The Big Hole Fire, located on state and private land in the Belen Bosque in Valencia County, is now 40% contained and estimated at 904 acres. Extremely dry weather and strong winds kept firefighting aircraft grounded today preventing water drops over the fire area. Firefighters with the Forestry Division, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and […]

The Big Hole Fire, located on state and private land in the Belen Bosque in Valencia County, remains estimated at 900 acres and 0% contained. Strong wind gusts pushed the fire beyond its primary and secondary containment lines overnight. Firefighters worked through the early morning hours to reestablish those lines on the east side of […]

April 13, 2022 Daily Update Acres: 6,276 acres Start Date:  April 6, 2022 Cause: Multiple spot fires spread beyond the prescribed fire project boundaryContainment: 10% Total personnel: 354 Location: Approx. 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas, NM, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, Hermits Peak/Pecos Wilderness Fuels: Mixed conifer Highlights: The Hermits Peak Fire experienced rapid growth […]

 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2022   Burn Permits to be Temporarily Banned in Santa Fe County SANTA FE, NM – The Santa Fe County Fire Marshal announces Fire Marshal Order 4.13.22.01, an open burn permit ban, effective Wednesday, April 13, 2022, and continuing until further notice. The ban is designed to reduce […]

Albuquerque, NM – April 13, 2022 –The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands has moved to High Fire Danger Rating on all ranger districts. The Fire Danger Rating is calculated by measuring the dryness of wood, grass and other combustible material, weather conditions and the terrain. The combination of these factors results in one of […]

Location: Village of Ruidoso Cause: Under Investigation Size: 4,132 Percent Contained: 0% Start date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Resources: Village, County, State, Federal Fire activity:  On Tuesday, April 12 at shortly after noon the McBride fire broke out in the Village of Ruidoso. The origin of the fire was near Warrior Drive and Hull Road. […]

The Big Hole Fire, located on state and private land in Belen, Valencia County, is now estimated at 900 acres and 0% contained. Evacuations have been lifted and are currently only voluntary. One residence and 18 outbuildings (sheds, barns) burned in the fire. Approximately 90 acres of the Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area (WWCA) land area […]

The fire remains at 0% containment. 150+ structures and houses have been lost and 4,132 acres have burned. We continue to experience power outages in the area. The following roads remain closed in the Village: – Gavilan Canyon from Meander to Hull Road – Warrior from Hull to Gavilan – Roads East of Hull from […]

The Nogal Canyon Fire, located on private and federal land 8 miles east of Capitan in Lincoln County, is estimated at 350 acres and 0% contained. Evacuations remain in place for residents of Nogal Canyon up to NM Highway 37. The Pecos Type 3 Incident Management Team has been ordered for this fire. The fire […]

The McBride Fire, located on private land in the Village of Ruidoso, is now estimated at 4,312 acres. The fire is 0% contained at this time and has moved into the Kokopelli subdivision. Approximately 150 structures burned or were damaged, including homes, and many more remain threatened. Evacuations remain in place for all areas north of […]

There are immediate evacuations in place for Ruidoso north of Ruidoso High School. This includes Gavilan Canyon Road, Homestead Loop, Eagle Creek, Blue Lake Drive, Mira Monte Rd., East of Fort Stanton Rd. There is an evacuation shelter set up at the Carrizozo Schools. Capitan Fairgrounds is accepting livestock. More information will be posted here […]

Incident Name – Mcbride Fire Jurisdiction: State/Private Containment: 0% Size: 1000 acres Evacuations: All of Homestead Loop, Lower Eagle, all of Ruidoso north of the high school. EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: April 12, 2022, 2:45 Location: Ruidoso, NM Gavilian Canyon Rd. spreading north.  Firefighting Resources: County, Village of Ruidoso and Forest Service firefighting […]

Incident Name – Nogal Canyon Fire Jurisdiction: State and Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Containment: 0% Size: 20 acres Evacuations: All of Nogal Canyon Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation Date/Time Detected: April 12, 2022, 1:25pm Location: Pennsylvania Canyon, East of the Crest Trailhead Firefighting Resources: County and Forest Service firefighting resources, 2 aircraft. Additional resources have […]

The Big Hole Fire, located north of River Road in the community of Belen in Valencia County, is now estimated at 850 acres and 0% contained. Crews made good progress securing fire lines overnight. Today firefighters are preparing for critical fire weather with Red Flag conditions forecasted through this evening. The fire continues to show […]

Acres: 1,908 acres Start Date:  April 6, 2022 Cause: Multiple spot fires spread beyond the prescribed fire project boundary Containment: 10% Total personnel: 244 Location: Approx. 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas, NM, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, Hermits Peak/Pecos WildernessFuels: Mixed conifer Highlights: The Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 4 assumed command of […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 12, 2022 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) have postponed the previously announced prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed on the Española Ranger District. Earlier, fire managers had identified a window starting April 18 to implement the prescribed burn to reduce fuel loading and […]

The Big Hole Fire, located north of River Road in the community of Belen in Valencia County, is now estimated at 300 acres and 0% contained. The fire transitioned to a Type 3 organization at 6 p.m. this evening. The fire is burning on both sides of the Rio Grande and continues to threaten nearby […]