Fire crews wrapped up another successful day of pile burning, completing 160 acres along the National Forest boundary with the communities of Arroyo Hondo and Turley Mill. Tomorrow, crews plan to shift to jackpot burning, which is when concentrations, or “jackpots,” of fuels, like clusters of downed branches from forest thinning, are burned throughout an […]

Mountainair Ranger District ALBUQUERQUE, NM – October 15, 2025 – The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) fire crews have successfully completed ignitions today on 77 acres of unit 1 of the Pueblo Colorado Prescribed (Rx) Fire Piles within the Mountainair Ranger District. Crews will patrol and monitor the pile fires until […]

Fire crews conducted a successful test fire, completing ignitions on piles from 182 acres of forest thinning and public firewood collection on the Kiowa-San Cristbobal Wildland Urban Interface Project. They plan to continue pile burning and, possibly, begin jackpot burning on Oct. 15. Go to the Carson National Forest website information about this prescribed fire: […]

Carson National Forest fire crews are preparing to begin jackpot and pile burning near a handful of communities north of Taos, N.M., as early as Oct. 13. The exact timing of ignitions will depend on wind, weather, fuel moisture conditions and required approvals. The 1,778-acre prescribed fire unit is located along and east of Highway […]

Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work ALBUQUERQUE, NM – October 10, 2025 – The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) is planning prescribed fire pile burn operations Wednesday October 15th pending all required approvals. This work will continue as a multi-day operation as weather conditions allow. We use […]

Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work SANTA FE, N.M., Oct. 8, 2025— The Santa Fe National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations in the Española Ranger District on Wednesday October 15, 2025, pending all required approvals. The Borrego Campground prescribed fire is a 399-acre jackpot burn, meaning fire crews will burn […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 2025Contact: Megan Rangel-Lynch, 818-731-5944, mrangel-lynch@forestguild.org Santa Fe, NM – Due to recent high moisture, the Forest Stewards Guild, New Mexico State Land Office, The Nature Conservancy, Angel Fire Fire Department, Moreno Valley Fire Department, and a diverse group of collaborators are no longer in prescription to burn 200 to 400 […]

Favorable weather conditions must be in place for hazardous fuels reduction work ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Sept. 26, 2025 – The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands are planning prescribed fire operations this fall, as early as September 30th through December, pending all required approvals.See attached map. We estimate this work to continue through the fall […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2025Contact: Megan Rangel-Lynch, 818-731-5944, mrangel-lynch@forestguild.org Santa Fe, NM – The Forest Stewards Guild (Guild) is partnering with the New Mexico State Land Office (SLO), The Nature Conservancy, Angel Fire Fire Department, Moreno Valley Fire Department, and a diverse group of collaborators to implement a prescribed broadcast burn on between 200 […]

Fire crews conducted a test fire today and moved forward with ignitions on 50 acres on the south end of the prescribed fire unit. Test fires are set prior to every prescribed fire to evaluate such things as fire behavior, fire effects, detection performance or control measures before deciding to move ahead with the ongoing […]

The prescribed fire unit (map) is located on the west side of the Valle Vidal near Costilla Dam to the north and Holman Creek to the south. It is bounded by Forest Service roads 1900 and 1950, old logging roads and built control line.  TimingIgnitions could begin as early as Sept. 23, although the exact timing […]

Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work Silver City, NM, Sept. 16— Gila National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations this fall, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue through the spring as weather conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local […]

Trail Fire – Zuni Mountains Reported start date / time: September 14, 2025 / 1400 Cause: Undetermined, but lightning was detected in the area. Size: 5 acres Location: Mt. Taylor Ranger District – Zuni Mountains northwest of Quartz Hill. Resources on Scene: Firefighters from USFS and NM State Forestry. Strategy: Full suppression Fire behavior: Low […]

The 2025 Wildland Urban Fire Summit is just a few weeks away, from September 30th through October 2nd at UNM – Valencia. The event will feature presentations from industry experts and peers on the future of wildfire in New Mexico. This year’s agenda includes a field trip to the Bosque, presentations from the Valencia County […]

Favorable weather conditions must be in place for hazardous fuels reduction work  Santa Fe, N.M., September 9, 2025— The Santa Fe National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations in September, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue through the fall and winter as weather conditions allow. Prescribed fire helps reduce overgrown vegetation […]

BLM New Mexico all crew types job opening: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/845085600 open from 9/4/2025-9/25/2025 How to get a BLM Fire job: https://www.nifc.gov/careers/blm-fire-job– BLM Fire advertises open positions using USAJOBS, the federal government’s website for listing job opportunities (called vacancy announcements) with federal agencies. USAJOBS requires setting up a user profile and allows applicants to create a resume directly in the system, […]

Jose Vialpando – Incident Commander September 5, 2025 Acres: 17,415 Start Date: 6/25/2025 Containment: 90 % Location: Located in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of New Mexico State Road 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness. Personnel: 5  Resources: 1 engine Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, Piñon-juniper Highlights: This is the final update for the Laguna Wildfire. Engines continue to monitor and patrol the Laguna Wildfire perimeter daily.  No smoke has been visible for the last two weeks.  The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team has completed their soil burn severity map and […]

Mt. Taylor Ranger District – Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands ALBUQUERQUE, NM – September 4, 2025 – The Vereda Blanca Fire operations transitioned to a Type 4 management team at the Mt. Taylor Ranger District on Friday afternoon (08/29/2025). Minimal heat remains within the containment lines and Cibola National Forest fire crews will continue […]

Mt. Taylor Ranger District Vereda Blanca Fire Operations: After several significant rain events, fire behavior has transitioned to minimal smoldering. The fire will be patrolled and monitored until no hot spots or smoke are detected. Restoration plans are being developed and will soon be implemented in the burn scar area. As of 6:00pm tomorrow the […]

Fire crews contained two wildfires on the Carson National Forest today: Crews will continue to work the fires until they are fully controlled and called out. WHY NOT USE A WATER-DROPPING HELICOPTERS? A handful of commenters on the Carson National Forest Facebook page today asked why a water-dropping helicopter was not used on the Dew […]