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ALBUQUERQUE, NM, August 24, 2024 – Fire crews are responding to two remote area fires on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands. Magdalena Ranger District: Baldy Springs Fire Reported Date / Time: August 24, 2024 / 1131Cause: Lightning         Size: .1 acres             Location: Central Magdalena Mts. near Water Canyon Road on […]

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, August 21, 2024 – Fire crews have responded to two remote area fires on the Mt Taylor Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands. Mt. Taylor Ranger District: Monaghan Fire Reported Date / Time: August 20, 2024 / 1630Cause: Lightning         Size: .4 acres              Containment: 100%Location: Monaghan Canyon off FSR50 in […]

Friday, July 26, 2024 Location: Northwest corner of the Santa Fe National Forest in the Cuba Ranger District, approximately 27 miles north of Cuba, NM. Start Date: July 18, 2024 Size: 2,745 acres with a planned perimeter of 7,000 acres Percent completed: 35 % Cause: Lightning Vegetation: The wildfire is burning in ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, […]

The lightning caused Tanques Wildfire, located in the northwest corner of the Cuba Ranger District, around 25 miles north of Cuba, NM, was first reported the morning of July 18. Currently, the fire is 13 acres, burning in ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, and oak. Santa Fe National Forest will manage the fire as a Type 3 […]

This will be the final regular update The Mestenas Canyon Fire is now fully surrounded by control lines. Crews on Wednesday cut handline on the fire’s northwest edge, increasing containment on the now 837-acre blaze to 65 percent. The fire’s north end remains the only uncontained area, however the control line is Forest Road 312N, […]

Crews on Tuesday completed significant work on the Mestenas Canyon Fire, which has grown to 716 acres with 40% containment. The fire’s heel on the south end is now completely contained.  Meanwhile, the fire’s head continues to slowly progress north toward Forest Road 312, which crews prepared as a potential containment line. Low-hanging branches, known […]

Crews on Monday continued to build control lines and conducted more firing operations on the Mestenas Canyon Fire, which has grown to 628 acres with 30% containment. Containment was gained on the fire’s southern edge, and a ¾-mile stretch of Forest Road 312 was blacklined, which is when fire personnel burn fuels along a control […]

Crews continue to work the Mestenas Canyon Fire, which is slowly growing within completed and planned containment lines. The fire is currently estimated at 584 acres with 15% containment. On Sunday, crew members black lined along the northern segment of Forest Road 312N. Black lining is burning fuels along a control line ahead of the […]

Rain tamped down much of the behavior on the Mestenas Canyon Fire, where the perimeter has grown to 477 acres with 15% containment. Steep terrain and outflow winds from nearby thunderstorms are driving the fire’s spread on its north and east sides. To contain the fire, crews are nearby using indirect methods by reducing fuels […]

Crews continue to work the Mestenas Canyon Fire, which has grown to 350 acres with 0% containment. Outflow winds from nearby storms pushed two heads of the fire up canyon slopes onto Mestenas Mesa where crews are securing roads as potential containment lines. The overall suppression strategy is to contain the fire using existing roads […]

Acres: 4,123 Start Date: 7/4/2024Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM Personnel: 252Containment: 23% Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: At 6:00 PM on Thursday, July 18, the Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 4 will transfer command of the Ridge Fire to Incident Commander Victor Alcorta from the Wilderness Ranger District. Team 4 extends its […]

Daily Update, July 17, 2024 Acres: 4,123 Start Date: 7/4/2024Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM Personnel: 281Containment: 23% Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: Fire activity has generally cooled with the precipitation received on the north end of the fire area. Some increased fire activity was observed in Iron Creek on the southeast side as […]

San Mateo Mountains, Magdalena Ranger DistrictCibola National Forest & National Grasslands ALBUQUERQUE, NM, July 16, 2024 – This will be the final update for the lightning-caused Fisher Fire within the northwest San Mateo Mountains on the Magdalena Ranger District. Reported date / time: July 1, 2024 / 1825Cause: Lightning StrikeSize: 8,043 acresLocation: Remote mountainous terrain […]

Final Regular Update  With the Yeso Fire spread throughout the predetermined confinement area, Carson National Forest fire crews today are continuing to focus on securing the fire’s edge.   Yesterday, crews evaluated interior portions and physically walked the boundary of the predetermined area with a GPS unit. Now with better mapping, the predetermined area—and the […]

Daily Update – Tuesday, July 16, 2024  Acres: 3,740 Start Date: 7/4/2024  Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM Personnel: 321  Containment: 20% Fuels: Timber, grass, understory  Highlights: Fire activity is expected to decrease with incoming rain forecasted today and through the week. Firefighters are completing erosion prevention activities around the fire area, including seeding […]

Crews remain on scene of the Mestenas Canyon Fire. The fire is currently estimated at 70 acres with no containment. There is potential for smoke impacts on Highway 64 and surrounding areas. The fire’s origin point is deep in a canyon surrounded by rocky cliff bands and numerous snags. For firefighter safety, crews are monitoring […]

After a successful day of operations on the Yeso Fire’s edge, Carson National Forest fire crews will today evaluate interior areas, chip fuels along roads and may conduct limited firing operations if needed. The fire stands at 300 acres with no containment.  Crews yesterday completed blackline around the entire fire’s perimeter. Blacklining is pre-burning fuels […]

  Daily Update – Monday, July 15, 2024 Acres: 3,442                                                                            Start Date: 7/4/2024 Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM                                Personnel: 351 Containment: 9%                                                                     Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: Containment efforts continue along the western edge of the fireline to protect values at risk, including the Willow Creek community.Firefighters observed a slight […]