Update 10 a.m. 5/9/23: The Las Cocas fire is at 30% containment and estimated at 75-100 acres. The fire is active along the south and east flanks but is still burning within containment lines. Temperature is 66 degrees and winds are from the northwest at 8 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. Relative humidity is 14%. […]

Update 9 p.m. 5/8/23: The Las Cocas fire is at 10% containment and estimated at 75-100 acres. Fire behavior is currently back and creeping. Dozer line is being cut along the south flank of the fire from west to east and pushed up the north flank. Currently, volunteer fire departments are digging hand lines around the east […]

The Las Cocas fire is burning just south of Guadalupita in Mora County. The fire was reported at approximately 5:50 p.m. and is running and smoldering through 75 acres of mixed fuels including grass, pinon and ponderosa pine. The fire was pushed northeast by 11 mph winds from the southwest, however the ridge line has slowed that […]

Update 10:30 a.m. 5/6/23: All lines held through yesterday’s wind event and through the evening. Containment this morning is 50%. This will be the last notification unless significant changes occur.  Update 9:30 a.m. 5/5/23: The Park fire showed no overnight growth after this morning’s reconnaissance. Acreage remains at 3,000. Today, crews will be focusing on […]

For Immediate Release May 3, 2023 Contact:  Lisa Dittman, 505-285-4641 ext. 218, lisa_dittman@nps.gov Grants, NM – The National Park Service at El Malpais National Monument is preparing to conduct a prescribed fire on the north side of the monument adjacent to Highway 53 between mile marker 65 and 68. The primary objective of this prescribed […]

Update 6:30 p.m. 5/5/23: This evening, crews continue to mop up along the fire’s edge and secure lines. The day’s containment strategies proved effective against the prevailing winds. Persistent interior pockets have begun to burn themselves out. Angel Fire and Cochiti crews will remain on the fire overnight. Containment remains at 40%. This will be […]

The Carson National Forest will postpone the Dorado/Cañada del Agua Prescribed Fire after reviewing the latest weather data and forecasts. The official National Weather Service forecast now calls for west winds 20-30 mph with stronger gusts on Sunday with potentially another period of widespread, strong winds next Wednesday.  “The weather was looking very favorable and then […]

Update 10 a.m. 5/5/23: The Big Tank fire’s containment lines held through the night, with patrols monitoring. This morning, the fire is at 40% containment and 1181 acres burned. State, tribal and local resources will continue to secure lines and mop-up along the graded line perimeter.   Yesterday’s activity saw the fire creeping, running and […]

Update 9:30 a.m. 5/5/23: The Park fire showed no overnight growth after this morning’s reconnaissance. Acreage remains at 3,000, and containment remains at zero. Today, crews will be focusing on holding secured lines through today’s red flag conditions.  Yesterday’s air attack and slurry proved effective in boxing the fire spread. The fire burned actively all day, […]

The Carson National Forest is planning to begin ignitions on the Dorado/Cañada del Agua Prescribed Fire as early as Sun., May 7. Firing operations on the 3,318-acre broadcast fire to the south of Tres Piedras, NM, are expected to last three to five days and may produce visible smoke from afar. Please do not call 911.  […]

The Park fire continues to burn south of Hondo, in Lincoln County, and is at zero percent containment with an acreage of 3000. It is burning through grass and pinyon/juniper fuels.   State, local and tribal agencies responded after the fire’s discovery Wednesday, May 3 at 11 a.m. Arroyos presented topographical issues with containment, but the […]

The Big Tank fire is burning east of Las Vegas, south of Highway 104, in San Miguel County. The fire is at 30% containment and has burned through 859 acres, fueled by grass and pinyon/juniper. No structures have been lost and none are currently threatened.   The fire was caused by lightning and discovered at […]

The Park fire continues to burn south of Hondo, in Lincoln County, and is at zero percent containment with an acreage of 3000. It is burning through grass and pinyon/juniper fuels.   State, federal, local and tribal agencies responded after the fire’s discovery Wednesday, May 3 at 11 a.m. Arroyos presented topographical issues with containment, […]

As snow begins to melt and temperatures rise, Carson National Forest fire crews are increasing patrols of the Willow Piles Prescribed Fire near Hopewell Lake. So far, some snow remains on the ground and no heat has been found.  “The change of weather is an action point in our plan for increasing patrols,” said District Ranger Angie […]

Smokey Bear Ranger District crew, along with other agencies, are responding to a wildfire in Kyle Harrison Canyon, along Highway 246 near mile-marker 22. The fire is located on Lincoln National Forest land, and is currently 5-10 acres in size. This is the first report, we will continue to update the public. UPDATE (5/3/23 6:19 […]

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico (BLM NM) Albuquerque District Office is seeking highly qualified and motivated individuals for the Rio Puerco Wildland Fire Module located in Albuquerque, NM. Job announcements are open now and close May 15, 2023. Two module members are being hired at this time. See below for announcement number and application […]

With the start of the 2023 wildfire season in New Mexico and Wildfire Community Preparedness Day on Saturday May 6th, it is vital to have an emergency kit and an evacuation plan in place for you and your family. The 2023 Wildfire Preparedness is Year-Round campaign that provides monthly wildfire preparedness tasks that follow the […]

on the Magdalena & Mt. Taylor Ranger Districts ALBUQUERQUE, NM – May 2, 2023 – Fire managers on the Magdalena & Mt. Taylor Ranger Districts of the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands plan to continue prescribed fire operations through the spring as conditions allow. Currently, fire managers are preparing to broadcast burn as early […]

The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands has lifted Stage II Fire Restrictions on the Kiowa/Rita-Blanca National Grasslands. Conditions on the Kiowa/Rita-Blanca National Grasslands have improved with recent rainfall since implementation of Stage II Fire Restrictions on April 7th. Effective May 1, 2023 Order 03-03-07-23-02 has been terminated to lift Stage II Fire Restrictions on the […]