 5:45 p.m., and incident command declared it controlled at 9:47 a.m. today, which means there are no active flames and fireline is secure and expected […]

Location:  Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 3 miles east of the Camp Frank Rand Boy Scout Camp near Cerro Piñon and Cañon Chimayo and southwest of Santa Cruz Lake. Start Date: Smoke was initially reported at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2017 Size: Approximately 3 acres                                                                      […]

Location: Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest Approximately 3 miles east of the Camp Frank Rand Boy Scout Camp near Cerro Piñon and Cañon Chimayo and southwest of Santa Cruz Lake. Start Date:  Smoke was first reported at approximately 4:15 p.m. on June 10, 2017 Size: Estimated between 2.5 to 5 acres                   […]

Wildland Fire Update June 11, 2017, 12:00 p.m. Location: Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest Approximately 3 miles east of the Camp Frank Rand Boy Scout Camp near Cerro Piñon and Cañon Chimayo and southwest of Santa Cruz Lake. Start Date:  Smoke was first reported at approximately 4:15 p.m. on June 10, […]

SANTA FE, NM – June 1, 2017 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest, are watching the weather and other factors to identify optimal windows to continue work on previously announced prescribed burns this spring. Yesterday, crews completed approximately 50 acres on the French Mesa unit. If […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 30, 2017 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest, hope to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and forecasted weather, to conduct one of three previously announced prescribed burns as early as tomorrow, May 31. Fire managers […]

Taos, NM – May 20, 2017 – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Carson National Forest hope to begin operations on the lightning-caused Hondito Fire, located within the Tres Piedras Ranger District, as early as Sunday May 21, 2017 to achieve resource objectives on the landscape. Lightning struck the Hondito Canyon four miles southwest […]

Taos, NM, May 18, 2017—For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Carson National Forest are monitoring the lightning-caused Hondito Fire on the Tres Piedras Ranger District as Forest officials consider use of the wildland fire to achieve Forest Plan resource objectives on the landscape. The fire was reported near Hondito Canyon 4 miles Southwest of […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 12, 2017 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest hope to take advantage of continuing favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weekend weather, to conduct the Gallina wildland-urban interface (WUI) prescribed burn on the Coyote Ranger District on Monday, May 15. WUI […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 8, 2017 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest plan to continue the Mesa Poleo prescribed burn on Tuesday, May 9, if conditions, including fuel moistures, predicted weather and air quality, remain favorable. The treatment unit planned for Tuesday is […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 2, 2017 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest hope to take advantage of recent moisture and forecasted weather to conduct the previously announced Mesa Poleo prescribed burn on Thursday, May 4, if conditions, including fuel moistures, predicted weather and […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 2, 2017 – For Immediate Release. After taking a look at conditions on the ground after moisture over the weekend, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest hope to conduct the previously announced Moya prescribed burn on the Cuba Ranger District May 4 and 5. The treatment area for […]