Fire crews are continuing with ignitions on the American Creek Prescribed Fire today after treating 450 acres on Wednesday. The prescribed fire is an understory burn, which mimics fire’s natural role in vegetation communities where it is frequent and low intensity. Crews apply fire broadly throughout an area under the forest canopy where grasses, leaf […]

September 30, 2024 Location: Located in the Jemez Ranger District, the project area is located approximately 6 miles west of Jemez Springs and 3 miles south of Rancho de Chaparral Girl Scout Camp. Prescribed fire start date: Ignitions began Thursday September 26 and continued through Saturday September 28. Size: 1,701-acre project area Completion: On Saturday, […]

Preparations for the American Creek Prescribed Fire Still Ongoing With ideal weather conditions continuing, Carson National Forest fire managers are tentatively continuing with prescribed fire activity this week. Crews are continuing to prepare for the American Creek Prescribed Fire, where ignitions will begin as early as Oct. 1 and are expected to last two to […]

Saturday, September 28, 2024 Location: Located in the Jemez Ranger District, the project area is located approximately 6 miles west of Jemez Springs and 3 miles south of Rancho de Chaparral Girl Scout Camp. Prescribed fire start date: Ignitions began Thursday September 26 and are planned to continue through Saturday September 28. Size: 1,701-acre project […]

Fire managers from the Santa Fe National Forest began ignitions on the 1,701-acre North Joaquin prescribed fire project on Thursday September 26 and completed 700 acres by the end of the day. Ignitions will continue through Saturday, then fire crews will transition into a strategy of securing and holding the fire within control lines and […]

Jemez Ranger District tentatively plans to implement the North Joaquin prescribed fire Thursday, September 26 Santa Fe, N.M., September 25, 2024— Taking advantage of fall weather, fire managers from the Santa Fe National Forest will begin implementing fall prescribed fire projects in the next few months. Jemez Ranger District plans to begin ignitions on the […]

Santa Fe, N.M., September 13, 2024— Fire Managers from the Española Ranger District are preparing and planning for multiple prescribed fire projects tentatively planned for fall and winter. A final decision to proceed with a prescribed fire on the SFNF depends on agency administrator approval, resource availability, and favorable conditions including fuel moisture levels, air […]

Jemez Ranger District tentatively plans to implement the North Joaquin prescribed fire mid-September Santa Fe, N.M., September 9, 2024— Fire managers from the Jemez Ranger District plan to begin ignitions on the 1,701-acre North Joaquin prescribed fire project as early as mid-September. The project area is located approximately 6 miles west of Jemez Springs and […]

Taking advantage of fall weather, Carson National Forest fire managers are planning to begin prescribed fire ignitions to improve forest health and resilience as early as Oct. 1. Crews plan to start with the American Creek Prescribed Fire to the west of Tres Piedras, N.M. The exact days of ignitions will depend on wind, weather […]

Magdalena, Mountainair, Sandia, Black Kettle and Kiowa Rita Blanca Ranger Districts ALBUQUERQUE, NM – September 25, 2024 – The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands (NF&NGs) fire crews are preparing to implement multiple prescribed fire projects as early as October 14 through the fall and winter months to reduce hazardous fuels as conditions allow. See […]

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New Webpage Section Launched to Provide More Information Taking advantage of cooler temperatures, shorter days and recent moisture, Carson National Forest fire managers have determined which prescribed fires they will potentially move forward with in the first half of fall 2024. The exact timing of each will depend on specific wind, weather and fuel moisture […]

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM, August 24, 2024 – Fire crews are responding to two remote area fires on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands. Magdalena Ranger District: Baldy Springs Fire Reported Date / Time: August 24, 2024 / 1131Cause: Lightning         Size: .1 acres             Location: Central Magdalena Mts. near Water Canyon Road on […]

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, August 21, 2024 – Fire crews have responded to two remote area fires on the Mt Taylor Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands. Mt. Taylor Ranger District: Monaghan Fire Reported Date / Time: August 20, 2024 / 1630Cause: Lightning         Size: .4 acres              Containment: 100%Location: Monaghan Canyon off FSR50 in […]

Friday, July 26, 2024 Location: Northwest corner of the Santa Fe National Forest in the Cuba Ranger District, approximately 27 miles north of Cuba, NM. Start Date: July 18, 2024 Size: 2,745 acres with a planned perimeter of 7,000 acres Percent completed: 35 % Cause: Lightning Vegetation: The wildfire is burning in ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, […]

The lightning caused Tanques Wildfire, located in the northwest corner of the Cuba Ranger District, around 25 miles north of Cuba, NM, was first reported the morning of July 18. Currently, the fire is 13 acres, burning in ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, and oak. Santa Fe National Forest will manage the fire as a Type 3 […]

This will be the final regular update The Mestenas Canyon Fire is now fully surrounded by control lines. Crews on Wednesday cut handline on the fire’s northwest edge, increasing containment on the now 837-acre blaze to 65 percent. The fire’s north end remains the only uncontained area, however the control line is Forest Road 312N, […]