SANTA FE, NM, Aug. 21, 2023 – Firefighters are responding to the McKinney Fire about 9 miles north of Jemez Springs on the Santa Fe National Forest. It is estimated at 40-50 acres. The wildfire is being managed with a full suppression response. The McKinney Fire was caused by lightning and reported Sunday, Aug. 20. A Valles […]

TAOS, NM – Aug. 14, 2023 – Carson National Forest officials announce fire restrictions will be lifted forest-wide Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 8 a.m. With the onset of the more traditional monsoonal weather pattern, fire danger across the forest has significantly decreased with the increased moisture, cloud cover, and higher humidity. Fire managers continually evaluate […]

SILVER CITY, NM, Aug. 8, 2023 – Precipitation has moderated activity on many wildfires across the Gila National Forest, while lightning has sparked others that are being reported and checked. At least 10 new fires were reported to the Silver City Interagency Dispatch Center Tuesday. The following is a summary of fire activity: Wilderness Ranger District: The […]

SANTA FE, NM, Aug. 7, 2023 – The Northern New Mexico Type 3 Incident Management Team took command of the Black Feather Fire at 6:00 am Monday, August 7, 2023. The team will be working closely with New Mexico State Police, Rio Arriba Sherriff’s Office, New Mexico Livestock Board and US Forest Service Law Enforcement Officers to […]

SANTA FE, NM, Aug. 6, 2023 – Firefighters are responding to a wildfire about 44 miles northwest of Santa Fe in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness of the Coyote Ranger District. It’s called the Black Feather Fire and is estimated at 1,500 acres. The lightning-caused fire started Saturday, Aug. 5, and is being managed with a full […]

SANTA FE, NM, July 6, 2023—Due to high fire danger and anticipated worsening conditions with persistent hot and dry conditions, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is implementing Stage 1 fire restrictions forest-wide with Forest Order #03-10-00-23-06 that takes effect at 8 a.m. Friday, July 7. The National Weather Service, Albuquerque Field Office recently released […]

Prescribed Fire near Quemado Lake will help restore meadow and forest habitats to benefit wildlife SILVER CITY, NM, April 25, 2023 – The Quemado Ranger District is planning to use prescribed fire to treat approximately 4,650 acres of the Gila National Forest in the Slaughter Mesa area south/southeast of Quemado Lake starting May 4 as […]

Projects along New Mexico Highway 35 will reduce hazardous fuels near private lands MIMBRES, NM, April 25, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District plans to implement multiple prescribed burns throughout May, as permitted by weather, fuels conditions, and staffing. The district plans to conduct three prescribe fire projects starting as early as […]

The pile burns planned for today in La Luz Canyon are canceled due to poor ventilation. Fire managers will wait for a better day for optimal smoke dispersion.

Pile burning to occur in La Luz Canyon CLOUDCROFT, NM, Feb. 1, 2023 – Fire managers on the Sacramento Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest are planning to continue prescribed fire operations on the West Side Piles project in La Luz Canyon today. Today’s ignitions on one acre of piles will complete the 147-acre project. The […]

The Lewis Prescribed Fire on the Sacramento Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest was postponed after a foot of snow fell in areas across the forest. Instead, fire managers are turning their attention to pile burning and ignitions are underway today on the Jim Lewis debris piles, 11 miles southwest of Weed. Ignitions may […]

CLOUDCROFT, NM, Nov. 23, 2022 – Fire managers on the Sacramento Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest are preparing to implement one of the prescribed fires planned across the forest this fall and winter. Ignitions on the Lewis Prescribed Fire could begin as early as Monday, Nov. 28, and continue through Thursday, Dec. 1 […]

USFS Southwest Region | September 20, 2022 Punky Moore, sandra.moore2@usda.gov This roundup is intended to keep you informed about the progress that is being made on the National Forest Systems land affected by wildfires in 2022.  The primary Federal responsibilities for the recovery on National Forest System lands lie with the USDA Forest Service (FS) and for […]

SILVER CITY, NM – June 12, 2022— A well-coordinated interagency response has resulted in firefighters reaching 80% containment on the Skates Fire and full containment of the Adam and the Signal fires on the Gila National Forest. Over the coming days, firefighters will continue their efforts to reinforce and secure containment lines and extinguish, or […]

Silver City, NM – 12 de junio de 2022 – Se ha frenado el avance del incendio y los bomberos están realizando un buen progreso en reforzar la línea de contención alrededor del incendio Skates ubicado como a 15 millas al noreste de Silver City en el Bosque Nacional de Gila. El incendio comenzó mediante […]

SILVER CITY, NM – June 12, 2022— Forward progress is stopped, and firefighters are making good progress reinforcing the containment line around the Skates Fire about 15 miles northeast of Silver City on the Gila National Forest. The fire started by lightning on June 10.  The incident is being managed by a Type 3 organization […]

Due to fire activity, hikers will need to reroute their trip on the CDT at  Township 16 S, Range 13 W, Section 13. This is where FS 855 intersects thereby allowing people to reroute via the road to the north and west or Trail 100 Allie Canyon to the east. Map is posted on InciWeb: […]

The Adam Fire started June 9. It is lightning-caused, 20 air miles southeast of Reserve, NM, and is estimated 225 acres. The fire is lined with no forward progression at this time. Around 70 personnel are working to suppress the fire.

SILVER CITY, NM – June 11, 2022— Firefighters and aircraft are currently working to suppress the Skates Fire on the Gila National Forest about 13 miles northeast of Silver City. It is estimated under 100 acres and spreading to the east.  The Signal Peak Lookout reported the fire on Friday at 4:11 p.m. The incident […]