Regional Fire Updates

By SFNF Start Date:  Smoke reported September 14 Cause:  Lightning Size:  14 acres Location:  Cuba Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest Containment: 50% Fuels:  Mixed conifer, dead and down Weather:  Partly cloudy, winds out of southwest 5-10 mph Resources: 50 personnel Situation: The Bales Fire is in the …

By SFNF  Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, and winds and weather forecasts to initiate a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Watershed starting as early as September 23. Two separate units expected to …

By SFNF Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) could begin ignitions as early as Sept. 18 on the French Mesa to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire. Conditions, which include fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts are favorable for ignitions.  …

By SFNF  After one of the driest fire seasons on record, Santa Fe National Forest personnel want to remind the public that the Forest is open for fuelwood collection, but with a “twist”. “We want to make up for the time lost during our closure by raising the limit on …

By SFNF  Start Date: July 20 Cause: Lightning Size: 4,150 acres Location:  Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Containment: 75% Fuel: Ponderosa Pine Weather: Rain is forecasted this week Resources: 25 personnel Situation: Containment lines are holding and interior pockets continue to burn.  Firefighters continue to …

By SFNF Start Date: July 20 Cause: Lightning Size: 4,150 acres Location:  Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) Containment: 66% Fuel: Ponderosa Pine Weather: Rain is forecasted through today, then a drying trend with above normal temperatures, until another round of predicted rain arrives later next …

By SFNF  Start Date: Reported July 28 Cause: Lightning Size: quarter acre Location:  Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest Containment: 0% Fuel: Dead and down ponderosa pine and mixed conifer Weather: Partly cloudy, scattered showers Resources: 1 engine and 1 utility responded Situation:  The fire is in …

By the Santa Fe National Forest July 26, 2018 Daily Update Acres:  2,872 Start Date: July 20, 2018 Cause: Lightning Location: Jemez Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest Containment: 10% Fuels: Ponderosa pine Total personnel: 318 General Information: Although the Venado Fire is currently burning on the Santa Fe National …