UPDATE: Bottomless Lakes State Park is being evacuated due to the potential fire threat and smoke impacts from the Patterson Fire (per NM State Parks Division). Please avoid the area. 1:10 p.m. – The Patterson Fire is burning on private land east of Roswell, NM and west of Bottomless Lakes State Park. The fire is […]

The Patterson Fire is burning on private land east of Roswell, NM and west of Bottomless Lakes State Park. The fire is currently threatening structures and burning on both sides of the Pecos river in Chaves County. One home has been evacuated at this time. The fire is estimated at 150 acres and 0% contained. […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 14, 2019 – Ignitions on the previously announced East Rowe Mesa Phase II prescribed burn could begin as early as Thursday, May 16, if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather, remain favorable. Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are looking at a window between May […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 10, 2019 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct the previously announced East Rowe Mesa Phase II prescribed burn on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District sometime between May 13 and May 31, 2019, if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather, remain […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 10, 2019 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to conduct the La Jara prescribed burn on the Cuba Ranger District sometime between May 22, 2019, and June 30, 2019, when favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, provide an optimal window. […]

Prescribed Burn Planned for Alamo Peak, Sacramento Ranger District Alamogordo, NM—May 8, 2019— The Sacramento Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest will be burning a combination of hand and slash piles beginning May 9, 2019, as conditions and weather allow. The piles are located off Alamo Peak Road within timber sale areas. The prescribed […]

The Canjilon Ranger District has started the Highway 84 prescribed burn this morning to reduce hazardous fuels following thinning and fuelwood removal activities. The prescribed burn is located 3 ½ miles northwest of Canjilon, ½ mile south of Cebolla, and ½ mile north of Rincon Blanco. The 820-acre unit runs parallel along the east side […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 6, 2019 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, to conduct a prescribed burn on the Jacquez unit of the Moya treatment area on the Cuba Ranger District Tuesday, May 7, […]

 SANTA FE, NM – May 3, 2019 – After studying conditions, including fuel moisture levels, weather forecasts, air quality and wind direction, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) today decided to delay the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed burn until Sunday, May 5. Fire managers will continue to monitor conditions and will […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 2, 2019 – The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may proceed with the previously announced Pacheco Canyon prescribed burn Saturday, May 4, if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, are favorable. The 500-acre unit is adjacent to Forest Road 102, approximately 6 miles east […]

Fire officials on the Lincoln National Forest, Sacramento Ranger District will continue with the Lewis Prescribed Burn today and throughout the weekend. Smoke may be visible from Weed, Sacramento, Mayhill and Cloudcroft, NM. Over the next 5 days, fire officials hope to claim approximately 650 acres in Seep Canyon and Little Lewis Canyon, conditions permitting. […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 1, 2019 – Fire managers on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to implement a prescribed burn in the Tent Rocks area between May 11 and June 1, 2019, if conditions remain favorable. The treatment area is approximately 3.5 miles north of Jemez Springs, […]