Expected Overnight Inversion Will Cause Smoke to Linger SANTA FE, NM – Oct. 27, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are taking advantage of optimal conditions today, including good ventilation and northwesterly winds, to conduct the previously announced Aztec Springs prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed. Crews will […]

SANTA FE, NM – Oct. 25, 2021 – Forecasted conditions, including winds, relative humidities, ventilation and temperatures, may provide an optimal window for the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) to conduct the previously announced prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed on Wednesday. The decision to proceed will be made Wednesday morning after consultation […]

5:30PM Update: Forward progress of the fire has been stopped by the firefighters. Current acres: 5.3 acres. This will be the final update for the Gap Fire unless there is a significant change. 5PM: Firefighters are on the scene of the Gap Fire on the Smokey Bear Ranger District in the Capitan Gap area. The […]

Sandia Ranger District Final Update for David Canyon Prescribed (RX) Fire Fire crews completed burns on approximately 148 acres within blocks 7 & 8. Map attached. No further ignitions. Today, crews will hold and secure perimeter. Residual smoke may still be visible from interior pockets within the burn perimeter. David Canyon is located west of […]

This is a final update on the Copperton Prescribed (RX) Fire on the Mount Taylor Ranger District on the Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands. Yesterday (10/21/21) fire crews completed burns on 178 acres in block 5. Today they plan to secure lines and monitor. No additional ignitions are planned for the remainder of the […]

Taos, NM – October 21, 2021 – Fire managers on the Carson National Forest are planning to implement prescribed burns near Angel Fire, New Mexico, next week. These fuels treatments will be implemented in effort to restore and improve forest health and reduce the risk of high-intensity wildfires. The La Jara broadcast burn treats 1,301 […]

Yesterday (10/20/21) fire crews on the David Canyon prescribed fire burned approximately 84 acres in block 8. Today, plans are to burn 208 acres in block 7. See Map attached. David Canyon is located west of Hwy 337 and West of the Mars Court trailhead. Map attached. We ask visitors to avoid areas of Pine […]

Yesterday (10/20/21) fire crews burned approximately 120 acres in block 5. Today they plan to clean up interior unburned islands and secure the perimeter to complete the full 179 acres in block 5. See map attached. The Copperton prescribed fire is part of the Redondo RX project which is 1,907 acres three miles west of […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 21, 2021 Contact(s): Eytan Krasilovsy, Forest Stewards Guild Black Lake, New Mexico. – The New Mexico State Land Office, the Forest Stewards Guild and The Ember Alliance are planning to burn up to 700 acres in late-October and early-November in the Black Lake Area south of Angel Fire, New Mexico. […]

SANTA FE, NM – Oct. 21, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to implement the previously announced Mesa Potrero prescribed burn on the Coyote Ranger District as early as Wednesday, Oct. 27. Crews will use hand and aerial ignitions on the 492-acre treatment area approximately 7 miles north […]

Taos, NM – October 20, 2021 – Fire managers on the Carson National Forest are planning to implement the Ensenada broadcast burn Thursday near El Rito, New Mexico, treating 1,243 acres to restore and improve forest health. The decision to implement the burn depends on multiple conditions, including the resource availability, fuel moisture levels, air […]

David Canyon prescribed (RX) fire implementation has started today, October 20, 2021. Fire crews are looking at burning approximately 459 acres in the David Canyon area, in the Manzanita Mountains. David Canyon is located west of Hwy 337 and West of the Mars Court trailhead. Map attached. We ask visitors to avoid areas of Pine […]

Copperton Prescribed (RX) Fire on the Mount Taylor Ranger District implementation has started today, October 20, 2021. The Copperton prescribed fire is part of the Redondo RX project. Crews are looking to burn the following units in the project: 1,907 acres on the Copperton unit three miles west of Post Office Flats in the Zuni […]

SANTA FE, NM – Oct. 19, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are looking for an optimal window between today and Nov. 30 to conduct the previously announced Diego prescribed burn on the Cuba Ranger District as early as Wednesday. The 374-acre treatment area is north of the community of […]

SANTA FE, NM – Oct. 19, 2021 – If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to begin implementation of the previously announced East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District as early as Wednesday. The decision to proceed will depend on multiple factors, including resource […]

Advisory: The Santa Fe National Forest is postponing the previously announced Santa Fe Watershed prescribed burn for now. There will be no ignitions in the Watershed tomorrow. Fire managers will continue monitoring conditions for an optimal window to implement the 350-acre burn north of Nichols Reservoir in the lower portion of the Santa Fe Municipal […]

SANTA FE, NM – Oct. 18, 2021 – If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are considering implementation of the previously announced Santa Fe Watershed prescribed burn on the Española Ranger District as early as tomorrow. The decision to proceed will depend on multiple factors, including resource availability, fuel […]

Albuquerque, NM – October 18, 2021 – Pending favorable conditions, fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may implement the previously announced Copperton prescribed fire on the Mount Taylor Ranger District as early as Tues., Oct. 19 and continue through Friday, Oct. 22. The Copperton prescribed fire is part […]

Albuquerque, NM – October 18, 2021 – Pending favorable conditions, fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may implement the previously announced David Canyon prescribed fire (RX) on the Sandia Ranger District as early as Tues, Oct. 19 and continue through Fri., Oct. 22. Fire crews are looking at […]