October 7 Update Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm        Cause: Lightning Size: 2358 acres            Containment: 0%         Total Personnel: 81 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn […]

SANTA FE, NM., Oct. 6, 2023 – Fire management personnel continue to monitor the Golondrino prescribed fire, which remains within the project area. All containment lines are holding with no visible smokes within approximately 200’ of lines. A few smokes are visible from Deadman Lookout due to some heavy fuels that continue to smolder. Those […]

October 6 Update Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm        Cause: Lightning Size: 1500 acres            Containment: 0%         Total Personnel: 95 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn […]

Carson National Forest personnel are preparing to potentially start the McCrystal Rock Prescribed Fire in Valle Vidal late next week. Crews could begin ignitions on the 6,333-acre project as early as Oct. 12, but the timing will ultimately be based on weather and on-site conditions in consultation with a meteorologist.  “We’ve been looking for opportunities […]

The burn team has completed ignitions on the Cottonwood Gulch Prescribed Burn south of Thoreau, NM. They have transitioned to containment and patrol, ensuring the safety of nearby communities. Local residents and visitors may continue to be impacted by smoke through the end of the week and into the weekend. This collaborative effort returns fire […]

October 5 Update Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm        Cause: Lightning Size: 865 acres              Containment: 0%         Total Personnel: 105 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn […]

SANTA FE, NM –Oct. 4, 2023 – Fire crews are preparing for the 650-acre North Aztec Springs burn on the Espanola Ranger District. The district plans to start the burn sometime after the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, which ends on October 15.   Crews from the Santa Fe National Forest and the City of Santa Fe are […]

October 4 Update Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm        Cause: Lightning Size: 250 acres              Containment: 0%         Total Personnel: 105 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn […]

SANTA FE, NM., Oct. 3, 2023 – Approximately one-half inch of rain fell on the Golondrino prescribed fire Monday which significantly reduced fire activity within the project area.  The Golondrino prescribed fire is located on the Cuba Ranger District east of the community of Llaves and north of Gallina. On the Black Feather Fire, the […]

Santa Fe – Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions is partnering with the Forest Stewards Guild (the Guild), The Ember Alliance, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners Program, The Nature Conservancy, McKinley County, and a diverse group of collaborators to implement a prescribed broadcast burn on up to 120 acres of private land in McKinley County beginning as soon as October 3rd. Ignitions are expected to take place over 2 – 3 days with potential smoke impacts lasting […]

Mt Taylor, Magdalena, Mountainair and Sandia Ranger Districts ALBUQUERQUE, NM – October 03, 2023 – The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands (NF&NGs) fire crews are preparing to strategically implement multiple prescribed fires as early as October 16 to reduce hazardous fuels. All prescribed fires planned and implemented on the Cibola NF&NGs will incorporate the […]

SANTA FE, NM., Oct. 2, 2023 – Fire management personnel continue to monitor the Golondrino prescribed fire and the fire remains within the project area. Over the weekend, no precipitation fell over the fire area. There were sustained winds of 25 mph, with some notable increase in fire behavior and reduced fuel moistures. Several interior […]

Carson National Forest crews this morning responded and fully contained a lightning-caused fire on the Jicarilla Ranger District, west of Dulce, NM. The tenth-acre Cabresto Fire is off Forest Road 309B (Google Map) near Cabresto Canyon (not to be confused with the popular canyon of the same name near the communities of Questa and Red […]

Mountainair Ranger District, NM – Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm       Cause: Lightning Size: 189 acres             Containment: 0%        Total Personnel: 106 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within […]

Mountainair Ranger District, NM – Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm Cause: LightningSize: 140 acres Containment: 0% Total Personnel: 137 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout […]

SANTA FE, NM., Sept. 29, 2023  Operations on the Golondrino prescribed fire focused on holding and securing the line yesterday. Now that ignitions are completed, the priority for fire crews on the Cuba Ranger district will be to continue to patrol, monitor and hold the burn until it’s declared out. Four engines are assigned to […]

Santa Fe, NM., Sept. 28, 2023-Fire managers have completed ignitions for the Golondrino precribed fire on the Santa Fe National Forest for a total of 1,630 acres. Fire managers canceled the Rincon prescribed fire today due to low humidity. Given the predicted high winds on Saturday, the Rincon prescribed fire may be delayed even longer. […]

Mountainair Ranger District Detection Date / Time: September 19, 2023 / 3 pm Cause: Lightning Size: 108 acres                       Containment: 0%      Total Personnel: 133 Location: Approximately 12 miles west of the village of Corona and 1 mile north of Gallinas Lookout. The fire is burning within the 2004 Lookout Fire burn scar in the Gallinas […]

Mountainair Ranger District Order Number 03-03-04-23-09 Albuquerque, NM, September 27, 2023 – The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands (NF&NGs) has issued a road closure order (03-03-04-23-09) for National Forest System Road (NFSR) 102 from the junction with NFSR 99 (T1S R11W Sec. 4 and 9) on the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola NF&NGs, […]

SANTA FE, N.M., Sept. 27, 2023—Fire managers are making good progress with the Golondrino prescribed burn on the Santa Fe National Forest. The 2,227-acre Golondrino prescribed burn is in the Cuba district east of the communities of Llaves and North of Gallina. Golondrino Prescribed Burn, Cuba Ranger District Crews completed 1,555 acres yesterday utilizing a […]