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 […]

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – July 31, 2025 – The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) has lifted Stage 1 Fire Restrictions effective Friday, August 1, 2025 on the Mt. Taylor and Magdalena Ranger Districts. This decision follows careful monitoring of fuel moisture, weather patterns, and fire activity. Forest visitors are reminded that the […]

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: 55                       Resources: 1 crew, 2 helicopters, 2 engines, 1 water tender Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, Piñon-juniper Highlights: Firefighters continue to […]

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: 66                    Resources: 1 crew, 2 helicopters, 4 engines, 1 water tender Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, Piñon-juniper Highlights: A local Type […]

Monday July 28, 2025 Fire Name: Porter Ranch Fire Reported date: July 28, 2025 Containment: 0%       Cause: unknown       Size: estimated at 15-25 acres Location: North of El Malpais Wilderness Study Area along Highway 53. Fire is inaccessible to personnel in the area. Fuels: Grass, Pinon Juniper Fire behavior: Flanking Highway 53, wind driven. Group torching and spotting. Closures: Highway 53 […]

After beginning to line the fire last night, fire crews are back in the San Cristobal, N.M., area to increase containment on the Ojitos Fire, which was first reported yesterday. Here’s the latest: This will be the final update unless circumstances change. Check the status on the Current Wildfire Activity alert for containment status and subscribe to […]

Fire crews are currently engaged in suppressing the Ojitos Fire, which is north of Taos, N.M., between the communities of San Cristobal and Lama. Personnel from Carson National Forest and the volunteer fire departments of Lama and San Cristobal are currently on scene with one engine, three brush trucks and two water tenders. The wildfire […]