New Mexico Fire Info

| Bear Canyon Fire burning within Sandia WildernessNM Fire Info

June 8, 2023 by atperea Albuquerque, NM – June 8, 2023 New Fire Start Location:  Upper Bear Canyon within the Sandia Wilderness on the Cibola National Forest. Start Date: June 7, 2023           Approx. Start Time: 1730        Size: 0.2 acres       Cause:  Possible lightning strike. Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and mixed conifer. Resources: Globe Hotshots, Payette NF Engine …

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| Pass Fire Update for June 8NM Fire Info

June 8, 2023 by lbenavidez Acres:  46,397 Location:  40 miles west of Winston, NM                                        Containment: 13%                                                                           Personnel: 99 Start Date:   May 18, 2023 Cause:  Lightning Fuels:  Timber, pinon/juniper and grass The Pass Fire grew only 104 acres yesterday. The entire fire area was in patrol and monitor status. Crews are continuing to patrol …

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Upper Bear Canyon within Sandia WildernessNM Fire Info

June 7, 2023 by cibolanfng Albuquerque, NM – June 7, 2023 New Fire Start Location:  Upper Bear Canyon within the Sandia Wilderness on the Cibola National Forest. Start Date: June 7, 2023          Approx. Start Time: 1730       Size: .5 acres       Cause:  Possible lightning strike. Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and mixed conifer. Resources: Forest Service resources responding. Strategy: …

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| Pass Fire Update for June 7NM Fire Info

June 7, 2023 by lbenavidez Acres:  46,293                                                                                    Location:  40 miles west of Winston, NM                                        Containment: 13%                                                                            Personnel: 125 Start Date:  May 18, 2023 Cause:  Lightning Fuels:  Timber, pinon/juniper and grass Much of the Pass Fire has moved into monitoring status. Patrols, lookouts, helicopters, and drones are being used to observe the fire’s progression. One area of …

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| Pass Fire for June 6NM Fire Info

June 6, 2023 by lbenavidez Acres:  45,043                                                                                    Location:  40 miles west of Winston, NM                                        Containment: 15%                                                                            Personnel: 139 Start Date:  May 18, 2023 Cause:  Lightning Fuels:  Timber, pinon/juniper and grass The last two miles of chipping has been completed along Hwy 59. Crews have been chipping fuels that had been cut while preparing for the burnout …

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| Magdalena Ranger District to Implement Corn Canyon Prescribed FireNM Fire Info

June 6, 2023 by cibolanfng ALBUQUERQUE, NM – June 6, 2023 – Fire Managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF & NGs) plan to conduct previously announced prescribed fire operations on the Magdalena Ranger District Corn Canyon Unit 2a. Ignitions are planned to start as early as Wed. June 7 and continue …

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| Pass Fire Update for June 5NM Fire Info

June 5, 2023 by lbenavidez Acres: 42,665 Location: 40 miles west of Winston, NM Containment: 18% Personnel: 141 Start Date: May 18, 2023 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, pinon/juniper and grass The last piece of the Road 21 preparation was completed yesterday after firefighters finished clearing brush around structures on private land. The 21 Road is …

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