Fire crews completed ignitions on most of the Ojo Sarco Unit today, leaving piles from just 12 acres of thinning untouched. The remaining piles are in a gully with no snow around them. Crews will continue patrolling and holding on Friday but will not conduct ignitions due to forecasted winds. The unit is completely surrounded […]

SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 6, 2023— Fire crews have scheduled potential prescribed fires inboth the Coyote and Cuba ranger districts as early as Monday, Dec. 11. Operations will involvepile burns which are intended to reduce hazardous fuels, enhance wildlife habitat, and improveforest health. The decision to proceed with each pile burn will depend on multiple […]

Fire crews are planning to potentially begin pile burning along Highway 76 and just south of Ojo Sarco, N.M. (map), as early as Thursday, Dec. 7. The piles were created from 137 acres of thinning.  The work is part of the Green Fuelwood Areas Project, which aims to restore forest health and resiliency next to […]

And an Update to Pile Burning Near San Cristobal and Along Hwy. 150  Fire crews are planning to potentially begin pile burning southeast of Hopewell Lake as early as Tuesday, Dec. 5. Up to 550 acres may be treated on the Willow Pile Unit, where many piles were burned last winter. Smoke may be visible […]

Pile Burns will be in Cuba, Coyote, Jemez, and Espanola Ranger Districts SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 2, 2023— Due to recent snowfall, Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers are preparing for winter prescribed fire activities. This past fall, the SFNF conducted broadcast burns throughout the forest. Now fire managers will begin planning for potential […]

Starting as early as December 7 ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Dec. 4, 2023 – Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews are preparing to implement prescribed fire as early as December 7 on 10 acres of piles within the previously announced Sulphur unit of the Sandia Piles RX Plan. The pile burn area is located […]

Fire crews are planning to potentially begin pile burning along and near Highway 150 from Valdez, N.M., to the Taos Ski Valley area as early as Friday, Dec. 1. Piles near San Cristobal, N.M., are also under consideration.  Both areas are within the wildland urban interface, where human development intermingles with the forest.  “To protect […]

Mountainair Ranger District ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Nov.  29, 2023 – Today, per prescribed burn plan objectives, Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews completed ignition of 13 acres of pile burning within the Capilla Fuels Reduction and Restoration Project in the Manzano Mountains. Piles were located between Upper and Lower Red Canyon Campgrounds, just […]

The fire danger rating for the Magdalena, Mount Taylor and Mountainair Ranger Districts on the Cibola National Forest & Grasslands have been lowered following recent rain and snow fall. Black Kettle Ranger District: HIGHKiowa and Rita Blanca Ranger District: HIGHMagdalena Ranger District: Low (Rating lowered)Mount Taylor Ranger District: Low (Rating lowered)Sandia Ranger District: LowMountainair Ranger […]

With the arrival of winter weather, Carson National Forest fire crews are preparing to continue prescribed fire activities, this time in the form of pile burning. The exact timing of each project will depend on weather, site conditions and available personnel.  Piles were created from thinning projects in nearly a dozen locations, including near Canjilon, […]

Starting as early as November 29 ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Nov.  27, 2023 – Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews are preparing to proceed with prescribed fire on the previously announced Capilla pile burn on the Mountainair Ranger District as early as Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Fire crews plan to burn approximately 13 acres […]

SANTA FE N.M., Nov.21, 2023— An uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), or drone, equippedwith infrared technology (IR) flew over the Rincon prescribed fire on Nov. 20. No heat wasdetected close to containment lines, but heat sources were identified in the interior of the firearea. These heat areas pose no threat to containment lines, infrastructure, or communities […]

The fire danger rating for the Mount Taylor & Sandia Ranger Districts on the Cibola National Forest & Grasslands have been lowered following recent rain activity. Black Kettle Ranger District: HIGHKiowa and Rita Blanca Ranger District: HIGHMagdalena Ranger District: ModerateMount Taylor Ranger District: Moderate (Rating lowered)Sandia Ranger District: Low (Rating lowered)Mountainair Ranger District: Moderate The […]

Despite recent rain and snowfall over the prescribed fire in Alamosa Unit 1, fire crews will continue to patrol and monitor it until fire managers call it out. Crews have been on site patrolling and monitoring the fire since Wednesday, Nov. 15, when the last update was published. Along with some clean-up ignitions the following day, the […]

Fire crews today completed an additional 500 acres of treatment on Alamosa Unit 1, wrapping up ignitions on the project for the time being. Weather and conditions, particularly ventilation of on-site smoke, continue to fluctuate, often in a manner not conducive to prescribed fire.  Fire managers will continue to look for opportunities to finish treating […]

Today in Santa Rosa, fire crews led by the New Mexico Forestry Division completed ignitions at 3:50 p.m. on the Blue Hole Cienega Prescribed Burn. They conducted mop-up and holding operations this afternoon and evening and will continue to monitor the area tomorrow.   As weather conditions proved to be within the prescription plan, crews initiated […]

Due to a change in weather and conditions, including improved ventilation, fire crews are planning to pivot from only patrolling and monitoring to additionally conducting ignitions on Alamosa Unit 1. If a test fire is successful, up to 500 acres may be treated with prescribed fire later today. Check the Fire and Smoke Map to check local […]

Fire crews are continuing to work two prescribed fires across Carson National Forest this week. Crew members are preparing for potential ignitions on Thursday in Alamosa Unit 1 while they wind down work on the McCrystal Rock Unit in Valle Vidal. Alamosa Unit 1 (Rio Arriba County) InciWeb  Fire crews are potentially planning to continue ignitions […]

SANTA FE, N.M., Nov.  14, 2023— Fire managers continue to monitor the remote lightning-caused Horsethief fire in the Pecos Wilderness. The wildland fire was discovered Wednesday, November 1 and is 5-7 acres. There are currently no evacuations or threats to communities or infrastructure from the fire. Located north of National Forest System (NFS) Trail 288 […]