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 […]

Daily Update – Sunday, July 14, 2024 Acres: 2,966                                                                             Start Date: 7/4/2024 Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM                                Personnel: 345 Containment: 9%                                                                     Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: After several days of successful firefighting efforts on the western flank, containment has increased to 9% on the Ridge Fire. The fire is expected […]

Smoke is expected to be more visible today Carson National Forest fire crews are planning to begin firing operations on the 165-acre Yeso Fire today, ahead of significant precipitation forecasted this week. They will fire off roads to fill in a 600-acre predetermined area, which is largely surrounded by existing roads.  “This is our big day of […]

The Gila National Forest Wilderness, Reserve, and Glenwood Ranger Districts have issued a Closure Order for the Ridge Fire. Trails #141 (Cooper Trail), #151 (West Fork Trail), #157 (Middle Fork Trail), and #171 (Iron Creek Mesa Trail) are temporarily closed to the public. This Order shall be in effect from July 12, 2024 at 6:00am […]

QUEMADO, NM, July 13, 2024 – The Lolo Fire is 438 acres with 60% containment. The primary fire activity is concentrated on the northwest side where crews have been constructing hand line and will continue to scout and assess additional roads for future control lines. The southern perimeter is under patrol and monitor status as […]

ABQ Zone Incident Management Team – Media & Public Contact:2024.fisher@firenet.gov (575) 323 – 8053 July 13, 2024 Fisher Fire – Final Update by the ABQ Zone Incident Management Team https://linktr.ee/fisherfire24 Reported date / time: July 1, 2024 / 6:25 PMCause: Lightning StrikeSize: 8,043 acres.Fuels: Oak and ponderosa pine litter.Strategy: Confine and containContainment: 69%Fire Behavior: LowResources: 115 personnel Location: […]

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM, July 13, 2024 – The Paramount Fire was reported July 12 near milepost 20, north of New Mexico Highway 59 on the Gila National Forest, Black Range Ranger District, about 19 miles west of Winston, New Mexico. Currently approximately 5 acres, the fire was ignited by lightning within the Indian Peaks […]

Daily Update – Saturday, July 13, 2024 Acres: 2,488                                                                           Start Date: 7/4/2024 Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM                             Personnel: 312 Containment: 0%                                                                   Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: The Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 4 will host an open house tonight, on Saturday, July 13, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the […]

Carson National Forest and Rio Fernando Volunteer Fire Department fire crews tonight contained the Baca Fire, northeast of Valle Econdido, N.M., on the Camino Real Ranger District. The lightning-caused a spot fire burned two trees to the north of Highway 64. 

Carson National Forest fire crews are on scene of the Mestenas Canyon Fire, about 10 miles southwest of Dulce, N.M., on the Jicarilla Ranger District. It’s located about two miles north of Highway 64 in Mestenas Canyon. The lightning-caused fire is estimated to be 10 to 15 acres with no containment. Due to safety concerns, […]

Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers are managing wildfires in the Coyote, Jemez, and Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger Districts.  According to Richard Naden, Meteorologist for the Southwest Coordination Center (SWCC), “What is occurring recently is pretty much the summer monsoonal pattern. But it has been slightly drier the past few days with less wetting rainfall […]

Fire will play its natural role in the forest before crews contain it Carson National Forest fire managers will move forward with a strategy to indirectly suppress the naturally caused Yeso Fire. For fire crew safety, they plan to contain it primarily within existing roads. “After reviewing all the data, I believe this is the […]

ABQ Zone Incident Management Team – Media & Public Contact:2024.fisher@firenet.gov (575) 323 – 8053 July 12, 2024 Fisher Fire Update https://linktr.ee/fisherfire24 Reported date / time: July 1, 2024 / 6:25 PMCause: Lightning StrikeSize: 8,043 acres.Fuels: Oak and ponderosa pine litter.Strategy: Confine and contain   Containment: 61%Fire Behavior: LowResources: 111 personnel UPDATE: The Fisher fire is currently 8,043 acres. […]

Daily Update – Friday, July 12, 2024 Acres: 2,245                                                                           Start Date: 7/4/2024 Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM                          Personnel: 290 Containment: 0%                                                                  Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: Fire activity was limited yesterday by increased moisture around the Ridge Fire area. Minimal fire activity is expected again today as relative humidity remains […]