Medio Fire – August 21, 2020 Daily Update Acres: Approximately 610 acres Start Date: August 17, 2020 Cause: Unknown Containment: 0% Total personnel: 138 Location: Rio en Medio Trail, Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest Fuels: Dry mixed conifer, ponderosa pine Highlights: The Southwest Area Type 2 Incident […]
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Able Fire Update, August 20, 2020: Lincoln National Forest, Sacramento Ranger District
August 20, 2020 
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Incident Name: Able Fire Jurisdiction: Sacramento Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest Size: 8 acres Cause: Lightning Date Detected: August 18, 2020 Location: near Scott Able Canyon Lat/Long: 32°42’56.0″N 105°43’53.0″W Firefighting Resources: 1 Type-6 Engine, 1 hand crew, support personnel (16 total personnel) Fuel Type: grass, pine and juniper forest Values at Risk: no structures at […]
Continue readingMedio Fire Update Aug. 19, 2020, 7:45 p.m.
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Size: 550 acres Containment: 0% Start date: Aug. 17, 2020 Cause: Unknown Location: Off the Rio en Medio Trail on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) between the Rio Nambe and the Rio en Medio, approximately 1.5 miles north of the Village of Rio en Medio, 2 miles east/southeast […]
Continue reading Medio Fire Update Aug. 19, 2020, 2 p.m.
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Start date: Aug. 17, 2020 Cause: Unknown Size: Approximately 285 acres Location: Off the Rio en Medio Trail on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) between the Rio Nambe and the Rio en Medio, approximately 2 miles north of the Village of Rio en Medio, 2 miles east/southeast of Nambe […]
Continue readingMedio Fire Update – Aug. 18, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
August 18, 2020 0 Comments
Start date: Aug. 17, 2020 Cause: Unknown Size: 150+ acres Location: Off the Rio en Medio Trail on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), approximately 2 miles north of the Village of Rio en Medio, 2 miles east/southeast of Nambe Reservoir and 5 miles north/northwest of the Santa Fe Ski […]
Continue readingNew Fire Start on SFNF: Medio Fire
August 18, 2020 0 Comments
Public should avoid Rio en Medio Trailhead, Nambe Reservoir Start date: Aug. 17, 2020 Cause: Unknown Size: 5+ acres Location: Off the Rio en Medio Trail on the Española Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 2 miles east/southeast of Nambe Reservoir and 5 miles north/northwest of the Santa Fe Ski Basin. Containment: […]
Continue readingGila National Forest – Windy Fire, Glenwood Ranger District
August 14, 2020 0 Comments
There is a small fire on the Glenwood Ranger District in the Gila Wilderness. The Windy Fire is approximately 15-20 acres burning in steep terrain in the Whitewater-Baldy Fire burn scar. Smoke is visible on US Hwy 180 from the area of the Aldo Leopold Vista. The Glenwood RD fire crew is monitoring from the […]
Continue readingDark Canyon Fire Update August 13, 2020: Fire Grows In Size But Is Still Within Suppression Strategy Area
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Size: 1,324 acres Containment: 10% Cause: Lightning Location: 9 miles northwest of Capitan, NM Total Personnel: 120 Lat/Long: 33°40’0.16″N 105°37’42.61″W Fuel Type: Grass, piñon-juniper, ponderosa pine, dead and down forest debris Date/Time Detected: 8/4/20 at 4:30 pm Dark Canyon Fire Maps Fire Update: The Dark Canyon Fire remains within the Suppression Strategy Area and is […]
Continue reading Albuquerque Zone Team Relinquishing Command of Seco Fire
August 12, 2020 0 Comments
August 12, 2020 Update Location: 3 Mi SE of Mt. Taylor Cause: Unknown Percent Contained: 76% Date Reported: 8/3/2020 Personnel: 109 Size: ~26 acres Fuel: Mixed Conifer and Ponderosa pine Resources assigned: 1 Type 3 Incident Management Team, 2 Type 2 IA Crews, 1 Engines, 2 Fire modules, 1 Helicopter, 2 water tender and various […]
Continue reading Mopping Up on the Seco Fire
August 11, 2020 0 Comments
August 11, 2020 Update Location: 3 Mi SE of Mt. Taylor Cause: Unknown Percent Contained: 64% Date Reported: 8/3/2020 Personnel: 120 Size: ~26 acres Fuel: Mixed Conifer and Ponderosa pine Resources assigned: 1 Type 3 Incident Management Team, 2 Type 2 IA Crews, 2 Engines, 2 Fire modules, 1 Helicopter, 5 water tender and various […]
Continue reading Quiet Day on the Seco Fire
August 10, 2020 0 Comments
August 10, 2020 Update Location: 3 Mi SE of Mt. Taylor Cause: Unknown Percent Contained: 24% Date Reported: 8/3/2020 Personnel: 120 Size: ~26 acres Fuel: Mixed Conifer and Ponderosa pine Resources assigned: 1 Type 3 Incident Management Team, 2 Type 2 IA Crews, 2 Engines, 2 Fire modules, 1 Helicopter, 5 water tender and various […]
Continue reading Lincoln National Forest: Dark Canyon Fire Update August 9, 2020
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Jurisdiction: Smokey Bear Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest Size: 420 acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: August 4, 2020 at 4:30pm Location: 9 miles northwest of Capitan, NM north of Tuscon Mountain near Dark Canyon. Lat/Long: 33°40’0.16″N 105°37’42.61″W Fuel Type: Grass, piñon-juniper, ponderosa pine, dead and down forest debris Values at Risk: Private Land Fire Update: Crews […]
Continue reading Isolated Torching Continues to Challenge Firefighters on the Seco Fire
August 9, 2020 0 Comments
August 9, 2020 Update Location: 3 Mi SE of Mt. Taylor Cause: Unknown Percent Contained: 14% Date Reported: 8/3/2020 Personnel: 127 Size: ~21.1 acres Fuel: Mixed Conifer and Ponderosa pine Resources assigned: 1 Type 3 Incident Management Team, 2 Type 2 IA Crews, 2 Engines, 2 Fire modules, 1 Air Attack, 1 Helicopter, 3 water […]
Continue reading Seco Fire Increases Containment
August 8, 2020 0 Comments
August 8, 2020 Update Location: 3 Mi SE of Mt. Taylor Cause: Unknown Percent Contained: 30% Date Reported: 8/3/2020 Personnel: 125 Size: ~20 acres Fuel: Mixed Conifer and Ponderosa pine Resources assigned: 1 Type 3 Incident Management Team, 2 Type 2 IA Crews, 2 Engines, 2 Fire modules, 1 Air Attack, 1 Helicopter, 3 water […]
Continue reading Seco Fire Crews Continue Work in Rugged Terrain
August 7, 2020 0 Comments
August 7, 2020 Location: San Mateo Mountains Cause: Unknown Percent Contained: 0% Date Reported: 8/3/2020 Personnel: 107 Size: ~20 acres Fuel: Mixed Conifer and Ponderosa pine Resources assigned: 1 Type 3 Incident Management Team, 2 Type 2 IA Crews, 2 Engines, 2 Fire modules, 1 Air Attack, 1 Helicopter, 1 water tender and various support […]
Continue reading Albuquerque Zone Type 3 Team Managing the Seco Fire
August 6, 2020 0 Comments
August 6, 2020 Update Location: San Mateo Mountains Cause: Unknown Percent Contained: 0% Date Reported: 8/3/2020 Size: ~20 acres Fuel: Mixed Conifer and Ponderosa pine Resources assigned: 1 Type 3 Incident Management Team, 1 Interagency Hotshot Crew, 2 Engines, 2 Fire modules, 1 Air Attack, 1 Helicopter and various support personnel from the Cibola […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: McMillan Fire – Silver City Ranger District
August 5, 2020 0 Comments
Location: Northwest of McMillan Campground, Silver City Ranger District, Gila National Forest Start Date: August 4, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: ~1 acre Vegetation: Mixed conifer Resources: Silver City RD engines have responded Summary: The McMillan Fire is burning northwest of McMillan Campground, approximately one mile below Signal Peak between the campground and the Signal Peak […]
Continue readingCibola National Forest & National Grasslands – Final Fire Update -Vics Peak Fire 100% Contained
August 4, 2020 0 Comments
Magdalena, NM – For Immediate Release – The lightning-caused Vics Peak Fire, burning on the Magdalena Ranger District, Cibola National Forest since June 15, remains 14,624 acres and is now 100% contained. This will be the final operational update for the Vics Peak Fire barring any significant events on the fire. Minimal fire behavior was observed […]
Continue readingPile Burning in El Malpais National Monument
August 3, 2020 0 Comments
National Park Service Superintendent Kelly Fuhrmann announced that the Four Winds Fire Group will be burning wood piles in El Malpais National Monument starting Tuesday, Aug 4th and is expected to complete the project on Wednesday, Aug 5th. These wood piles are located along the west side of County Road 42 in the vicinity of […]
Continue readingSanta Fe County Seeking Input on Community Wildfire Protection Plan Update
July 30, 2020 0 Comments
The Santa Fe County Fire Department is developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) update and is looking for your input. Due to restrictions on public gatherings as a result of Covid-19, the County has chosen to use an interactive website, or story map, as the primary tool to share information and gather input for […]
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