New Fire Start Southwest of Tres Piedras: Fire crews are currently responding to fully suppress the Tusas Fire near the community of Las Tablas (general area map: (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.572715759,-106.034500122) . It is estimated to be 2.5 acres in size and growing. Smoke can be seen from parts of Highway 285 and high points in the Tres […]

Wildfire in Gila Wilderness caused by lightning August 1 Silver City, NM, Aug. 7, 2025—The Daisy Fire transitioned from management by local Gila National Forest resources to an ad hoc Type 3 incident management team under Incident Commander Dustin Roper as of 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2025. The fire is located approximately 16 miles […]

Deer Fire Morning Update: Fire crews were able to establish a control line around the entire perimeter of the fire, and fire progression has stopped. The lightning-caused Deer Fire sits at 1.1 acres and is currently in the mop up and securing phase (mop up is when crews use hand tools and water to extinguish […]

Fire crews are currently responding to fully suppress the Deer Fire near Bear Wallow Ridge and Deer Park (general area map). It is estimated to be 1 acre in size. Smoke can be seen from parts of Highway 518 and high points in the Taos, N.M., area. Fire managers are asking the public to avoid […]

Rian Ream – Incident Commander Acres: 17,415 Containment: 78 % Location: Located in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of New Mexico State Road 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness. Personnel: 17                       Resources: 2 engines, 1 module, 1 water tender Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, Piñon-juniper Highlights: Updates will be provided […]

Fire managers today utilized a combination of rotor and fixed wing air support to moderate fire behavior and prevent it from spreading to the north and east after significant growth overnight, when it became established in Devils Canyon. The fire is currently estimated at 2,500 acres with 0% containment. Tonight, crews are planning to take […]

The Northern New Mexico Incident Management Team has officially taken over management responsibilities for the Middle Mesa Fire, which is being driven by extremely low fuel moistures and low relative humidity values. The fire today pushed eastward, establishing in Tio Quinto Canyon and spotting into Devils Canyon. Fire crews this evening and tomorrow will be […]

Acres: 17,413 Start Date: 6/25/2025 Completion: 78 % Location: Located in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of New Mexico State Road 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness. Personnel: 17                       Resources: 2 engines, 1 module, 1 water tender Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, Piñon-juniper Highlights: This will be the last […]

Fire crews today continued suppression work on the now 700-acre Middle Mesa Fire by air and ground: Tonight, crews are planning to take advantage of recovering humidty to conduct a strategic firing operation in front of the fire’s head where retardant drops are planned for Sunday. Meanwhile, more personnel and equipment arrived with more expected […]

Using cooler temperatures and high overnight humidity, fire crews worked overnight to keep the 500-acre fire south of Forest Road 218B by conducting a burnout operation. Containment remains at 0% and lightning was found to be the cause. Today, crews will continue to work to increase containment before worsening weather occurs over the area in […]

Acres: 17,413 Start Date: 6/25/2025 Completion: 78 % Location: Located in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of New Mexico State Road 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness. Personnel: 33                       Resources: 1 helicopter, 3 engines, 1 water tender Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, Piñon-juniper Highlights: Thanks to the continued hard […]

Fast Facts – Size: 500 Acres– Containment: 0%– Personnel & Equipment: 2 Engines, 2 Hand Crews, 1 Air Attack and 1 Helicopter – Location: Jicarilla Ranger District (Google Map link)– Start Date: 08-01-25– Fuels: Piñon-Juniper– Cause: Under Investigation Fire crews continue to work toward suppressing the Middle Mesa Fire, which is east of Navajo Lake […]

Santa Fe, N.M., July 31, 2025— A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team has created the soil burn severity map for the Laguna Wildfire that shows an estimate of fire effects on soils.  Approximately 81% of the Laguna Fire acres are either unburned/very low or low soil burn severity, while 14% sustained moderate and 5% […]

A Carson National Forest crew is responding to a new wildfire on the north side of the Jicarilla Ranger District. The Middle Mesa Fire is currently estimated at 3.5 acres and growing at a moderate rate of speed off Forest Road 218B, with some spotting and some torching in piñon-juniper and grass. Currently some smoke […]

Acres: 17,413 Start Date: 6/25/2025 Completion: 78 % Location: Located in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of New Mexico State Road 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness. Personnel: 38                       Resources: 2 helicopters, 3 engines, 1 water tender Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, Piñon-juniper Highlights: The firefighters that were inserted […]

Santa Fe, Nuevo México, 31 de julio de 2025. Después de darse un incendio forestal, la prioridad del Servicio Forestal es la estabilización de emergencia para prevenir daños adicionales a la vida de las personas, a la propiedad o a los recursos naturales. Bosque Nacional de Santa Fe ha iniciado una evaluación de respuesta de […]

Burned Area Emergency Response assessment underway on Laguna Fire Santa Fe, N.M., July 31, 2025— After a wildfire, the Forest Service’s first priority is emergency stabilization in order to prevent further damage to life, property or natural resources. The Santa Fe National Forest has initiated a Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessment of the approximately […]