Final Update– Mogote Hill    March 15, 2025  Update: Today, crews worked to mop up the Mogote Hill fire’s perimeter and secure drainages, with good precipitation on the incident area. The fire is estimated at 15,000 acres and by the end of today’s shift, containment is anticipated to be 50%. Some resources have been released however […]

Wildfire Update– Mogote Hill    March 15, 2025  Update: Crews made progress on the Mogote Hill fire; fire behavior became minimal as conditions improved overnight. This morning, light snow was reported on the incident. Resources will work to secure the fire’s perimeter throughout the day. The fire is estimated at 10,000-12,000 acres and is 40% percent contained. […]

Wildfire Notification – Mogote Hill Fire, previously Wagon Mound Fire    March 14, 2025  The New Mexico Forestry Division would like to update you on a wildfire that is requiring the attention of state, local and federal resources in New Mexico. The Mogote Hill Fire is burning in grass and high winds on private land in […]

Davenport Springs Fire – Datil Mountains – New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE, NM, March 11, 2025 – Yesterday fire crews responded to a smoke report in the Datil Mountains on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands in New Mexico. The fire was creeping in dense vegetation carried by dead & down […]

FIRE RESTRICTIONS NOTIFICATION SILVER CITY, NM, Mar. 6, 2025 – Based on extremely high fire danger and persistent dry weather and fuels conditions, the Gila National Forest will begin to implement forest-wide Stage 1 fire restrictions at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025, which will remain in effect through September 30, 2025, unless rescinded […]

February 24, 2025 UPDATE Public Safety Notice Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands Prescribed (Rx) Fire OperationsCibola National Forest & National Grasslands Today, Rx fire ignitions have been completed on 342 acres of unit K-53N on the Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands within Union County NM. With today’s Rx fire on unit K-53N and […]

February 23, 2025 UPDATE Public Safety Notice Ignitions have been completed for today on 955 acres of Prescribed Fire on unit K-47N of the Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands within Union County NM. Pending favorable conditions tomorrow February 24, fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may continue […]

PUBLIC SAFETY NOTIFICATION SILVER CITY, NM, Feb. 21, 2025 – The Silver City Ranger District is preparing to implement a prescribed fire within the 251-acre Mulberry 1 project area, in early to mid-March pending resource availability and appropriate weather and fuels conditions. Located 2 miles southwest of Oak Grove subdivision and 2 miles west of […]

Public Safety Notice – Starting as early as February 23 ALBUQUERQUE, NM – February 20, 2025 – Pending favorable conditions, fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) may implement the previously announced  prescribed fires to reduce hazardous fuels within two units of the Kiowa and Rita Blanca NGs starting […]

Firefighters from the Silver City and Wilderness Ranger Districts plan to ignite slash piles today in the Little Walnut/Gomez Peak area, approximately 5 miles north of Silver City. Crews on the Wilderness Ranger District plan to ignite slash piles in the Terry Canyon area, approximately 13.6 miles north of Mimbres. It is recommended that hikers […]

QUEMADO, NM, Jan. 28, 2025 – The Quemado Ranger District plans to use prescribed fire to burn the Baca community slash disposal site when conditions allow. The district is also preparing to continue burning 800 acres of slash piles adjacent to Luna, New Mexico. Crews are monitoring weather for precipitation events to support slash pile […]

Carson National Forest fire crews had a successful day at Hopewell Lake Campground today, quickly treating piles from 25 acres of thinning (see above photo). Crew members will pivot to patrolling and monitoring the project until the fire is called out. With the snow still falling this evening, crew members are planning to begin ignitions […]

The Aztec Springs Pile Burn that was previously planned to take place tomorrow, 1/30/25, will be postponed due to rapidly changing forecasts, that have diminished snow predictions over the burn area and increased wind, and do not meet the burn teams conditions for a safe operation. The Forest Stewards Guild and the Nature Conservancy burn […]

Incoming Storms Expected to Deliver Ideal Conditions With winter weather in the forecast, Carson National Forest fire crews are preparing to take advantage of the moisture to resume prescribed fire ignitions. They last conducted operations in November. Fire crews are preparing to begin ignitions at two locations as early as tomorrow (Jan. 29). Highway 150 […]

Santa Fe, NM – The Forest Stewards Guild and The Nature Conservancy will utilize snowy conditions to conduct a prescribed pile burn on Nature Conservancy land this winter to complete the last 10 acres of the 120 acres located just east of Santa Fe, NM beginning as soon as January 30th. The area will be […]

Critical News Update on Prescribed Fire Santa Fe, N.M., January 28, 2025 — Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest plan to take advantage of winter weather conditions this week and may begin ignitions on the Cuba, Jemez, and Española districts. The decision to proceed with each pile burn will depend on several factors, […]

Ignitions postponed – waiting for favorable conditions- January 22 ALBUQUERQUE, NM – January 22, 2025 – Fire management for the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NG) did not proceed on ignitions yesterday or today on the previously announced Red Canyon Campground prescribed fire (Rx) Piles on the Mountainair Ranger District due to […]