Albuquerque, NM – March 12, 2021 –The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands as issued Stage II Fire Restrictions per Order 03-0711 and attached map exhibit A within the Kiowa/Rita-Blanca Ranger District, Cibola National Forest, Harding/Colfax/Mora Counties within the State of New Mexico. This Order will be in effect at 12:00 P.M. on March 12, […]

TAOS, NM – Mar. 11, 2021 — March brings the first signs of spring to drought-stricken Northern New Mexico landscapes, including warmer temperatures, windy conditions and the potential onset of wildfires. To prepare for the 2021 wildfire season, The Carson National Forest is working with local, state, federal, and tribal partners and non-governmental organizations on […]

Silver City, NM, March 10, 2021—For Immediate Release.  The National Weather Service has issued a RED FLAG WARNING for Wednesday, March 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. MST, for all of the Gila National Forest due to strong winds and low relative humidity. Only the National Weather Service can issue a Red Flag Warning. […]

Mimbres, NM; March 10, 2021 – For Immediate Release – The Wilderness Ranger District will be conducting prescribed burning in the L-T East burn area. The planned start date is the week of April 5, weather dependent. The L-T East Rx Burn is located off Hwy 35 near mile marker 16, east of the Old […]

SANTA FE, NM – March 5, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are looking at a two-week window from Monday, March 8, to Monday, March 22, 2021, to continue implementation of the East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn located east of NM State Road 34 approximately 10 miles south of the […]

TAOS, NM – Mar. 2, 2021 —Fire managers on the Carson National Forest are planning to strategically implement prescribed burns across the forest this spring to reduce hazardous fuels before the onset of the 2021 wildland fire season. Fuels treatments are an effective way to slow wildfires and change fire behavior. The decision to implement […]

SANTA FE, NM – March 1, 2021 – If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may begin implementation of the previously announced East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District as early as tomorrow. The decision to proceed will depend on multiple factors, including resource availability, […]

SANTA FE, NM – Feb. 24, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to implement a prescribed burn on Cat Mesa on the Jemez Ranger District starting as early as Friday, March […]

SANTA FE, NM – Feb. 18, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to strategically implement prescribed burns across the forest this spring to reduce hazardous fuels before the onset of the 2021 wildland fire season. Fuels treatments are an effective way to slow wildfires and change fire behavior. […]

TAOS, NM – Feb. 17, 2021 – Fire managers on the Carson National Forest are taking advantage of favorable conditions today and continuing the previously announced Kiowa-San Cristobal prescribed pile burns. The Kiowa-San Cristobal pile burns located near San Cristobal and Gallina Canyon is designed to remove woody debris from a previously thinned area. As […]

Roswell, N.M. – In mid-February 2021, the Bureau of Land Management will seek opportunities to conduct prescribed fire operations approximately 10 miles northeast of Ruidoso, N.M. and 6 miles southeast of Capitan, N.M., in Lincoln County. The project area is within the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and will encompass approximately 1,900 acres. […]

Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers are proceeding with the San Diego wildland-urban interface (WUI) prescribed pile burn on the Jemez Ranger District today.Fire managers are taking advantage of favorable conditions after the recent winter storms to reduce hazardous fuels near the San Diego wildland-urban interface (WUI) by Jemez Springs. Each prescribed burn is […]