Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work The Santa Fe National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations on Holiday Mesa in the Jemez Ranger District on Tuesday November 4, 2025, pending all required approvals. The 878-acre Holiday North prescribed fire is a broadcast burn meaning fire is applied to the landscape within […]

October 28, 2025 The Espanola Ranger District Borrego Campground Prescribed Fire had a successful test ignition this morning due to favorable conditions. Ignitions will continue on the remaining 99 acres this afternoon.   Ignitions began Wednesday October 22, 2025, on the Borrego Campground Prescribed Fire located in the Espanola Ranger District of the Santa Fe […]

Update for October 24, 2025 The project area received considerable moisture yesterday and today. Fire managers decided to postpone ignitions until next week—Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Fire crews hope to accomplish the remaining 99 acres next week. Ignitions began Wednesday October 22, 2025 on the Borrego Campground Prescribed Fire located in the Espanola Ranger District […]

The New Mexico State Land Office, Forest Stewards Guild, TNC, local fire departments, and other partners have completed ignitions on a broadcast prescribed fire south of Angel Fire, NM on state trust land. The burn team successfully treated 370 acres of fire-adapted ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forest.  The burn team will continue monitoring local […]

October 22, 2025 Ignitions began today on the Borrego Campground Prescribed Fire located in the Espanola Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest, and fire crews completed 300 acres of the 399-acre jackpot burn. A “jackpot” prescribed fire is when fire crews burn concentrations (jackpots) of fuels only under specified environmental conditions. This method […]

Due to favorable burn conditions, the New Mexico State Land Office, Forest Stewards Guild, TNC, local fire departments, and other partners have begun ignitions on a broadcast prescribed fire south of Angel Fire, NM. The collaborative team is returning low intensity surface fire on up to 300 acres of fire-adapted ponderosa pine and mixed conifer […]

With 406 acres treated today, sending up smoke seen far and wide, fire crews are now done with all ignitions on the Kiowa-San Cristobal Wildland Urban Interface Project for the time being. The photo here shows this evening’s on-scene fire behavior, which is low to moderate with creeping from the jackpot firing. People in the […]

Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work The Santa Fe National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations in the Española Ranger District on Tuesday October 21, 2025, pending all required approvals. The Borrego Campground prescribed fire is a 399-acre jackpot burn, meaning fire crews will burn concentrations (jackpots) of fuels only under […]

Carson National Forest fire crews are preparing to begin ignitions on the Lamy/Barela Prescribed Fire near Tres Piedras, N.M., as early as Oct. 22. The exact timing of ignitions will depend on wind, weather, fuel moisture conditions and required approvals. The 10,172-acre burn unit is located north of Tres Piedras off Forest Service roads 82, […]

Fire crews have completed ignitions for the day, treating 166 acres adjacent to Highway 522 at D.H. Lawrence Ranch Road. They plan to continue tomorrow, moving back east into interior areas of the forest. As fire continues to consume jackpots of fuel, smoke may persist overnight in the area, especially between Horsethief Mesa Trailhead/Arroyo Hondo […]

Fire crews continued jackpot burning today, treating another 100 acres between San Cristobal and Arroyo Hondo. Tomorrow they plan to treat 160 acres next to Highway 522 at D.H. Lawrence Ranch Road. Drivers are advised to slow down for smoke and the safety of crew members. Today’s lower acreage treatment was due to the forecasted […]

Fire crews began jackpot burning between San Cristobal and Arroyo Hondo, treating 800 acres today. They’ll return Oct. 18 for more planned ignitions. Jackpot burning is when fire crews target concentrations (or “jackpots”) of fuels, like clusters of downed branches, throughout an area. Jackpots can be naturally-occurring or, as in this case, the result of […]

Fire crews continued pile burning today, conducting clean-up ignitions while patrolling and monitoring the whole area. As seen in this photo, fire consumed most of the piles, leaving very little fuel for dead fuel for future wildfires to consume. Fire was able to burn down the piles despite recent storm activity because crew members ignited […]

Santa Fe, NM – The Forest Stewards Guild (Guild) is partnering with the New Mexico State Land Office, 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 and 400 acres of SLO land in Black Lake, NM. The […]

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 […]