Date: June 5, 2021 Announcement:  A Public Meeting is scheduled for 6 PM on Tuesday, June 8, at the Black Range Lodge, 50 N Main Street, Kingston, NM.   Location:  The Drummond Fire is one mile south of Emory Pass and the Trujillo Fire is one mile south of the Drummond Fire on the Gila […]

SANTA FE, NM – June 4, 2021 – Crews worked on the last half-mile segment of direct control line around the perimeter of the Wolf Draw Fire and began mopping up along the fire’s edges today. The Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) assigned to the fire will continue to patrol and monitor, keeping an […]

Taos, NM – June 4, 2021— Fire managers for the Carson National Forest are holding an outdoor community meeting Sunday, June 6 at 3:00 p.m. at the fire station in Vallecitos, New Mexico. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Carson National Forest’s strategy for managing the Poso fire and to address community […]

Friday, June 4, 2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7493/   Fire Phone 575-519-0103 JOHNSON FIRE Location: Johnson Canyon, west of McKenna Park. 11 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 20, 2021                                                  Size: ~ 38,225                                       Cause:  […]

Date: June 4, 2021 Announcement:  NM State Highway 152 is back open. Location:  The Drummond Fire is one mile south of Emory Pass and the Trujillo Fire is one mile south of the Drummond Fire on the Gila National Forest, Black Range Ranger District, Sierra County, NM Start Date:  May 19, 2021                Size:  Approximately 501 […]

Taos, NM – June 3, 2021— The Poso Fire was detected May 29th, on the El Rito Ranger District of the Carson National Forest and is the result of a lightning strike approximately 10 miles north of El Rito, New Mexico. Currently, the fire is a low intensity surface fire, burning primarily in the dead-and-down […]

Mimbres, NM, June 3, 2021—The Johnson Fire on the Gila National Forest is burning within the boundaries of the Gila Wilderness. The National Park Service is closing the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (Cliff Dwellings) effective 8:00 a.m. Saturday, June 5, 2021 and shall remain in effect until rescinded.  The Cliff Dwellings are being closed […]

SANTA FE, NM – June 3, 2021 – Crews have nearly completed constructing direct control lines around the perimeter of the Wolf Draw Fire, which was caused by an illegal abandoned campfire that escaped the fire ring in the northwestern corner of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) over the Memorial Day weekend. The west […]

This will be the last update on the Cuervito Fire unless conditions change significantly. Start date: May 9, 2021                                          Cause: Lightning            Location: 9 miles east of Pecos and 3 miles southwest of the Barillas Lookout on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Size: 1,621 acres after implementing a management […]

Thursday, June 3, 2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7493/   Fire Phone 575-519-0103 JOHNSON FIRE Location: Johnson Canyon, west of McKenna Park. 11 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 20, 2021                                                  Size: ~ 38,225                                       Cause:  […]

Final Update for the Doagy Fire – June 3, 2021 Location:  Northeast of Beaverhead Administrative site; near Doagy and Corduroy Canyons, Catron County, NM. Start: May 14, 2021                                                      Cause:  Lightning Vegetation: Timber with grass understory      Containment: 100% Resources: 15 personnel, including two Type 6 engines Summary:  The Doagy Fire is burning on National Forest System […]

SANTA FE, NM – June 1, 2021 – Crews continued to construct control lines around the Wolf Draw Fire, which was caused by an illegal abandoned campfire that escaped the fire ring in a relatively remote corner of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) over the Memorial Day weekend. The west side of the Santa […]

Location: Johnson Canyon, west of McKenna Park. 11 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 20, 2021                                              Size: ~37,200                                    Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and Grass Resources: Three Interagency Hotshot Crew, one ten-person Hand crew, three ten-person Wildfire Modules, three Type 3 Engines, two Type 6 […]

Date: June 2, 2021 Announcement:  NM State Highway 152 will be closed June 2, 2021, and June 3, 2021, while crews finish removing snags and brush; it will reopen at 7 pm on June 3rd. Location:  The Drummond Fire is one mile south of Emory Pass and the Trujillo Fire is one mile south of […]

SANTA FE, NM – June 1, 2021 – Although the west side of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is currently under Stage 1 fire restrictions, which prohibit dispersed campfires, investigators have determined that the Wolf Draw Fire was caused by an abandoned campfire that escaped the fire ring. With extreme drought and high fire […]

Start Date: May 11, 2021 Cause: Lightning Location: 34 Miles west of Whites City, NM in Guadalupe National Park Jurisdiction: National Park Service Size: 1.959 acres Containment: 40% Summary: This is a full suppression fire. Due to recent rain over the fire area, minimal fire activity, and minimal chances for fire growth, the fire was […]

Johnson Fire – Update June 1, 2021 Location: Johnson Canyon, west of McKenna Park. 11 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 20, 2021                                              Size: ~34,944 acres                                          Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and Grass Resources: Two Interagency Hotshot Crew, one ten-person Handcrew, three ten-person Wildfire […]

Date: June 1, 2021 Announcement:  NM State Highway 152 is open for through traffic, but will be closed on June 2, 2021, and June 3, 2021, while crews finish removing snags and brush; it will reopen at 7 pm on June 3rd. Location:  The Drummond Fire is one mile south of Emory Pass and the […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 31, 2021 – The Wolf Draw Fire is burning in rugged, steep terrain in the far northwest corner of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). The Northern New Mexico Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) is implementing a full suppression strategy to confine and contain the fire. Motorists on Forest […]

Johnson Fire – Update May 31, 2021 Location: Johnson Canyon, west of McKenna Park. 11 miles west of Gila Cliff Dwellings, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 20, 2021                                           Size: ~30,826 acres                                        Cause: Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and Grass Resources: Two Interagency Hotshot Crew, one ten-person Handcrew, three ten-person Wildfire […]