Active Fire Behavior Continues Across the Black Fire with Red Flag Warning IssuedCommunity meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday in Truth or ConsequencesDaily Update 5/19/2022 Acres: 93,014 acres (Infrared flight Wednesday night) Location: 31 miles NW of Truth or Consequences Containment: 0% Personnel: 450 Start Date: Friday, May 13, 2022 Cause: Unknown, under investigation Fuels: Timber and tall grass Announcement: […]
Continue readingHermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires, May 19, 2022
Acres: 303,341| Containment: 34% | Total personnel: 2,169 Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Under investigation | Location: Located near Gallinas CanyonFuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass Highlights: Today there is a Red Flag Warning […]
Continue readingIncendios de Hermits Peak y Calf Canyon, 19 de mayo de 2022
[Spanish version] 19 de mayo de 2022, actualización diaria, 09:00AM Acres: 303,341| Containment: 34% | Total personnel: 2,169 Fecha de inicio: Hermits Peak: 6 de abril, 2022; Calf Canyon: 19 de abril, 2022 Causa: Hermits Peak: brasas escapando fuera del fuego prescrito; Calf Canyon: Bajo investigación Ubicación: Situado cerca del Cañón de Gallinas Combustibles: Coníferas […]
Continue readingBlack Fire Daily Update – May 18, 2022
Public Line: 575-249-1264 Media: 575-249-1294 Hours: 8 am – 8 pm Email: 2022.black@firenet.gov Type 2 Incident Management Team Takes Command of Black Fire Daily Update 5/18/2022 Acres: 77,529 acres (Infrared flight Tuesday night)Location: 24 miles north of MimbresContainment: 0%Personnel: Over 250, including crews, engines, and support personnel Start Date: Friday, May 13, 2022Cause: Unknown, under investigationFuels: timber, tall grass Overview: The Southwest Area Incident Management […]
Continue readingCerro Pelado Fire Daily Update Wednesday, May 18, 2022
INCIDENT STATISTICS: Current Size: 45,605 Acres Current Containment: 74% Start Date: April 22, 2022 Cause: Unknown Total Personnel: 824 The Great Basin Team #1 would like to welcome a new incident management team to the fire. The Rocky Mountain #3 Team is orienting today and will take over command of the fire tomorrow morning. WEATHER […]
Continue readingFirefighters make progress on control lines ahead of the Bear Trap Fire
SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM TEAM 4 – AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER May 18, 2022 Daily Update Acres: 17,122 acres Containment: 28% Cause: Undetermined Total Personnel: 667 Start Date: May 1, 2022 Location: San Mateo Mountains, Magdalena Ranger District, Socorro County, NM Fuels: Pine, Pinyon-Juniper and Grass Highlights: Firefighters have made significant progress on the construction of control lines ahead of the main […]
Continue readingHermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fire, May 18, 2022
May 18, 2022, Daily Update, 08:00AM Acres: 301,971| Containment: 34% | Total personnel: 1,958 Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Under investigation | Location: Located near Gallinas Canyon Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass Highlights: […]
Continue readingIncendios de Hermits Peak y Calf Canyon, 18 de mayo de 2022
[Spanish version] 18 de mayo de 2022, actualización diaria, 09:00AM Acres: 301,971| Containment: 34% | Total personnel: 1,958 Fecha de inicio: Hermits Peak: 6 de abril, 2022; Calf Canyon: 19 de abril, 2022 Causa: Hermits Peak: brasas escapando fuera del fuego prescrito; Calf Canyon: Bajo investigación Ubicación: Situado cerca del Cañón de Gallinas Combustibles: Coníferas […]
Continue readingCibola National Forest to implement Forest Closure for Stage 3 Fire Restrictions effective Thursday, May 19th
Mt. Taylor, Mountainair, and Sandia Ranger Districts Order Number 03-0727 Albuquerque, NM – May 17, 2022 – Based on extreme fire danger, the Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands (NF& NGs) will implement Stage 3 Forest Closure on all National Forest System lands, roads, and trails within the boundary of the Mt. Taylor, Mountainair and […]
Continue readingSanta Fe NF to Implement Forest-wide Closure Order May 19
SANTA FE, NM – May 17, 2022 – The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will implement a forest-wide closure order at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2022, prohibiting public access across the entire 1.6-million-acre forest due to active wildfires and extreme fire danger. The closure order will remain in effect until July 18, 2022, unless […]
Continue readingCerro Pelado Fire Daily Update Tuesday, May 17, 2022
INCIDENT STATISTICS: Current Size: 45,605 Acres Current Containment: 71% Start Date: April 22, 2022 Cause: Unknown Total Personnel: 936 WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: Today moderate westerly and terrain driven winds are expected, and temperatures over the fire area will rise to around 80°F. Relative humidity will drop into the single digits again in the afternoon, […]
Continue readingNeighboring fires contribute smoke over the Bear Trap Fire
May 17, 2022 Daily Update Acres: 15,215 acres Containment: 28% Cause: Undetermined Total Personnel: 629 Start Date: May 1, 2022 Location: San Mateo Mountains, Magdalena Ranger District, Socorro County, NM Fuels: Pine, Pinyon-Juniper and Grass Highlights: A weather system moved in from the west yesterday causing smoke from the nearby Black Fire on the Gila […]
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Black Fire Update for May 17, 2022
Location of Origin: 24 miles north of Mimbres in the Gila National ForestStart date: May 13, 2022, 9 p.m. MDTSize: 56,132Percent Contained: 0%Cause: UndeterminedResources Assigned: 153 personnel, 11 crews, 3 helicopters, 5 engines, 1 water tender Closures: Partial closure in effect for portions of Forest Road 150, Forest Service Trails 708, 713, 716 Safety: Please […]
Continue readingHermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires, May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022, Daily Update, 08:00AM Acres: 299,565| Containment: 26% | Total personnel: 2,094 Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Under investigation | Location: Located near Gallinas Canyon Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass Highlights: […]
Continue readingIncendios de Hermits Peak y Calf Canyon, 17 de mayo de 2022
[Spanish version] 17 de mayo de 2022, actualización diaria, 09:00AM Acres: 299,565| Containment: 26% | Total personnel: 2,094 Fecha de inicio: Hermits Peak: 6 de abril, 2022; Calf Canyon: 19 de abril, 2022 Causa: Hermits Peak: brasas escapando fuera del fuego prescrito; Calf Canyon: Bajo investigación Ubicación: Situado cerca del Cañón de Gallinas Combustibles: Coníferas […]
Continue readingCerro Pelado Fire Daily Update Monday, May 16, 2022
INCIDENT STATISTICS: Current Size: 45,605 Acres Current Containment: 62% Start Date: April 22, 2022 Cause: Unknown Total personnel: 1,001 Community meeting at 5:30 this evening at Los Alamos High School Available virtually on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85125009104 WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR: Firefighters welcome clouds and higher relative humidity. As the cloud cover burns off in the late morning, temperatures will top out […]
Continue readingIncendios de Hermits Peak y Calf Canyon 16 de mayo de 2022
[Spanish version] 16 de mayo de 2022, actualización diaria, 09:00AM Acres: 298,060 acres – Contención 27% – Total de personal: 2015 Fecha de inicio: Hermits Peak: 6 de abril, 2022; Calf Canyon: 19 de abril, 2022 Causa: Hermits Peak: brasas escapando fuera del fuego prescrito; Calf Canyon: Bajo investigación Ubicación: Situado cerca del Cañón de […]
Continue readingHermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires, May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022, Daily Update, 09:00AM Acres: 298,060 | Containment: 27% | Total personnel: 2,015 Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 | Cause: Hermits Peak: Spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: Under investigation | Location: Located near Gallinas Canyon Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass […]
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