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Santa Fe National Forest actively suppresses new fire start

Glorieta Wildfire located in Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers were notified of a new wildfire start, named the Glorieta Wildfire, located in the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, southeast of Thompson Peak on La Cueva Ridge, on the afternoon of Saturday June 15, 2024. The cause of the wildfire is […]

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Indios Fire Daily Update 06/15/2024

Acres: 11,500                                                                        Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM         Personnel: 108 Completion: 90%                                                                 Fuels: Timber Highlights: Thunderstorms and the associated rain and wind hampered Friday’s suppression repair operations. Crews came off the mountain early due to safety issues associated with lightning. However, the moisture helped cool areas […]

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Indios Fire Daily Update 06/13/2024

Acres: 11,500                                                                          Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                 Personnel: 116 Completion: 86%                                                                    Fuels: Timber Highlights: A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team is assessing the burn severity of the fire. BAER teams are staffed by specially trained professionals: hydrologists, soil scientists, engineers, biologists, vegetation specialists, archeologists, […]

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Indios Fire Daily Update 06/11/2024

Daily Update – Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Acres: 11,500                                                                          Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                 Personnel: 186 Completion: 86%                                                                    Fuels: Timber Highlights: The Northern New Mexico Type 3 Incident Management team, led by Incident Commander Luke McLarty, took command of the Indios Fire on Monday, June […]

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Indios Fire Daily Update: June 8, 2024

Southwest Area Incident Management Team TEAM 4 – AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER Light precipitation falls over the Indios Fire Acres: 11,500                                                                           Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                 Personnel: 334 Completion: 86%                                                                     Fuels: Timber Highlights: The Indios Fire was relatively quiet yesterday as it […]

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Indios Fire Daily Update: June 7, 2024

Southwest Area Incident Management Team TEAM 4 – AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER Resources shift as repair activities continue Acres: 11,500                                                                           Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                 Personnel: 415 Completion: 86%                                                                     Fuels: Timber Highlights: Completion remains at 86% today as crews continue repair and […]

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Indios Fire: Daily update, 6/6/24

Indios Fire acreage remains unchanged Daily Update – Thursday, June 6, 2024 Acres: 11,500                                                                           Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                  Personnel: 478 Completion: 86%                                                                     Fuels: Timber Highlights: Completion has increased to 86% today as crews make more progress toward meeting the objectives for the […]

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Indios Fire: Daily update, 6/5/24

Southwest Area Incident Management Team TEAM 4 – AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER As fire activity decreases, crews focus on repair Daily Update – Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Acres: 11,500                                                                          Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM Personnel: 564 Completion: 66%                                                                    Fuels: Timber Highlights: After continued efforts […]

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Indios Fire: Daily Update, 6/4/24

Southwest Area Incident Management Team TEAM 4 – AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER Indios Fire experiences no growth over last 24 hours Daily Update – Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Acres: 11,500 Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM Personnel: 594 Completion: 66% Fuels: Timber Highlights: The acreage […]

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Daily Update for Indios Fire, June 3, 2024

Winds and warm temperatures test the Indios FireDaily Update – Monday, June 3, 2024 Acres: 11,500 Start Date: May 19, 2024Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM Personnel: 689Completion: 59% Fuels: Timber Highlights: Increased winds and drier air caused the fire to spread through interior unburned pockets within the northern and southern […]

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