The Peterson Fire, located northwest of Las Vegas in San Miguel County, is now 80% contained. The fire remains estimated at 30 acres. Today firefighters will continue to secure containment lines and mop up hot spots in preparation for strong winds forecast for the area. No structures are threatened. The cause remains under investigation. This will be […]

The Peterson Fire located northwest of Las Vegas in San Miguel County is 70% contained. The fire remains estimated at 30 acres. Structures are no longer threatened and there are no evacuations. Today firefighters will continue to work toward full containment and mop up hot spots. The cause remains under investigation. Smoke may be seen from the […]

The Paradise Loop Fire in Edgewood is 65% contained and estimated at 52 acres. Structures are no longer threatened, and evacuations have been lifted. Firefighters worked through the night to secure containment lines in preparation for the high winds forecast for today and Monday. Crews will continue to mop up hot spots throughout the day.  […]

The Peterson Fire burning northwest of Las Vegas off Highway 65 near the Peterson Reservoir in San Miguel County, is now 50% contained. The fire remains estimated at 30 acres, and structures are no longer threatened. Firefighters will continue to secure containment lines and mop-up spot fires this evening in preparation for high winds Sunday and Monday. Approximately […]

The Paradise Loop Fire located off Highway 66 and Vigil Road in Torrance County is now 30% contained. The fire remains estimated at 40 acres. An unknown number of residents were evacuated along Vigil Road by local law enforcement. Multiple structures remain threatened and three outbuildings have burned. Resources will be working to contain this fire throughout the […]

The Paradise Loop Fire is a new wildfire located west of Moriarty and southeast of Edgewood off Highway 66 and Vigil Road in Torrance County. The fire is estimated at 40 acres and 20% contained. Multiple structures are threatened, and local law enforcement has evacuated residents along Vigil Road. Resources from Torrance County, Santa Fe County, […]

The Peterson Fire burning 5 miles northwest of Las Vegas in San Miguel County is currently 10% contained and estimated at 30 acres. All fire lines held overnight. Students and staff who self-evacuated from United World College on Friday (04/23) are returning to campus today. Structures remain threatened in the area, but there are no mandatory evacuation orders […]

The Peterson Fire, located five miles northwest of Las Vegas, NM, in San Miguel County, remains estimated at 20 acres as of 8:00 p.m. April 23, 2021. The containment percentage is pending as management transitions from an initial attack to a Forestry Division Incident Commander. Today, firefighters stopped multiple spot fires along Highway 65 with […]

The Peterson Fire is a new wildfire located five miles northwest of Las Vegas, NM in San Miguel County. The fire is estimated at 20 acres and burning on both sides of Highway 65 near the Peterson Reservoir. Structures are threatened. The United World College and nearby residents are evacuating as a precaution. The fire is actively […]

Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands                                                                  Media Contact: Arlene Perea 2113 Osuna Road NE                                                                            arlene.perea@usda.gov Albuquerque, NM 87113                                                                        O: 505-847-2990 (505) 346-3900                                                                                       C: 505-506-1959 Mountainair, NM – April 21, 2021 – If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may continue implementation of […]

TAOS, NM – April 21, 2021 —Fire managers on the Carson National Forest are planning to implement prescribed burns in the coming weeks to reduce hazardous fuels before the onset of the 2021 wildland fire season. Fuels treatments are an effective way to slow wildfires and change fire behavior. The projects under consideration from April […]

SANTA FE, NM – April 21, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) hope to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts, to conduct a prescribed burn on the Oso 4 unit of the Moya treatment area on the Cuba Ranger District. Hand and […]

Truth or Consequences, NM. April 19, 2021.  The Gila National Forest, Black Range Ranger District is prepared and ready to implement the Indian Peaks Prescribed Fire Project, Units 15 and 17, (see attached map) beginning April 21, conditions permitting. The estimated project size is 10,873 acres on National Forest System lands (735 acres on private […]

Due to high fire danger and prolonged drought, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is implementing fire restrictions on BLM-managed lands within the Ft. Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and public land tracts surrounding the community of Lincoln. The restrictions will go into effect on April 16, 2021, at 8 a.m. and will remain […]