Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Info Office Hours: 8 am – 8 pm Phone: 505-312-4593 and 303-918-4004 Email: 2022.CerroPelado@firenet.gov InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8075/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SantafeNF Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2022.Cerropeladofire Acreage: 43,376 acres Containment: 11% Personnel and Equipment: 1,017 total personnel; 47 engines, 11 Type 1 hand crews, 15 Type 2 hand crews, 6 Type 2 initial attack crews, 9 helicopters, […]
Continue readingIncendios de Hermits Peak y Calf Canyon – 11 de mayo de 2022
11 de mayo de 2022, actualización diaria, 09:00AMAcres: 236,939 acres – Contención 33% – Total de personal: 1,863 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 readingBear Trap Fire – May 11th UPDATE
Magdalena Ranger District – San Mateo Mountains Incident Command: New Mexico – Albuquerque Type 3 Team Reported start date / time: May 1, 2022 – 1200 Cause: Undetermined. Size: 7,249 acres Location: Bear Trap Canyon, San Mateo Mountains, Magdalena Ranger District, Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs). Socorro County, NM. See Map […]
Continue readingHermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires -May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022, Daily Update, 09:00AM Acres: 236,939 acres – Containment: 33% – Total personnel: 1,863 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 […]
Continue readingBLM Taos increases fire restrictions to include limits on target shooting-5/11/22
Due to increased fire danger and prolonged drought, the BLM has updated Fire Prevention Order # NMF00000-22-01 to state that, “Recreational target shooting within the BLM Taos Field Office boundary is permissible daily between sunrise and 11 a.m. Users shooting in the area must have a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher of not less than 8 ounces […]
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A list of official fire information resources for large wildfire incidents in New Mexico NM Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: NM Roads – Official Road Status for the State of NM (road closures, etc.) Map of Wildfires in NM (zoom into specific fires) To contact a specific incident, follow the link below: Additional […]
Continue readingQuartz Hill Fire – FINAL UPDATE
Mount Taylor Ranger District – Zuni Mountains This will be the final update on the Quartz Hill Fire unless conditions warrant additional information. Reported start date / time: May 9, 2022 – 0245 Cause: Under investigation Size: 8.9 acres Location: East of Oso Ridge, Zuni Mountains, Mt Taylor Ranger District, Cibola National Forest & National […]
Continue readingCerro Pelado Fire Update – May 10, 2022
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Info Office Hours: 8 am – 8 pm Phone: 505-312-4593 and 303-918-4004 Email: 2022.CerroPelado@firenet.gov InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8075/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SantafeNF Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2022.Cerropeladofire Public Meeting Tuesday, 5/10 at 5:30 pm: Town Hall/Post Office in Cochiti Lake at 6515 Hoochaneetsa Blvd. in Cochiti Lake, NM 87083. This meeting will be outdoors and in-person participants are […]
Continue readingIncendios de Hermits Peak y Calf Canyon – 10 de mayo de 2022
10 de mayo de 2022, actualización diaria, 09:00AM Acres: 203,920 acres – Contención 39% – Total de personal: 1,759 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: […]
Continue readingHermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires – May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022, Daily Update, 09:00AM Acres: 203,920 acres – Containment: 39% – Total personnel: 1,759 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 […]
Continue readingBear Trap Fire – May 10th UPDATE
Magdalena Ranger District – San Mateo Mountains Incident Command: New Mexico – Albuquerque Type 3 Team Reported start date / time: May 1, 2022 – 1200 Cause: Undetermined. Size: 6,655 acres Location: Bear Trap Canyon, San Mateo Mountains, Magdalena Ranger District, Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs). Socorro County, NM. See Map […]
Continue readingQuartz Hill Fire – EVENING UPDATE for May 9th
Mount Taylor Ranger District – Zuni Mountains Reported start date / time: May 9, 2022 – 0245 Cause: Unknown Size: 8 acres Location: East of Oso Ridge, Zuni Mountains, Mt Taylor Ranger District, Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs). Containment: 75% Strategy: The strategy for the Quartz Hill Fire is full suppression. […]
Continue readingCooks Peak Fire Update Monday, May 9, 2022
Email: 2022.cookspeak@firenet.gov Phone Line: 505-357-0683; Hours: 8 am – 5 pm Fire Update: A Red Flag Warning is forecasted today until 9pm due to dry weather and high winds. The forecast calls for sustained winds of 25-40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Another Red Flag Warning is predicted tomorrow from 11am-9pm. Containment has […]
Continue readingCerro Pelado Fire Update Monday, May 9, 2022
Hours: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Phone: 505-312-4593 and 303-918-4004 Email: 2022.CerroPelado@firenet.gov InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8075/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SantafeNF Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2022.Cerropeladofire Acreage: 40,958 acres Containment: 11% Personnel and Equipment: 869 total personnel; 40 engines, 9 Type 1 hand crews, 10 Type 2 hand crews, 5 Type 2 initial attack crews, 9 helicopters, 2 scooper planes, 10 dozers, 1 […]
Continue readingNEW FIRE START: Quartz Hill Fire
Mt Taylor Ranger District – Zuni Mountains Fire Name: Quartz Hill Fire Reported start date / time: May 9, 2022 / 0245 Cause: Unknown Size: 8 acres Location: East of Oso Ridge, Zuni Mountains, Mt Taylor Ranger District Containment: 0% Resources on scene: Firefighters from the Cibola National Forest, Cibola County Fire Dept., Grants Fire […]
Continue readingIncendios de Hermits Peak y Calf Canyon
9 de mayo de 2022, actualización diaria, 09:00AMAcres: 189,767 acres – Contención 43% – Total de personal: 1,685 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 readingHermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires
May 9, 2022, Daily Update, 09:00AM Acres: 189,767 acres – Containment: 43% – Total personnel: 1,685 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 […]
Continue readingBear Trap Fire – May 9th UPDATE
Magdalena Ranger District – San Mateo Mountains Incident Command: New Mexico – Albuquerque Type 3 Team Reported start date / time: May 1, 2022 – 1200 Cause: Undetermined. Size: 6,143 acres Location: Bear Trap Canyon, San Mateo Mountains, Magdalena Ranger District, Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs). Socorro County, NM. See Map […]
Continue readingCerro Pelado Fire Update Sunday, May 8, 2022
Hours: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Phone: 505-312-4593 and 303-918-4004 Email: 2022.CerroPelado@firenet.gov InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8075/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SantafeNF Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2022.Cerropeladofire Acreage: 37,425 acres Containment: 11% Personnel and Equipment: 872 total personnel; 42 engines, 8 Type 1 hand crews, 11 Type 2 hand crews, 6 Type 2 initial attack crews, 9 helicopters, 2 scooper planes, 10 dozers, 1 […]
Continue readingCooks Peak Fire Update-5/8/22
Phone Line: 505-357-0683; Hours: 8 am – 5 pm Email: 2022.cookspeak@firenet.gov Acres: 59,359 acres Containment: 97% Cause: Human, under investigation Start Date: Sunday, April 17, 2022 Fuels: ponderosa pine, oak brush and grass Location: North of Ocate NM, approximately 46 miles north of Las Vegas, NM Fire Update: Throughout the fire, smoke may be […]
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