Grants, NM; August 31, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Triple Nickle Fire, located on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, is a lightning caused fire that is being managed to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire has grown to an estimated 8,063 acres with 124 personnel assigned. Fire crews completed aerial ignitions yesterday and will […]
Continue readingMontoya Springs Fire, Carson NF, Initial Report, Aug. 31
August 31, 2019 
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Fire managers on the Canjilon Ranger District of the Carson National Forest are monitoring a lightning-caused fire located near Forest Road 724, 2-4 miles east of the community of Canjilon, NM. The Montoya Springs fire is approximately 1 acre and is burning within an old burn scar from the 2002 Montoya Fire. Managers are monitoring […]
Continue readingNational Park Service Manages Fire at El Malpais National Monument
August 30, 2019 0 Comments
National Park Service Manages Fire at El Malpais National Monument Grants, NM – The National Park Service (NPS) at El Malpais National Monument is managing a fire that was caused by a lightning strike on August 22. As of Friday afternoon (Aug. 30) the slow moving fire had covered about 10 acres. The fire known as the Lava […]
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Operations Winding Down on the Triple Nickle Fire
August 30, 2019 0 Comments
Grants, NM; August 30, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Triple Nickle Fire, located on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, is a lightning caused fire that is being managed to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire has grown to an estimated 7,250 acres with 124 personnel assigned. In order to reduce firefighter exposure, fire managers […]
Continue readingValles Caldera National Preserve to Expand the Managed Redondo Fire
August 29, 2019 0 Comments
DATE: August 28, 2019 CONTACT: Kimberly DeVall, kimberly_devall@nps.gov, 505-412-0826 Valles Caldera National Preserve to Expand the Managed Redondo Fire Jemez Springs, NM — Fire crews will expand the managed burn area along the Preserve boundary north of the original Redondo Fire and south of Freelove Canyon. Firing operations planned for today and tomorrow will ultimately help to increase […]
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Triple Nickle Fire Improves Wildlife Habitat
August 29, 2019 0 Comments
Grants, NM; August 29, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Triple Nickle Fire, located on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, is a lightning caused fire that is being managed to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire has grown to an estimated 5,414 acres with approximately 130 personnel assigned. In order to reduce firefighter exposure, fire […]
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Triple Nickle Fire at 5,078 acres
August 28, 2019 0 Comments
Grants, NM; August 28, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Triple Nickle Fire, located on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, is a lightning caused fire that is being managed to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire has grown to an estimated 5,078 acres with approximately 130 personnel assigned. In order to reduce firefighter exposure, fire […]
Continue readingSanta Fe Watershed Prescribed Burn Planned for Mid-September to Restore Forest Health, Reduce Risk of Wildfire
August 28, 2019 0 Comments
SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 28, 2019 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to initiate a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed on the Española Ranger District as early as Monday, […]
Continue readingBlue Mountain Fire – Magdalena Ranger District, Cibola NF – 8/27/2019
August 27, 2019 0 Comments
Magdalena, NM; August 27, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Blue Mountain Fire, located approximately 3 ½ miles northwest of Blue Mountain in the San Mateo Mountains, on the Magdalena Ranger District, is a lightning caused fire that began Sunday, August 25, 2019 and has increased to 42 acres in size. A course of action […]
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Triple Nickle Fire at 4,627 acres
August 27, 2019 0 Comments
Grants, NM; August 27, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Triple Nickle Fire, located on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, is a lightning caused fire that is being managed to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire has grown to an estimated 4,627 acres with approximately 130 personnel assigned. In order to reduce firefighter exposure, fire […]
Continue readingCueva Fire Meets Objectives, Reduces Fuel Loads on the Ground
August 26, 2019 0 Comments
SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 26, 2019 – After successful aerial ignitions on Friday, low-intensity fire continued to burn through concentrations of fuel on the Cueva Fire on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) over the weekend. As woody debris and other fuels within the planning area are consumed, the […]
Continue reading Firefighters Continue to Protect Resources on Triple Nickle Fire
August 26, 2019 0 Comments
Grants, NM; August 26, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Triple Nickle Fire, located in the San Mateo Mountains on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, is a lightning caused fire that is being managed to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire has grown to an estimated 4,200 acres with approximately 130 personnel assigned. In order […]
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Burn Operations Continue on Triple Nickle Fire
August 25, 2019 0 Comments
Grants, NM; August 25, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Triple Nickle Fire, located in the San Mateo Mountains on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, is a lightning caused fire that is being managed to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire has grown to an estimated 4,101 acres with approximately 100 personnel assigned. In order […]
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Returning Fire to Forest Restores Ecosystem Health
August 24, 2019 0 Comments
Grants, NM; August 24, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Triple Nickle Fire, located in the San Mateo Mountains on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, is a lightning caused fire that is being managed to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire has grown to an estimated 2,848 acres with approximately 100 personnel assigned. In order […]
Continue readingFire Managers Plan More Activity on Cueva Fire
August 23, 2019 0 Comments
SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 23, 2019 – A drying trend and increase in fire behavior have given fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) an opportunity to add additional acres to the Cueva Fire by using aerial ignitions as early as this evening to consume unburned fuels […]
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Forest Benefits from Triple Nickle Fire, More Smoke Expected
August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Triple_Nickle_Fire_2019_CDT_ReRoute Grants, NM; August 23, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Triple Nickle Fire, located in the San Mateo Mountains on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, is a lightning caused fire that is being managed to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire has grown to an estimated 2,900 acres with approximately 100 personnel assigned. In […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest- Guadalupe Ranger District- Rawhide Fire 8/23/2019
August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Incident Name – Rawhide Fire Jurisdiction: Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe Ranger District Size: 9214 Acres Cause: Lightning Date/Time Detected: Aug 8, 2019, 10:00 pm Location: 5 miles NW of Sitting Bull Falls near Rawhide Canyon. Values at Risk: None. Fire Update 8/23/2019: Smoke was visible the past two days on the Rawhide Fire as it […]
Continue readingSimon Canyon Fire – 8/22/19
August 22, 2019 0 Comments
Start Date: August 21, 2019, ~5:00pm. Location and Jurisdiction: On BLM lands, north of Navajo Dam and west of Hwy 511. Cause: Lightning. Fire Size: Approximately 10 acres. Percent Contained: None reported yet. Fire Behavior: Isolated torching, creeping and low intensity fire. Fuels and Terrain: Burning in juniper and piñon tree slash in an area treated […]
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Aerial Ignitions to Occur on Triple Nickle Fire
August 22, 2019 0 Comments
Grants, NM; August 22, 2019 – For Immediate Release. The Triple Nickle Fire located in the San Mateo Mountains, on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District is a lightning caused fire that is being managed to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire has grown to an estimated 387 acres with approximately 100 personnel assigned. In order […]
Continue readingSlight Increase in Fire Behavior on Cueva Fire
August 22, 2019 0 Comments
SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 21, 2019 – Outflow winds from a thunderstorm increased fire behavior on the Cueva Fire on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), adding an additional 108 acres and moderately increasing smoke to the west and south of the fire. The SFNF took advantage of the […]
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