FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Penasco Fire Start Date: August 8 Cause: Unknown Size: 5 to 10 acres Location: Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest Containment: 0% Resources: 0 Situation: The Penasco Fire is in a remote area of the Rio Chama Wilderness in the 2017 Ojitos Fire burn scar. The fire is approximately […]

The Smokey Bear Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest plans to burn slash piles near the community of White Oaks August 9-11 depending on the weather.  They may burn up to 240 acres of dozer piled pinon/juniper trees located along Jicarilla Road/Forest Road 72, 1-3 miles east of White Oaks.  The purpose of this […]

Taos, NM (August 7, 2018) – For Immediate Release. Lightning-caused wildfires are a common occurrence during the monsoon season. Recent lighting storms started two new wildfires on the Carson National Forest. These fires are minimal in size and monsoon moisture is expected to continue in the area so growth potential is expected to be minimal. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Venado Fire UPDATE Start Date: July 20 Cause: Lightning Size: 4,150 acres Location: Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Containment: 75% Fuel: Ponderosa Pine Weather: Rain is forecasted this week Resources: 25 personnel Situation: Containment lines are holding and interior pockets continue to burn. Firefighters continue to monitor […]

Lightning from a storm on Sunday, August 6, started the Cerro Fire on Bureau of Land Management lands southwest of Grants, N.M.  The fire is currently 20 acres in size and being managed by local BLM resources. The fire is burning in piñon and juniper woodlands and ponderosa pine forest.  No homes or structures are […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aragon Fire UPDATE Start Date: July 12 Cause: Lightning Size: 503 acres Location: Cuba Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest Containment: 100% Fuel: Ponderosa Pine Weather: Rain is forecasted through today, then a drying trend with above normal temperatures, until another round of predicted rain arrives later next week Resources: […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Venado Fire UPDATE Start Date: July 20 Cause: Lightning Size: 4,150 acres Location: Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Containment: 66% Fuel: Ponderosa Pine Weather: Rain is forecasted through today, then a drying trend with above normal temperatures, until another round of predicted rain arrives later next week […]

Grants, NM; August 2, 2018 – For Immediate Release –Lighting from a storm on Sunday 7/29 started multiple wildfire’s around the Mt. Taylor Ranger District.  One lighting strike hit between Guadalupe Spring and Mariposa Water Tank, it is in a remote location and with fire weather conditions experienced Monday the Mariposa wildfire quickly became too […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Venado Fire UPDATE Start Date: July 20 Cause: Lightning Size: 3,582 Location: Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Containment: 66% Fuel: Ponderosa Pine Weather: Rain forecasted throughout the week Resources: 152 personnel. Situation: The fire is in steep terrain with limited access on Mesa Venado and an adjacent […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Venado Fire UPDATE Start Date: July 20 Cause: Lightning Size: 3,482 Location: Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Containment: 66% Fuel: Ponderosa Pine Weather: Rain forecasted throughout the week Resources: 158 personnel. Situation: The fire is in steep terrain with limited access on Mesa Venado and an adjacent […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Venado Fire UPDATE Start Date: July 20 Cause: Lightning Size: 2,970 Location: Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Containment: 30% Fuel: Ponderosa Pine Weather: Rain forecasted throughout the week Resources: 190 personnel. On Sunday at 6:00 a.m. a local Type 3 organization led by Incident Commander Ray Corral […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cochiti Mesa Fire Start Date: Reported July 28 Cause: Lightning Size: quarter acre Location: Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest Containment: 0% Fuel: Dead and down ponderosa pine and mixed conifer Weather: Partly cloudy, scattered showers Resources: 1 engine and 1 utility responded Situation: The fire is in the […]

Incident Management Team transfers command of Venado Fire July 28, 2018 Daily Update  Acres: 2,970 Start Date: July 20, 2018 Cause: Lightning Location: Jemez Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest Containment: 30% Fuels: Ponderosa pine Total personnel: 295 General Information: On Sunday at 6:00 a.m., Steve Millert’s Type 2 Incident Management Team 4 will transition […]