Sunday, 5/23/2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7485/ Fire Information:  575-519-0103 DOAGY FIRE Location: Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest            Start Date: May 14, 2021      Size:  11000 acres       Cause:  Lightning       Vegetation:  Timber with grass understory Total Personnel: 117         Containment:  30% Resources: 2 type 1 crews, 1 type 2 […]

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:  ~4,131 acres                           Cause:  Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and Grass Resources:  One Interagency Hotshot Crew, one ten-person Handcrew, one ten-person Wildfire Module, and one Type 3 Helicopter. Summary:   The Johnson Fire […]

Date: May 22, 2021 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 Black Range Ranger District, Sierra County, NM Start Date:  May 19, 2021                Size: 2 acres                          Cause:  Lightning Summary:  The Drummond and the Trujillo Fires are burning […]

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 management strategy to add low- to moderate-intensity fire to the ground to achieve resource benefit and […]

Saturday 5/22/2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7485/ DOAGY FIRE – New Information on Using an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Location: Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest              Start Date: May 14, 2021      Size:  6800 acres Cause:  Lightning       Vegetation:  Timber with grass understory Total Personnel: 117    Containment:  30% Resources: […]

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:  ~2,200 acres                         Cause:  Lightning Vegetation:  open ponderosa pine Resources:  one Interagency Hotshot Crew, one ten-person handcrew and one Type three and one Type one helicopter. A 10-person fire use module […]

Saturday 5/22/2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7485/ DOAGY FIRE Location: Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest              Start Date: May 14, 2021      Size:  6800 acres Cause:  Lightning       Vegetation:  Timber with grass understory Total Personnel: 117    Containment:  30% Resources: 2 type 1 crews, 1 type 2 crew, 1 type […]

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 management strategy to add low- to moderate-intensity fire to the ground to achieve resource benefit and […]

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:  ~250 acres                   Cause:  Lightning Vegetation:  open ponderosa pine Resources:  one Interagency Hotshot Crew, one ten-person handcrew and one Type three and one Type one helicopter. A 10-person fire use module […]

Friday 5/21/2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7485/ DOAGY FIRE Location: Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest              Start Date: May 14, 2021      Size:  6800 acres Cause:  Lightning       Vegetation:  Timber with grass understory Total Personnel: 128    Containment:  10% Resources: 2 type 1 crews, 1 type 2 crew, 1 type […]

Order No. 03-0713 Albuquerque, NM – May 21, 2021 – Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands (NF & NGs) will implement Stage 1 fire restrictions to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfire during extreme drought conditions, historically low fuel moisture levels and high fire danger. This Order (03-0713) will be in effect at 8:00 AM […]

Drummond and Trujillo Fire Black Range Ranger District 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 Black Range Ranger District, Sierra County, NM Start Date:  May 19, 2021                Size: 2 acres                          Cause:  Lightning Summary:  The Drummond […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 20, 2021 – The Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) spent its final day on the Cuervito Fire preparing to turn command of the fire back to the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) at 6 a.m. Friday morning. Since May 13, the IMT has used hand and aerial ignitions to […]

Location: Johnson Canyon,west of McKenna Park, Wilderness Ranger District, Catron County, NM Start Date:  May 20, 2021                Size:  ~10 acres                     Cause:  Lightning Vegetation:  open ponderosa pine Resources:  one Interagency Hotshot Crew, one ten-person handcrew and one Type one helicopter Summary:   The Johnson Fire is burning on National Forest System lands on the Wilderness Ranger District, […]

Fire Name: The Harrison Fire Incident Detected:  May 17, 2021 Location: Capitan Mountain Wilderness, Kyle Harrison Canyon Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Smokey Bear Ranger District Cause:  Lightning Size:  9 acres Incident Type: Wildfire Values at Risk: None The Harrison Fire, which started on May 17, 2021, is now 9-acres. The fire is burning in the Capitan Wilderness Area approximately 5 miles to Highway […]

West Side of the Forest Will Implement Campfire Restrictions May 24 SANTA FE, NM – May 20, 2021 – The recent pattern of showers and thunderstorms has provided some relief from dry conditions on the east side of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), but the west side of the forest has not been as […]

Taos, NM – May 20, 2021 – Recent rain showers and snowfall in the higher elevations of the Carson National Forest have caused fire managers to reconsider the fire restrictions that were planned for next week. The “Stage-1” fire restrictions were set to take effect on Monday, May 24 to reduce the risk of human-caused […]