Regional Fire Updates

By SFNF  Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are concerned about a rash of fires that posed a potential threat to homes in the wildland urban interface (WUI). The cause of the fires is under investigation. Since Oct. 31, firefighters have responded …

By SFNF Fire managers on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are taking advantage of favorable conditions, including snow pack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind and weather forecasts, to burn piles of woody debris on the previously announced Joaquin project area this week. Ignitions …

By SFNF The Las Vegas office of the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will be closed to the public on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, to accommodate an in-service day for employees. The Las Vegas office will resume regular business hours on Monday, Dec. 16. …

By SFNF The court-ordered injunction suspending all timber management activities on the five national forests in New Mexico and the Tonto National Forest in Arizona has been modified to allow the personal cutting and collection of fuelwood.  The Forest Service will resume permit sales immediately. Southwestern Regional Forester Cal Joyner …

By SFNF Fire managers on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to implement the previously announced Stable Canyon prescribed burn on the Jemez Ranger District as early as Saturday if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and forecasted weather, remain favorable. Crews …

By Santa Fe Fire-shed Coalition  The 2019 Wildfire Risk Report from Core Logic, an industry analytics firm, recently ranked Santa Fe 12th out of the top 15 metropolitan areas in the Western United States for high and extreme wildfire risk to structures. According to the report, 23,546 homes in the …

By SFNF Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions this fall to conduct prescribed burns across the forest to remove hazardous fuels, improve wildlife habitat, and create healthier, more resilient forest and watershed ecosystems. Depending on conditions, including fuel moisture …

By SFNF Although the forest-wide numbers have improved over the summer season, fire staff on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) found at least a dozen abandoned campfires over the Labor Day weekend, bringing the year’s total for that one district alone to a whopping …

By SFNF Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to initiate a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed on the Española Ranger District as early as Monday, Sept. …

By SFNF The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) today issued a closure order for a segment of Forest Road (FR) 376 to accommodate work on a blocked culvert that poses a threat to public health and safety. The closure order will be in effect from 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, …