Fire managers are tentatively planning to begin pile burning throughout the Taos Ski Valley resort area on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 29. Plans to start operations earlier this week were postponed due to a lack of precipitation.  Precipitation is likely Sunday afternoon, falling as snow by evening, according to the latest National Weather Forecast. […]

SANTA FE, N.M., Oct. 26, 2023—Crews continue to secure around the Rincon perimeter by eliminating heat sources within 60 feet of the fire’s edge. On Tuesday, Oct. 25 a helicopter flew over the area, and fire managers found all containment lines are secure. Six fire engines are on-site through Friday while additional fire crews will […]

SANTA FE, N.M., Oct. 23, 2023— Fire crews completed ignitions Saturday, Oct. 21, and secured containment lines on Sunday, Oct. 22, on the Rincon prescribed fire on the Coyote Ranger District. The Rincon prescribed fire involved 2,227 acres of hazardous fuels located on French Mesa off Forest Road 8. On Sunday, a helicopter flew over […]

SANTA FE, N.M., Oct. 19, 2023—The Santa Fe National Forest is planning to begin the Rincon prescribed fire beginning Friday, Oct 20 and continuing through Sunday, Oct. 22, pending favorable conditions and daily line officer approval. The Rincon Prescribed Fire is a 2,227-acre unit on the Coyote Ranger District located on French Mesa off Forest […]

Fire crews have determined there is no need to continue with hand and aerial ignitions for the broadcast prescribed fire in the 841-acre Blas Unit within the Canjilon Wildland Urban Interface Project. They have been mopping up while patrolling and monitoring the burn area since Sunday and will continue throughout the week. Personnel will remain […]

Fire managers are postponing ignitions of piles within the Taos Ski Valley resort area due to weather. The chances of precipitation over the area has decreased. When treated, the Taos Ski Valley specials use permit burn piles will address fuels reduction within the resort boundary. The piles are mostly the result of clean-up after the December […]

CANJILON, N.M., Oct. 21, 2023— Fire crews treated another 591 acres with broadcast prescribed fire in the Canjilon area today, wrapping up the primary ignitions in the Blas Unit for a total of 841 acres. Tomorrow, crews will work to clean-up some areas in and around the edges of the burn but little to no […]

Canjilon, N.M., Oct. 20, 2023— After careful consideration of the current and forecasted weather, as well as the fuel conditions, fire officials determined that today was the best day to begin ignitions on the Blas Unit within the Canjilon Wildland Urban Interface Project. Fire crews were able to create a solid black line along much […]

Fire managers are planning to move forward with pile burning throughout the Taos Ski Valley resort area as early as Tuesday, Oct. 24. The piles are located in the lower frontside, lower frontside steeps, Minnesota’s and parts of the backside. They represent 208 acres of fuels reduction, mostly blowdown from the December 2021 snow squall. […]

A Community Meeting will be held on Nov. 15 to learn more about the upcoming planned burn in the Aztec Springs area, near Santa Fe. Questions welcomed. Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, 5:30-7 p.m. Randall Davey Audubon Center Classroom, 1800 Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87501 Collaborative partners will utilize snowpack conditions to conduct a prescribed […]

After a successful test fire this morning, fire crews are proceeding with ignitions on the 842-acre Blas Unit to the south of Canjilon, NM. They may treat up to around 500 acres with broadcast prescribed fire today. Smoke will be visible. More information about the project is available on InciWeb.

Reported start date / time: Oct 18, 2023 / 9:55 a.m. Cause: Under Investigation. Size: 0.10 acre. Location: Northwest of 9 Mile recreation site off NM Hwy 536 on the Sandia Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. Containment: 100% Fuels: Ground fuels. Strategy: The strategy for the 9 Mile Fire is full suppression.Firefighters worked […]

Fire crews will not move forward with prescribed fire ignitions on Canjilon Wildland Urban Interface Project units today due to poor ventilation. With very light winds, smoke would not loft and disperse out of the area and instead could build up and stay in the communities of Canjilon and Placita Garcia. Crews will continue to […]

SANTA FE, NM –Oct. 18, 2023 – Today, fire management and leadership from the Santa Fe National Forest decided to cancel the North Aztec Springs prescribed fire for the fall of 2023.  After careful evaluation of weather patterns and fuel moisture, fire management personnel determined conditions did not meet the required criteria outlined in the […]

Fire crews are planning to move forward with ignitions on the Canjilon Wildland Urban Interface Project on Thursday, Oct. 19, pending weather. Crews are looking to first treat the 841-acre Blas Unit with broadcast prescribed fire before moving to the 899-acre Montoya Unit. The units are to the south and east of Canjilon, N.M., respectively.  […]

9 Mile Fire – October 18, 2023 Reported start date / time: Oct 18, 2023 / 9:55 a.m. Cause: Under Investigation. Size: 0.10 acres. Location: Northwest of 9 Mile recreation site off NM Hwy 536 on the Sandia Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. Fuels: Ground fuels. Strategy: The strategy for the 9 Mile […]

Mountainair Ranger District, Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Oct. 17, 2023 – Yesterday’s prescribed fire operation completed ignitions on 72 acres of unit A of the Capilla Prescribed Fire on the Mountainair Ranger District. Crews will continue to secure and monitor the perimeter and interior burn areas of unit A. Residual […]

Mountainair Ranger District Today, fire crews began prescribed fire operations on block A of the previously announced Capilla prescribed fire on the Mountainair Ranger District. Fire crews plan to burn 616 acres on the Capilla Fuels Reduction and Restoration Project in the Manzano Mountains located approximately 6 miles northwest of the town of Mountainair in […]

Today, fire crews finalized all hand and aerial ignitions on the 4,000-acre broadcast prescribed fire in the McCrystal Rock Unit within Valle Vidal. The remaining 2,333 acres will be addressed in the future. All resources and firefighters that performed the burn will stay assigned to hold and closely monitor the fire area through tomorrow, 10/16. […]

Fire crews treated another 2,800 acres with broadcast prescribed fire in the Valle Vidal today, wrapping up the primary ignitions in the McCrystal Rock Unit for a total of 4,000 acres this year. Tomorrow, firefighters will work to clean-up some areas in and around the edges of the burn but little to no acreage growth […]