The Lumberton Fire burning on private land in Rio Arriba County is now 75% contained and remains estimated at 434 acres. Evacuation orders were lifted Wednesday. Smoke may be seen as interior pockets of fuel continue to burn. Firefighters will continue to mop up hot spots and strengthen containment lines. Full containment is expected Saturday, May 16th […]

TAOS, NM – May 14, 2020 – The Carson, Cibola and Santa Fe National Forests will implement Stage 2 fire restrictions at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfire based on current and forecasted conditions, including very low fuel moisture levels and severe fire weather conditions. The restrictions […]

SANTA FE, NM – May 14, 2020 – The Carson, Cibola and Santa Fe National Forests will implement Stage 2 fire restrictions at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfire based on current and forecasted conditions, including very low fuel moisture levels and severe fire weather conditions. The […]

The Lumberton Fire burning on private land in Rio Arriba County is now 65% contained and estimated at 434 acres. Evacuations were lifted at noon today (05/13) and residents were allowed to return to their homes. Approximately six homes remain threatened. Drying winds fueled fire activity within the interior of the fire line today. Smoke […]

The Lumberton Fire burning on private land in Rio Arriba County is now 45% contained. New GPS mapping also shows the fire holding at 430 acres. Evacuation orders will be lifted at noon today (05/13) and residents will be allowed to return to their homes. Six homes remain threatened in the area of the fire. […]

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The Lumberton Fire in Rio Arriba County is now 30% contained and holding at 437 acres. Rains impacted the fire area throughout the day yesterday (05/11) and there was no fire growth. Today (5/12), firefighters will continue to secure containment lines as weather conditions are expected to become hotter and drier with increasing wind over […]

The Lumberton Fire in Rio Arriba County is currently estimated at 437 acres and 5% contained. Six residences are threatened and two homes remain evacuated as a precaution. Today cooler temperatures, increased humidity, and rain allowed firefighters to make progress in slowing the rate of spread of the fire. Weather conditions are expected to change and […]

Take a break tomorrow, May 12, at 1pm MST, and join us for a webinar (click here to register) by the Fire Adapted Communities New Mexico Learning Network. In this 60-minute webinar, Sam Berry of the Forest Stewards Guild will show you how to prepare your home for fire season. Research has shown that there […]

The Lumberton Fire, burning on private land in Rio Arriba County is currently estimated at 350 acres. The fire is located off of Highway 64, east of Lumberton, NM. Four homes and multiple outbuildings are threatened and two residences remain evacuated. Fire behavior is minimal today (05/11) due to increased humidity/rain, cooler temperatures, and calmer […]

The Lumberton Fire is burning on private land off of Highway 64, east of Lumberton, NM in Rio Arriba County. The fire is threatening approximately four homes, two of which have been evacuated. The human-caused fire started just before noon today (05/10) and is moving toward Jicarilla Apache Tribal Lands. Gusting wind with speeds up […]

TAOS, NM – May 8, 2020 – An ongoing drying trend across the 1.5 million acres of the Carson National Forest combined with continued negligence by a small number of forest visitors have fire managers concerned about an early start to the 2020 fire season. With low fuel moisture levels and other indices pushing most […]