Acres:  Unknown Start Date:  June 12, 2024 Location:  East Mountain, Smokey Bear Ranger District Cause:  Lightning Containment: 0% Fuels:  Being determined Personnel: Two engines, recon helicopter Two engines and a surveillance helicopter have been sent to assess and engage with a lighting-strike fire on East Mountain in the Smokey Bear Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest. […]

Source of Heat Identified and Mitigated for Firefighter Safety on the Blue 2 Fire Daily Update: June 12, 2024 Acres: 7,532                                                                                                     Start Date: May 16, 2024 Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area                Cause: Lightning Personnel: 118                                                                                                    Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush Containment: 91%                                                                                               Resources: 1 Crew […]

SILVER CITY, NM, June 11, 2024 – An area closure is in effect for the Antone fire in the Quemado Ranger District, Gila National Forest. “This closure order is necessary to maintain our top priority which is always to protect firefighters and provide for public safety,” said Quemado District Ranger, Randall Chavez. “Active fire and […]

Source of Heat Identified and Mitigated for Firefighter Safety on the Blue 2 Fire Daily Update: June 11, 2024 Acres: 7,532                                                                                                     Start Date: May 16, 2024 Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area                Cause: Lightning Personnel: 135                                                                                                    Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush Containment: 88%                                                                                               Resources: 1 Crew […]

Firefighters and Heavy Equipment work to finish the remaining areas of the Blue 2 Fire Daily Update: June 10, 2024 Acres: 7,532                                                                                   Start Date: May 16, 2024 Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area                Cause: Lightning Personnel: 142                                                                                           Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush Containment: 87%                                                                Resources: 1 crew […]

Pecos Zone Type 3 Team Takes Command Over The Blue 2 Fire Daily Update: June 9, 2024  Acres: 7,532 Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 212                   Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 87%   Resources: 1 crew | 3 engines | 1 helicopter | 2 bulldozers | 1 water […]

Southwest Area Incident Management Team TEAM 4 – AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER Light precipitation falls over the Indios Fire Acres: 11,500                                                                           Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                 Personnel: 334 Completion: 86%                                                                     Fuels: Timber Highlights: The Indios Fire was relatively quiet yesterday as it […]

 Transition To Type 3 Team As Fire Winds Down Daily Update: June 8, 2024  Acres: 7,532 Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 235                  Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 87%   Resources: 2 crews | 11 engines | 2 helicopters | 2 bulldozers | 1 water […]

Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands Black Kettle Ranger District: ModerateKiowa and Rita Blanca Ranger District: ModerateMagdalena Ranger District: HIGHMount Taylor Ranger District: HIGHSandia Ranger District: HIGH (Rating Update)Mountainair Ranger District: HIGH The Fire Danger Rating is calculated by measuring the dryness of wood, grass and other combustible material, weather conditions and the terrain. The […]

Southwest Area Incident Management Team TEAM 4 – AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER Resources shift as repair activities continue Acres: 11,500                                                                           Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                 Personnel: 415 Completion: 86%                                                                     Fuels: Timber Highlights: Completion remains at 86% today as crews continue repair and […]

  Suppression repair nears completion          Daily Update: June 7, 2024  Acres: 7,532 Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 273                           Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 87%   Resources: 4 crews | 12 engines | 2 helicopters | 2 bulldozers | 1 water tender | 3 […]

Update: Today, response crews mopped up a whole chain — 66 feet of distance — along the perimeter of the El Macho fire, bringing the incident’s containment to 50%. No visible smokes are showing at this time, but there are still points of heat in the interior. Crews will continue suppression efforts over the coming […]

Operations Will Cross the Colorado-New Mexico Border Carson National Forest crews will assist on the project, which includes 192 acres on the New Mexico side of the state line. With favorable conditions in the forecast, Rio Grande National Forest fire crews have begun preparing for the 1,000-acre Bighorn/Stateline prescribed fire project located approximately six miles […]

Edit (3:20 p.m. 6/6/24): The start date of the fire has been updated to reflect the correct date. Update: The El Macho Fire was discovered at 2:06 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2024; it is located on private land eight miles north of Pecos, NM. Fuel types in the area include ponderosa pine and no structures are under […]

We will host a live community meeting on Facebook tonight at 7:30pm. We will take your questions from the chat and have fire officials available to answer them live. Please join us for this discussion about the current fire operations and post-fire recovery from the Blue 2 Fire.

Indios Fire acreage remains unchanged Daily Update – Thursday, June 6, 2024 Acres: 11,500                                                                           Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                  Personnel: 478 Completion: 86%                                                                     Fuels: Timber Highlights: Completion has increased to 86% today as crews make more progress toward meeting the objectives for the […]

Online community meeting planned for tonight         Daily Update: June 6, 2024 Acres: 7,532                                                                                                     Start Date: May 16, 2024 Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area               Cause: Lightning Personnel: 318                                                                                                   Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush Containment: 83%                                                                               Resources: 4 crews | 12 engines | […]

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