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Cibola NF & National Grasslands’ – The North Fire at 7,878 acres

Magdalena, NM; June 5, 2016 – The North Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District had minimal growth yesterday and is now 7,878 acres. The lightning-caused fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM. The North Fire is being actively managed for multiple resource benefits. It is now 20% contained. […]

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Cibola NF & National Grasslands’ – The North Fire at 7,604 acres

Magdalena, NM; June 4, 2016 – The North Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District increased in size and is now approximately 7,604 acres. The lightning-caused fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM. The North Fire is being actively managed for multiple resource benefits. It is now 20% contained. […]

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Cibola NF & National Grasslands’ – The North Fire at 6,946 acres

Magdalena, NM; June 3, 2016 – The North Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District had minimal growth yesterday and is now approximately 6,946 acres. The lightning-caused fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM. The North Fire is being actively managed for multiple resource benefits. Firing operations continued on […]

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Cibola NF & National Grasslands’ – The North Fire at 6,767

Magdalena, NM; June 2, 2016 – The North Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District had minimal growth yesterday, and is now approximately 6,767 acres. The lightning-caused fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM. The North Fire is being actively managed for multiple resource benefits. Yesterday afternoon the North […]

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Cibola NF & National Grasslands’ – The North Fire Grew to 6,581 acres

Magdalena, NM; June 1, 2016 – The North Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District grew in size yesterday, and is now approximately 6,581 acres. The lightning-caused fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM. The North Fire is being actively managed for multiple resource benefits. Yesterday afternoon the North […]

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Cibola NF & National Grasslands’ – North Fire at 5,295 acres

Magdalena, NM; May 31, 2016 – The North Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District had minimal fire spread yesterday, and is now approximately 5,295 acres. The lightning-caused fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 5 miles east of Grassy Lookout and 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM.   The North Fire is being actively managed […]

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Cibola NF & National Grasslands’ – The North Fire at 4,548 acres

Magdalena, NM; May 30, 2016 – The 4, 548 acre North Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District had minimal fire spread yesterday. The lightning-caused fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 5 miles east of Grassy Lookout and 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM.   This lightning-caused fire is being actively managed for multiple resource benefits. […]

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Cibola NF & National Grasslands’ – The North Fire grows to 3,947 acres

Magdalena, NM; May 29, 2016 – The North Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District is now at 3, 947acres with approximately 128 personnel on the incident.   The lightning-caused fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 5 miles east of Grassy Lookout and 25 miles southwest of Magdalen. NM.   This lightning-caused fire is being actively managed […]

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Cibola NF & National Grasslands – The North Fire now at 3,365 acres

  Magdalena, NM; May 28, 2016 – The Magdalena Ranger District’s North Fire has increased in size to 3,365 acres. Approximately 118 personnel are assigned to the incident.  This lightning-caused fire is being actively managed for multiple resource benefits.  The North Fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM. […]

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Cibola NF & National Grasslands’ – North Fire grows to 2,920 acres

Magdalena, NM; May 27, 2016 – The Magdalena Ranger District’s North Fire has increased in size to 2,920 acres. Approximately 117 personnel are assigned to the incident.  This lightning-caused fire is being actively managed for multiple resource benefits.  The North Fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM. Weather […]

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Cibola NF & National Grasslands’ – North Fire is now 2,530 acres

Magdalena, NM; May 26, 2016 – The Magdalena Ranger District’s North Fire has grown to 2,530 acres. Approximately 96 personnel are assigned to the incident.  This lightning-caused fire is being actively managed for multiple resource benefits.  The North Fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM.  Weather conditions were […]

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Prescribed Burn Planned for Buckman, West of Santa Fe, NM

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office Fire Crew will conduct a prescribed burn at Buckman, west of Santa Fe, New Mexico, during the month of May, weather permitting.  The objectives of the burn are to remove slash (limbs and branches) created as part of a riparian restoration project, reduce wildfire risk, and […]

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BLM Plans Prescribed Burn in Socorro County

BLM Plans Prescribed Burn in Socorro County   Socorro, NM – The Bureau of Land Management’s Socorro Field Office is planning a prescribed burn of up to 100 acres in Socorro County between late April and the end of May, weather permitting.  The burn includes the 100 acre Wolf Wells Prescribed Burn located 12 miles […]

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2016 Wildland Urban Interface Summit – Registration Now Open

Registration for the 2016 Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Summit is now open. This year’s WUI Summit will be held March 31st through April 2nd in Silver City, New Mexico at the Besse-Forward Global Resource Center on the Western New Mexico University Campus. The Summit provides an opportunity for New Mexico’s local government leaders, fire and emergency […]

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BLM Managing Perdida Fire for Multiple Resource Benefit

BLM Managing Perdida Fire for Multiple Resource Benefit  Taos, NM-(August 28, 2015)  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office is currently managing the lightning caused 422 acre Perdida Fire, within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument at Cerro de la Olla (a.k.a. Pot Mountain), Northeast of Tres Piedras, NM, for multiple resource benefits. […]

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Fort Craig Wildfire Update

The BLM Socorro Field Office responded to a report of a fire on 7/26, taking initial action to suppress the fire which was burning in heavy riparian vegetation on the west side of the Rio Grande. By early morning on July 27 fire activity was minimal, but a thunderstorm at midday pushed the fire to […]

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