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Know Before You Go: SW Wildfire Awareness Week

Climate change & extreme drought equal a perfect recipe for wildfire. Prepare for your great outdoorstrip by checking first with federal & state agencies, local governments & fire departments for current fire restrictions.. Learn moreNMFireInfo.com/fire-restrictions. #PreventWildfires #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek

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Prepare Your Home: SW Wildfire Awareness Week

Drought can be dangerous. Improve your odds and prepare your home now to survive a wildfire before one begins. Learn more at NMFireInfo, NM Living with Fire: A Guide for the Homeowner, and ReadySetGoNM Guide. #NMFire #ReadySetGoNM #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek

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Choose Targets Wisely: SW Wildfire Awareness Week

Choose an area free of dry grass or brush to set up your target to avoid ignitions, especially if using steel targets. Did you know? Exploding targets can cause wildfires and are prohibited on federal lands in NM and AZ. Learn more: Wildfire Ignition from Exploding Targets

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Set Sights on Safe Target Shooting! SW Wildfire Awareness Week

Set your sights on safe target shooting! Some types of ammunition or targets can cause wildfires. Wildfire Ignition from Exploding Targets and Rifle Bullet Ignition (firelab.org) #PreventWildfires #NMFire #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek

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Fire-Adapted Communities: SW Wildfire Awareness Week

Is your community prepared for wildfire? Proactive communities play a key role in minimizing the impact of wildfire. Become fire-adapted by taking steps now to prepare. Learn more at national strategy for Fire Adapted Communities, Facnm.org #FireAdaptedNM #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek

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Preparing Together: SW Wildfire Awareness Week

Begin now to organize an event or plan to participate in your community’s Wildfire Preparedness Day, May 6, 2023! Learn more at Wildfire Community Preparedness Day | NFPA and Facnm.org/events. #NMFire #WildfireSafety #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek

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BLM Rio Puerco Field Office to implement three prescribed fires

Throughout the winter season, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will implement three prescribed fires, depending on weather conditions. The Mesa Chivato Prescribed Fire will be within the Ignacio Chavez and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas, west of Highway 550 and 15 miles southwest of San Luis, in Sandoval and McKinley counties. The project is part of a […]

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BLM plans prescribed fire in Catron County, Nov.-Dec. 2022

Beginning November 1 and ending December 31, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field Office plans to burn piles of juniper and piñon cuttings in three locations in Catron County, weather permitting.  Details on each location and size are as follows: Active ignition will take one to five days, with some smoke visible in the […]

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Apply Now: BLM Albuquerque District Wildland Fire Module

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico (BLM NM) Albuquerque District Office is hiring highly qualified and motivated individuals for a new Wildland Fire Module located in Albuquerque, NM. Job announcements are open September 19th, 2022-September 28th, 2022. See below for announcement numbers and application assistance. NM BLM and Albuquerque District OverviewThe mission of the […]

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BLM increases fire restrictions in Santa Fe County – prohibiting recreational shooting

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will update Fire Prevention Order # NMF00000-22-01 to include a temporary prohibition of recreational shooting on BLM-managed lands within Santa Fe County. The restriction is necessary due to increased fire danger and prolonged drought and will be effective from June 17 to July 1, 2022. Shooting for licensed hunting purposes is […]

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BLM Farmington and Taos implement fire restrictions – 4/27/2022

Due to increased fire danger and prolonged drought, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is implementing fire restrictions on public lands in Colfax, Harding, McKinley, Mora, Quay, Rio Arriba, San Juan, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Taos, and Union counties. The restrictions are effective immediately and will remain in effect until further notice.  Prohibited acts […]

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Prescribed Burn in Dripping Springs Natural Area

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a prescribed burn at the Dripping Springs Natural Area near Las Cruces, N.M. The Dripping Springs prescribed burn is planned for Feb. 15, 2022. Smoke will be highly visible to the City of Las Cruces and the surrounding communities. The Dripping Springs Trail, which begins at the […]

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Wildfire Preparedness is Year-Round: Give firefighters a break! Stop fires before they start!

Although much of New Mexico is currently experiencing monsoon conditions, other areas of the nation are continuing to battle historic wildfires. While maintaining wildfire response readiness in New Mexico, fire resources that are available to be shared have been supporting the national effort. The National Wildland Fire Preparedness Level remains at 5 (PL5). At the […]

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Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge to Conduct Prescribed Burn East of Roswell

Beginning the week of March 22, Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge plans to implement a prescribed fire project on the Refuge east of Roswell, NM.  The project is expected to take several days to complete.  Approximately 2,700 acres of refuge lands and 550 acres of Bureau of Land Management administered lands will be targeted. The […]

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BLM plans prescribed burn in March for Cerro del Aire

Beginning March 15, the Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office plans to conduct a 1,000-acre prescribed burn at Cerro del Aire (or Wind Mountain), northeast of Tres Piedras, N.M. The planned burn operations are within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument. This operation is weather-dependent and will take up to 30 days to […]

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BLM plan prescribed burn in Chaves County

Roswell, N.M. – Beginning mid-February, the Bureau of Land Management will seek opportunities to conduct prescribed burn operations in two locations within Chaves County. The first location is the 5,280-acre Antelope Unit, located at the Sand Ranch Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The ACEC is approximately 35 miles east of Roswell, north of U.S. Highway […]

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