SANTA FE, NM – October 9, 2015 – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are postponing the previously announced prescribed burn on the south end of the Paliza treatment area within the boundaries of the Southwest Jemez Mountains Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project on the Jemez Ranger District. Fire managers […]

  SANTA FE, NM – October 1, 2015 – For Immediate Release – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to begin the previously announced prescribed burn in Gallinas Canyon on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District on Saturday, October 3, 2015, if conditions are favorable. Once ignitions have started, they are expected […]

Smoke Continues to Disperse After Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn SANTA FE, NM – September 29, 2015 – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest completed ignitions in the Santa Fe Watershed at approximately 2:30 p.m. Monday.  While smoke from the burn did impact Santa Fe and surrounding communities, residual smoke continues […]

SANTA FE, NM – September 28, 2015 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct a prescribed burn on the south end of the Paliza treatment area within the boundaries of the Southwest Jemez Mountains Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project on the Jemez Ranger District. The window […]

SANTA FE, NM – September 28, 2015 – For Immediate Release. After determining that conditions are favorable for a successful prescribed burn, fire managers are proceeding with aerial ignitions today to complete treatment on approximately 644 acres in the Santa Fe Watershed. Winds are expected to push the smoke southeast of town during the day, […]

Ignitions begin on Santa Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn SANTA FE, NM – September 27, 2015 – For Immediate Release – Weather conditions are favorable today and fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest have decided to begin ignitions on the Santa Fe Watershed prescribed burn, on the Española Ranger District . Today crews will […]

Fire officials on the Lincoln National Forest’s Sacramento District plan to take advantage of favorable weather and burning conditions during the upcoming fall and winter months. District personnel will focus on multiple projects that include pile and broadcast burning. These prescribed fire projects are located at various sites within the Sacramento Ranger District: 171 project: […]

U.S. Forest Service Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands 2113 Osuna Road NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Web: http://www.fs.usda.gov/cibola Twitter: @Cibola_NF Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cibolanf News Release Media Contact: McKenzie Helmandollar-Powell 505-346-3894 mhelmandollarpowell@fs.fed.us Balsam Glade Fire Sparked in the Sandia Mountains Tijeras, NM, September 17, 2015—For Immediate Release. Crews from the Sandia Ranger District along with Bernalillo and […]

August 12, 2015; 1:00 P.M. Location:  Chama River Canyon Wilderness, Coyote Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest Start Date:  August 7, 2015                                        Cause:  Lightning Size:  Less than one acre                                            Percent Contained:  0% Vegetation: Ponderosa pine                                      Growth Potential: Low Summary:  Light smoke may be visible from the lightning-caused Rincon Fire in the Chama River […]

General Information/Announcements: More accurate mapping resulted in a revised and reduced acreage figure for the fire. Fire activity was minimal yesterday morning. No fire was observed on the extreme west end of the fire, and containment line on the north side west of the power line was secure. Crews patrolled the line around the east […]

July 30, 2015, 2:00 P.M. SANTA FE, NM – July 30, 2015 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the lightning-caused Commissary Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest’s Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District have completed operations on the 2,483-acre fire. The Commissary Fire started on June 5 and has been managed over the past few […]

July 20, 2015; 10:00 A.M. Size: Approximately 2,100 acres                                                                               Growth Potential: Moderate Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, aspen, mixed conifer, grass and brush Summary: Fire managers on the lightning-caused Commissary Fire on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District will try to complete firing operations this week with hand ignitions on a remaining 350 acres as part of a […]

July 13, 2015, 1:00 P.M. SANTA FE, NM – July 13, 2015 – For Immediate Release. Interior fuels on the lightning-caused Commissary Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest’s Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District continue to burn naturally. The fire responded to drier weather over the weekend with increased activity, producing a moderate volume of white […]

July 7, 2015, 09:00 A.M. SANTA FE, NM – July 7, 2015 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the lightning-caused Commissary Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest’s Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District are wrapping up operations on the 1,700-acre fire. The Commissary Fire started on June 5 and has been managed over the past […]

July 3, 2015, 09:00 A.M. Summary: The lightning-caused Commissary Fire on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District remains at 1,700 acres. The fire continues to burn in larger dead and down fuels. With a 50% chance of precipitation forecasted for today and tomorrow, crews will continue with chipping and piling operations around the perimeter. The Commissary […]