Start Date: August 21, 2019, ~5:00pm. Location and Jurisdiction: On BLM lands, north of Navajo Dam and west of Hwy 511. Cause: Lightning. Fire Size: Approximately 10 acres. Percent Contained: None reported yet. Fire Behavior: Isolated torching, creeping and low intensity fire. Fuels and Terrain: Burning in juniper and piñon tree slash in an area treated […]

SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 21, 2019 – Outflow winds from a thunderstorm increased fire behavior on the Cueva Fire on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), adding an additional 108 acres and moderately increasing smoke to the west and south of the fire. The SFNF took advantage of the […]

Two fires were located yesterday on the Smokey Bear Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest. Crews responded to the Rodeo and Robinhood Fire, which were both started by lightning. Each fire was 0.2 of an acre. The Rodeo Fire was 100% contained at 4:18 pm on August 20, 2019. The Robinhood Fire was 100% […]

Albuquerque Zone Incident Management Type 3 Team Grants, NM; August 20, 2019 – For Immediate Release.  The Triple Nickle Fire, located in the San Mateo Mountains, on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, is a lightning-caused fire that is being managed for resource benefit.  The fire has grown to an estimated 216 acres with approximately 100 […]

Grants, NM, August 19, 2019 – Recent rains have created very favorable conditions, allowing Fire managers from the Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands to manage a lightning-caused fire for resource benefit on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District.  The Triple Nickel Fire is being carefully monitored and managed as it burns naturally in the ecosystem, […]

SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 17, 2019 – Following Thursday’s successful firing operations, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) has concluded all ignitions on the Cueva Fire. No future growth is expected outside the approximately 1,000-acre planning area. For the next several days crews will continue to monitor fire activity within the containment lines and […]

SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 16, 2019 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) said today objectives for the Cueva Fire have been successfully met with yesterday’s firing operations. Ignitions have ceased, and no future growth is expected outside the approximately 1,000-acre planning area. Crews will continue to check containment lines, assess […]

SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 15, 2019 – By taking advantage of today’s weather conditions, fire managers on the Cueva Fire will continue to reduce fuels on the ground by implementing firing operations east of the focus area. Fire managers have tied the Cueva Fire into the French Mesa prescribed burn conducted in 2018 and […]

SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 14, 2019 – Today, fire managers will resume firing operations within the planning area of the Cueva Fire. An expected decrease in monsoonal thunderstorms over the next week will bring warmer, drier weather. Anticipating these more favorable conditions, fire managers will continue to assess the terrain and values at risk […]

SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 12, 2019 – Monsoonal thunderstorms brought a fair amount of moisture to the Cueva Fire over the weekend. Despite rainy conditions, fire crews were able to complete over 100 acres of firing operations within the focus area. As temperatures increase in the area over the next several days, smoke from […]