Grants, NM – National Park Service Superintendent Mitzi Frank announced that the Four Winds Fire Group will be burning wood piles in El Malpais National Monument starting Monday, July 24, 2017. Burning may continue intermittently through August 31, 2017 as weather and fuel conditions permit. These wood piles are located along the west side of […]
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Lincoln National Forest – Prescribed fire update – 7/23/17 4:00 pm – 170 acres treated today on Carissa project on Sacramento District
July 23, 2017 
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Prescribed Fire Update – 7/23/17 4:00 pm – Firefighters have completed ignition operations for today (7/23) on the Carissa project. They were able to treat 170 acres today (7/23). Prescribed Fire Update – 7/23/17 12:30 pm – Ignitions are underway on the Carissa prescribed fire project on the Sacramento District. Smoke may be visible as firefighters ignite slash piles. […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest – Prescribed Fire Update 7/18/17 2:00 pm – West Mountain project on Smokey Bear District
July 18, 2017 0 Comments
Prescribed Fire Update: July 18, 2017 2:00 pm – No additional ignitions (besides the Test Fire) are planned for the rest of today. Firefighters will continue to assess conditions DAILY to determine when to resume ignition operations on the West Mountain Prescribed Fire project. This post will be updated when ignitions resume. Prescribed Fire Update: July […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest – 5/31/17 1:15 pm Prescribed Fire Update – Lucas Well Pile Burn Project: Ignitions on hold
May 31, 2017 0 Comments
Smokey Bear Ranger District – Lucas Well Pile Burn project located 9 miles east of Ruidoso Prescribed Fire Update -5/31/17 1:15pm – Piles are burning well. Firefighters will not resume ignition operations until more humidity or precipitation is forecasted. Possibly will wait for onset of monsoons to resume ignitions. The primary objectives of this prescribed […]
Continue readingPrescribed Burn Planned for Luera Mountains on State Trust Land South of Datil, NM
May 27, 2017 0 Comments
Contact: Mark Meyers, Forester (505) 946-7082 The New Mexico State Land Office is preparing for a prescribed burn from May 30-June 10, 2017 on state trust land approximately 30 miles south of Datil, NM in the Luera Mountains. The intent of the burn is to reintroduce fire into the ecosystem. Returning fire to the area after […]
Continue readingBLM Plans Prescribed Burn South of Roswell, Late May-Early June
May 26, 2017 0 Comments
Roswell, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning to conduct an approximately 4,500-acre prescribed burn, located 20 miles southwest of Roswell and south of Highway 13, in late May and early June, weather permitting. This project, named the Westside NW Prescribed Fire, is part of a restoration effort to improve rangeland health […]
Continue readingPile Burning in El Malpais National Monument
May 8, 2017 0 Comments
National Park Service Superintendent Mitzi Frank announced that the Four Winds Fire Group will be burning wood piles in El Malpais National Monument starting Tuesday, May 9. Burning may continue intermittently through June 30, 2017 as weather and fuel conditions permit. These wood piles are located along the west side of County Road 42 in […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest – Soldier Prescribed Fire FINAL UPDATE – 5/6/17 7:30 PM – All ignition operations completed – 4,300 acres treated with Prescribed Fire
May 6, 2017 0 Comments
Guadalupe Ranger District – Soldier Prescribed Fire (Lat: 32.0817 x Long. -104.7731) 4,300 acres, broadcast burn. Located 40 miles southwest of Carlsbad and about 5 miles south of Queen, NM. CURRENT UPDATES/NOTICES: Prescribed Fire FINAL UPDATE – 5/6/17 – 7:30 pm: Firefighters treated an additional 1300 acres today using hand and aerial ignitions. To date, firefighters have […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest – 04/16/17 – 6:30 pm Prescribed Fire Update
April 16, 2017 0 Comments
Prescribed Fire Update – 04/16/17 – 6:30 pm: Firefighters successfully treated 150 acres today on the Wet Burnt Prescribed Fire project, located north of Mayhill. Today’s staffing (firefighting resources) included 3 BLM engines, 5 Forest Service engines and one Interagency Hotshot Crew. Total number of personnel: 55. Firefighters will return to the project tomorrow to […]
Continue readingBLM Roswell Field Office Plans Prescribed Burns in Chavez County
January 24, 2017 0 Comments
Beginning in late January 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting prescribed burning operations in Chaves County. The Sand Ranch prescribed fire, consisting of three burn units, is located 45 miles east of Roswell, and the Milner Lake prescribed fire is located 10 miles northeast of Roswell. These operations are dependent upon […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest – Prescribed Fire Update 11/04/16 7:00 PM
November 4, 2016 0 Comments
Sacramento Ranger District: 11/04/16 7:00 PM Prescribed Fire Update: Firefighters treated 4 acres of piled slash on the Cox Canyon project today. Over the next few days, firefighters will patrol and monitor the areas that were treated with prescribed fire (this week). When fuel and weather conditions are favorable for burning, they will resume ignitions. Regarding […]
Continue reading10.20.2016 – Update – Valles Caldera Prescribed Burns will Continue Next Week
October 20, 2016 0 Comments
Jemez Springs, NM. – National Park Service (NPS) fire managers successfully treated 478 acres with prescribed fire in the Banco Bonito district of the Valles Caldera National Preserve – north of NM State Road 4 near mile marker 30. Because the weather forecast for Thursday through Sunday is not favorable for smoke dispersion, fire managers will not […]
Continue readingFall Prescribed Burns Planned at Valles Caldera National Preserve
October 4, 2016 0 Comments
Jemez Springs, NM – October 4 – Valles Caldera National Preserve is planning to implement prescribed burn projects from early October through the end of November, based on suitable weather and fuel conditions. The prescribed burn will take place within an approximately 1,800-acre project area in the Banco Bonito district of the preserve – north of […]
Continue readingForest & Watershed Restoration Thinning Project work near Ruidoso targeted to begin in October
September 30, 2016 0 Comments
RUIDOSO, NM, September 29, 2016. Residents adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest in the Ruidoso area may hear the sound of chainsaws running during daytime hours and may see crews entering and leaving thinning projects via access points in and near the community. Work will begin on the Gavilan Forest Restoration and Rio Ruidoso Watershed […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest – 9/20/16 7:30 pm Prescribed Fire Update – Ignitions completed on Coe Rx
September 20, 2016 0 Comments
Prescribed Fire operations continue on the Smokey Bear Ranger District: Coe Prescribed Fire project: 114 acres of scattered juniper slash located along Forest Roads 443 and 443A, 1 mile South of Highway 70 and Glencoe, NM. Planned dates for ignition operations are 9/20 through 9/22. 9/20/16 7:30 pm Prescribed Fire Update: Firefighters completed ignitions on the Coe Prescribed Fire […]
Continue readingBLM Prescribed Burn Planned in Lincoln County
September 1, 2016 1 Comment
Prescribed Burn Planned in Lincoln County Beginning in September 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting prescribed burn operations about 10 miles northeast of Ruidoso in Lincoln County within the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area. The Bench Three prescribed fire will be 350 acres of hand piles above the […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest – 7/24/16 – 7 pm Prescribed Fire Update – West Mountain – No ignitions planned for this week
July 24, 2016 0 Comments
7/24/16 – 7:00 pm – Prescribed Fire Update: Firefighters successfully treated an additional 20 acres today, however, ignitions on the West Mountain project will temporarily be postponed. No further ignitions are planned for this week. The project will be patrolled and monitored over the next few days. Today, firefighting resources that were assigned to the […]
Continue readingCibola NF & National Grasslands’ – Weekly North Fire Update Acreage Remains at 42,102 Acres
July 7, 2016 0 Comments
Magdalena, NM; July 7, 2016 – The North Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District remains at 42,102 acres; at 90% containment. The lightning-caused fire started on May 21st and is located in the San Mateo Mountains, 25 miles southwest of Magdalena, NM. The North Fire has shown little fire activity. There are currently 10 personnel […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest – 06/28/16 6:00 pm Prescribed Fire Update
June 28, 2016 0 Comments
PRESCRIBED FIRE UPDATE, June 28, 2016 6:00 pm: Firefighters successfully treated 5 acres today. They will temporarily suspend further ignition operations until AFTER the Fourth of July holiday. Their accomplishment today brings the total number of acres treated to 10. They will continue to burn piles when burning conditions are favorable and firefighting resources are available. PRESCRIBED FIRE UPDATE, […]
Continue readingLINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST – 6/26/16 6 pm – Prescribed Fire Update
June 26, 2016 0 Comments
PRESCRIBED FIRE UPDATE, June 26, 2016 6:00 pm: Firefighters ceased ignitions early this afternoon and continued with patrolling and monitoring efforts within the project area. They were successful in treating an additional 2 acres in the Cox Canyon prescribed fire project area. All operations went well today. They will continue to assess weather and fuel conditions so that they can […]
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