CARSON NATIONAL FOREST INDEPENDENCE WILDFIRE FINAL UPDATE Taos, NM, July 11, 2016—For Immediate Release. The Independence Wildfire started on July 4, 2016 on the Questa Ranger District, north of Lama Foundation is currently 90% contained. The fire, located between the Lama Foundation and the Columbine/Hondo Wilderness Area, has held at 22 acres. Fire activity today […]

Taos, NM, July 10, 2016—For Immediate Release. The Independence Wildfire started on July 4, 2016 on the Questa Ranger District, north of Lama Foundation is currently 70% contained. The fire, located between the Lama Foundation and the Columbine/Hondo Wilderness Area, has held at 22 acres. Fire activity today was minimal and allowed for progress to […]

CARSON NATIONAL FOREST WILDFIRES EVENING UPDATE July 8, 2016 Independence Wildfire Acres: 22 Containment: 20% Cause: Lightning Start Date: July 4, 2016 Location: N of Lama Foundation, NM Vegetation: Oak Brush and Douglas Fir The Independence Fire is currently at 22 acres due to more accurate mapping. A line has been completed around the perimeter […]

July 8, 2016 La Cañada Fire Acres: 55 Containment: 50% Cause: Under Investigation                        Start Date: July 6, 2016 Location: 4 miles NE of El Rito, NM          Vegetation: Grass, Brush and Ponderosa Pine The La Cañada Fire, is located in the Vallecitos Federal Sustained Yield Unit, green fuel wood area. The fire perimeter was lined on […]

Taos, NM, July 7, 2016—A lightning caused fire was reported on the Questa Ranger District on July 4, 2016. The Independence Fire was reported at a tenth of an acre located north of the Lama Foundation in the Columbine/Hondo Wilderness Area. The suppression strategy decision was to place the fire in monitor status for firefighter […]

Taos, NM, July 7, 2016—For Immediate Release. A wildfire was reported on the El Rito Ranger District yesterday afternoon approximately 4 miles north and east of the village of El Rito, off of Forest Road 44 near the village of Vallecitos. The La Cañada wildfire was reported at 15-20 acres burning in the Vallecitos Federal […]

North Fire – Road repair work will begin this week on Forest Roads 549, 330, and 138. The roads were used heavily throughout the suppression and rehabilitation efforts and, in some areas, damaged by the fire effects. Dog Head Fire – Engines continue to patrol the burned area. Fire activity has slowed significantly. Some smoke […]

San Pasqual Fire is located on the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Fire information is available on Inciweb at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4841/. 

SANTA FE, NM – July 5, 2016 – For Immediate Release.  Due to heavy rains in the area, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest decided not to manage the lightning-caused Plantation Fire on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District for multiple objectives, including improving forest and watershed health. Fire lines held around the four-acre […]

Albuquerque, NM, July 4, 2016 – Fire activity was minimal on both the North and Dog Head fires this Fourth of July weekend. Most of the assigned crews, equipment, and support resources have been released. The Dog Head Fire, located on the Mountainair Ranger District, is 98% contained. A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team […]