Crews on Tuesday completed significant work on the Mestenas Canyon Fire, which has grown to 716 acres with 40% containment. The fire’s heel on the south end is now completely contained.  Meanwhile, the fire’s head continues to slowly progress north toward Forest Road 312, which crews prepared as a potential containment line. Low-hanging branches, known […]

Crews on Monday continued to build control lines and conducted more firing operations on the Mestenas Canyon Fire, which has grown to 628 acres with 30% containment. Containment was gained on the fire’s southern edge, and a ¾-mile stretch of Forest Road 312 was blacklined, which is when fire personnel burn fuels along a control […]

Crews continue to work the Mestenas Canyon Fire, which is slowly growing within completed and planned containment lines. The fire is currently estimated at 584 acres with 15% containment. On Sunday, crew members black lined along the northern segment of Forest Road 312N. Black lining is burning fuels along a control line ahead of the […]

Rain tamped down much of the behavior on the Mestenas Canyon Fire, where the perimeter has grown to 477 acres with 15% containment. Steep terrain and outflow winds from nearby thunderstorms are driving the fire’s spread on its north and east sides. To contain the fire, crews are nearby using indirect methods by reducing fuels […]

Crews continue to work the Mestenas Canyon Fire, which has grown to 350 acres with 0% containment. Outflow winds from nearby storms pushed two heads of the fire up canyon slopes onto Mestenas Mesa where crews are securing roads as potential containment lines. The overall suppression strategy is to contain the fire using existing roads […]

Acres: 4,123 Start Date: 7/4/2024Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM Personnel: 252Containment: 23% Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: At 6:00 PM on Thursday, July 18, the Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 4 will transfer command of the Ridge Fire to Incident Commander Victor Alcorta from the Wilderness Ranger District. Team 4 extends its […]

Daily Update, July 17, 2024 Acres: 4,123 Start Date: 7/4/2024Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM Personnel: 281Containment: 23% Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: Fire activity has generally cooled with the precipitation received on the north end of the fire area. Some increased fire activity was observed in Iron Creek on the southeast side as […]

San Mateo Mountains, Magdalena Ranger DistrictCibola National Forest & National Grasslands ALBUQUERQUE, NM, July 16, 2024 – This will be the final update for the lightning-caused Fisher Fire within the northwest San Mateo Mountains on the Magdalena Ranger District. Reported date / time: July 1, 2024 / 1825Cause: Lightning StrikeSize: 8,043 acresLocation: Remote mountainous terrain […]

Final Regular Update  With the Yeso Fire spread throughout the predetermined confinement area, Carson National Forest fire crews today are continuing to focus on securing the fire’s edge.   Yesterday, crews evaluated interior portions and physically walked the boundary of the predetermined area with a GPS unit. Now with better mapping, the predetermined area—and the […]

Daily Update – Tuesday, July 16, 2024  Acres: 3,740 Start Date: 7/4/2024  Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM Personnel: 321  Containment: 20% Fuels: Timber, grass, understory  Highlights: Fire activity is expected to decrease with incoming rain forecasted today and through the week. Firefighters are completing erosion prevention activities around the fire area, including seeding […]

Crews remain on scene of the Mestenas Canyon Fire. The fire is currently estimated at 70 acres with no containment. There is potential for smoke impacts on Highway 64 and surrounding areas. The fire’s origin point is deep in a canyon surrounded by rocky cliff bands and numerous snags. For firefighter safety, crews are monitoring […]

After a successful day of operations on the Yeso Fire’s edge, Carson National Forest fire crews will today evaluate interior areas, chip fuels along roads and may conduct limited firing operations if needed. The fire stands at 300 acres with no containment.  Crews yesterday completed blackline around the entire fire’s perimeter. Blacklining is pre-burning fuels […]

  Daily Update – Monday, July 15, 2024 Acres: 3,442                                                                            Start Date: 7/4/2024 Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM                                Personnel: 351 Containment: 9%                                                                     Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: Containment efforts continue along the western edge of the fireline to protect values at risk, including the Willow Creek community.Firefighters observed a slight […]

Daily Update – Sunday, July 14, 2024 Acres: 2,966                                                                             Start Date: 7/4/2024 Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM                                Personnel: 345 Containment: 9%                                                                     Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: After several days of successful firefighting efforts on the western flank, containment has increased to 9% on the Ridge Fire. The fire is expected […]

Smoke is expected to be more visible today Carson National Forest fire crews are planning to begin firing operations on the 165-acre Yeso Fire today, ahead of significant precipitation forecasted this week. They will fire off roads to fill in a 600-acre predetermined area, which is largely surrounded by existing roads.  “This is our big day of […]

The Gila National Forest Wilderness, Reserve, and Glenwood Ranger Districts have issued a Closure Order for the Ridge Fire. Trails #141 (Cooper Trail), #151 (West Fork Trail), #157 (Middle Fork Trail), and #171 (Iron Creek Mesa Trail) are temporarily closed to the public. This Order shall be in effect from July 12, 2024 at 6:00am […]

QUEMADO, NM, July 13, 2024 – The Lolo Fire is 438 acres with 60% containment. The primary fire activity is concentrated on the northwest side where crews have been constructing hand line and will continue to scout and assess additional roads for future control lines. The southern perimeter is under patrol and monitor status as […]

ABQ Zone Incident Management Team – Media & Public Contact:2024.fisher@firenet.gov (575) 323 – 8053 July 13, 2024 Fisher Fire – Final Update by the ABQ Zone Incident Management Team https://linktr.ee/fisherfire24 Reported date / time: July 1, 2024 / 6:25 PMCause: Lightning StrikeSize: 8,043 acres.Fuels: Oak and ponderosa pine litter.Strategy: Confine and containContainment: 69%Fire Behavior: LowResources: 115 personnel Location: […]

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM, July 13, 2024 – The Paramount Fire was reported July 12 near milepost 20, north of New Mexico Highway 59 on the Gila National Forest, Black Range Ranger District, about 19 miles west of Winston, New Mexico. Currently approximately 5 acres, the fire was ignited by lightning within the Indian Peaks […]

Daily Update – Saturday, July 13, 2024 Acres: 2,488                                                                           Start Date: 7/4/2024 Location: 19 miles east of Glenwood, NM                             Personnel: 312 Containment: 0%                                                                   Fuels: Timber, grass, understory Highlights: The Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 4 will host an open house tonight, on Saturday, July 13, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the […]