Gila National Forest – Doagy Fire Update, May 20, 2021

Thursday 5/20/2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7485/ Fire Information line: 575-388-8209 available 8:00am to 8:00pm DOAGY FIRE Location: Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest              Start Date: May 14, 2021      Size:  5000 acres Cause:  Lightning       Vegetation:  Timber with grass understory Total Personnel: 131    Containment:  10% Resources: 2 type […]

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Gila National Forest – Doagy Fire Update, May 19, 2021

Wednesday 5/19/2021 Visit the New Mexico Fire Information website at http://www.nmfireinfo.com Inciweb:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7485/ Fire Information line: 575-388-8209 available 8:00am to 8:00pm DOAGY FIRE Location: Black Range Ranger District, Gila National Forest              Start Date: May 14, 2021      Size:  2300 acres Cause:  Lightning       Vegetation:  Timber with grass understory Total Personnel: 116    Containment:  10% Resources: 2 type […]

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Quiet Day on Cuervito Fire on SFNF

SANTA FE, NM – May 19, 2021 – As the vicinity of the Cuervito Fire received welcome moisture over the last few days, the Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) is wrapping up operations and preparing to turn command of the fire back to the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) at 6 a.m. Friday morning. […]

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Sandoval County to Implement Burn Ban on May 24, 2021

A Sandoval County-wide burn ban will be implemented on May 24th 2021 and will continue until rescinded (USE OF GAS BBQ GRILLS AND STOVES WILL STILL BE ALLOWED) Click here for a for a burn permit. FIREWORKS: It is hereby provided that safe and sane fireworks shall be permitted within the county. This shall mean and […]

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Los Alamos County to Enter Into Stage 1 Fire Restrictions May 24, 2021

Los Alamos, New Mexico— Los Alamos Fire Department’s Fire Marshal Wendy Servey announced today that she is enacting Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for Los Alamos County, effective Monday, May 24, 2021. Servey said the decision was made in partnership with LAFD’s Wildland Division today after reviewing the potential threat of wildfire. “Seasonal fire restrictions are […]

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Weather Stalls Operations on Cuervito Fire

SANTA FE, NM – May 18, 2021 – While a weather cell over the Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest put a hold on operations during much of the day, the Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) continued releasing resources from the fire. Since lightning sparked the Cuervito Fire on Mother’s Day, crews […]

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New Fire Start – Monjeau Fire, Lincoln National Forest

Fire Update: Lincoln County resources and Forest Service firefighters responded to reports of smoke near Laguna Rd in the Sierra Vista area west of Highway 48 around 8:15 pm. Upon arrival crews discovered a 2-acres fire burning in timber, grass and brush.  The cause is currently unknown and under investigation. Crews were able to stop […]

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Hand and Aerial Ignitions Continue on Cuervito Fire

SANTA FE, NM – May 17, 2021 – The Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) in command of the lightning-caused Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is continuing with both hand and aerial ignitions today as part of a management strategy to use low- to moderate-intensity fire to reduce the hazardous build-up […]

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Gila National Forest – Doagy Fire, Update for May 17, 2021

Location:  Northeast of Beaverhead Administrative site; near Doagy and Corduroy Canyons, Catron County, NM Start Date: May 14, 2021                            Size: ~1,000 acres                          Cause:  Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, grass, and pinyon juniper Resources: 30 personnel, which includes five (5) Forest Services engines, two Forest Service hand crews Summary:  The Doagy Fire is burning on National […]

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Magdalena Ranger District to Implement Corn Canyon Unit 2B Prescribed Fire

Albuquerque, NM – May 17, 2021 – If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may implement the Corn Canyon Unit 2B prescribed burn on in the southern San Mateo mountains on the Magdalena Ranger District as early as Tues, May 18th through May 31st. The […]

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New Fire Start-Harrison Fire-Lincoln National Forest, Capitan Mt. Wilderness

A 1-acre fire has been detected in the Capitan Mountains in the wilderness area up in Kyle Harrison Canyon. Firefighters are responding to the fire. The fire is located in the 2004 Peppin Fire scar. Smoke can be seen from the north side of the mountain. Fire Name: The Harrison Fire Incident Detected:  May 17, […]

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Aerial Ignitions Underway on Cuervito Fire

SANTA FE, NM – May 16, 2021 – The Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) in command of the lightning-caused Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) began aerial ignitions in the fire’s interior as part of a management strategy to reintroduce low to moderate fire intensity into a primarily fire-adapted ecosystem and […]

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Crews Monitor Conditions, Continue Hand Ignitions on Cuervito Fire

SANTA FE, NM – May 15, 2021 – Crews are monitoring fire behavior and weather conditions on the Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) as they continue to blackline the northern end of the fire and along Forest Road (FR) 200 on the east. The SFNF is managing the lightning-caused Cuervito Fire […]

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Gila National Forest: Doagy Fire, Black Range Ranger District

Location:  Northeast of Beaverhead Administrative site; near Doagy and Corduroy Canyons, Sierra County, NM Start Date: May 14, 2021                 Size: ~180 acres                    Cause:  Lightning Vegetation: Ponderosa pine, grass, and pinyon juniper Resources: 30 personnel, which includes five (5) Forest Services engines, two Forest Service hand crews Summary:  The Doagy Fire is burning on National […]

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Cuervito Fire Behavior Remains Low to Moderate While Meeting Incident Objectives

SANTA FE, NM – May 14, 2021 – The Type 3 Incident Management Team on the Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will be conducting hand and aerial ignitions in the coming days as part of a management strategy to use this lightning-caused wildfire to achieve significant benefits on the ground and […]

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UPDATE: Mountainair Ranger District Continues to Implement Thunderbird Prescribed Burn

5/14/21 – Today, fire crews on the Mountainair Ranger District burned 131 acres of the Green Acres Unit within the Thunderbird Ecosystem Management Project. If conditions remain favorable tomorrow (5/15/21), fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may continue with implementation of broadcast burn of the 130 acres of […]

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Carson National Forest to Implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions May 24

Extreme Drought and Dry Conditions Persist Taos, NM – May 14, 2021 –The Carson National Forest will implement Stage 1 fire restrictions forest-wide on Monday, May 24, to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfire during extreme drought conditions, historically low fuel moisture levels and high fire danger. Stage 1 fire restrictions are a proactive way […]

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SFNF Will Implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions May 24 Due to Extreme Drought, High Fire Danger

SANTA FE, NM – May 14, 2021 –The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will implement Stage 1 fire restrictions forest-wide on Monday, May 24, to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfire during extreme drought conditions, historically low fuel moisture levels and high fire danger. Stage 1 fire restrictions are a proactive way to reduce the […]

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Crews Conduct Hand Ignitions on Cuervito Fire

SANTA FE, NM – May 13, 2021 – A Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) will assume management responsibilities of the Cuervito Fire on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) at the end of shift tonight. The Cuervito Fire is approximately 100 acres and continues to spread with low intensity. The SFNF decided to manage […]

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Three Rivers Fire Update – May 13, 2021

Updates will now be released every other day unless there is a significant change to report. Acres: 7,040 acres Containment: 50% Vegetation: Grass, dead/down timber, and mixed conifer. Start Date: April 26, 2021 Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation Origin Location: ½ mile north of Three Rivers Campground; fire spread towards Ski Apache and the South Fork/Bonito area. Ruidoso, New Mexico, May […]

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