DOG HEAD FIRE UPDATE 6/18/2016 – 10:30 pm Dog Head Fire now at 9% Containment Estimated Acres: 17,615 Start Date: June 14, 2016 Cause: Under investigation Location: 6 miles NW of Tajique, NM Containment: 9% Fuels: heavy dead/down timber, ponderosa pine stands Total personnel: 953 Fire information: 855-585-5546, 855-581-3862, 855-585-5547, 855-581-3861 A transition from the […]

Estimated Acres: 17,615                Start Date: June 14, 2016                                                                                       Cause: Under investigation         Location: 6 miles NW of Tajique, NM Containment: zero                          Fuels: heavy dead/down timber, ponderosa pine stands Total personnel: 741 Fire information:  855-581-3861, 855-585-5546, 855-581-3862, 855-585-5547                   Evacuations:   For evacuation information in Bernalillo County call the Dog Head Fire Joint information Center […]

DOG HEAD FIRE UPDATE    6/17/2016 – 9:30 AM Estimated Acres: 16,751                Start Date: June 14, 2016 Cause: Under investigation         Location: 6 miles NW of Tajique, NM Containment: zero                          Fuels: heavy dead/down timber, ponderosa pine stands Total personnel: 628 COMMUNITY MEETINGS TONIGHT: Roosevelt Middle School – Tijeras, NM @ 4:30 PM East Torrance […]

6/16/2016 – 10 PM                              Estimated Acres: 16,000                Start Date: June 14, 2016 Cause: Under investigation         Location: 6 miles NW of Tajique, NM Containment: zero                          Fuels: heavy dead/down timber, ponderosa pine stands Total personnel: 628 COMMUNITY MEETINGS TOMORROW: Roosevelt Middle School – Tijeras, NM @ 1630 East Torrance Soil & Water Conservation District […]

  Albuquerque, NM; June 15, 2016; 6:15 AM – Crews monitored the Dog Head Fire throughout the night. Cooler temperatures helped to minimize fire growth. An infrared flight conducted at 2:45 AM allowed fire managers to obtain a more accurate measure of the fire’s size. The Dog Head Fire is 682 acres with no reported […]

COYOTE FIRE UPDATE: Sunday 05/29/2016 – 10 AM Coyote Fire Shows Minimal Growth Overnight  Acres: 14,430                                       Start Date: May 7, 2016 Cause: Lightning                               Location: 46 miles SW of Carlsbad, NM Containment: 50%                            Fuels/Topography: Timber/grass/chaparral, rugged Total Personnel: 192                                                                 terrain,   steep canyons.                         Today’s Actions:  The fire showed […]

COYOTE FIRE UPDATE: Saturday 05/28/2016 – 9 AM U.S. Representative Will Hurd, 23rd Congressional District of Texas, Visits Coyote Fire  Acres: 14,351                                       Start Date: May 7, 2016 Cause: Lightning                               Location: 46 miles SW of Carlsbad, NM Containment: 50%                            Fuels/Topography: Timber/grass/chaparral, rugged Total Personnel: 219                                                                 terrain,   steep canyons.                         Today’s […]

COYOTE FIRE UPDATE  Wednesday 05/26/2016 – 9 AM                   Acres: 14,351 Start Date: May 7, 2016 Cause: Lightning Location: 46 miles SW of Carlsbad, NM Containment: 70% Fuels/Topography: Timber/grass/chaparral, rugged terrain, steep canyons Total personnel: 307                                                                .                                                                     Today’s Actions:  Red flag weather conditions of high winds and low humidity are forecasted for the […]