WEBUpdated: -- 0. Interactive real-time wildfire and forest fire map for New Mexico. See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters in New Mexico using the Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center Wildfire Map.
WEB3/14/24 UPDATE: The Padilla Point fire is now 100 percent contained. This morning, crews on the Smokey Bear Ranger District responded to a wildfire located on the Lincoln National Forest, near Padilla Point north of Capitan. The fire is currently 4.6 acres in size, and 25 percent contained. No structures or communities are threatened, and […]
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New Mexico Wildfires: Mapping an Early, Record-Breaking …
WEBJun 1, 2022 · Fueled by abnormally dry, warm conditions and spread by strong winds, wildfires have burned more than 600,000 acres across New Mexico this spring — making it one of the worst fire years...
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Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire becomes largest in New Mexico …
WEBMay 17, 2022 · The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire has become the largest fire in New Mexico history, burning 298,060 acres, officials said. The blaze, burning east of Santa Fe, is 27% contained with 2,015...
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New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire Was Set by the Government. What …
WEBJun 21, 2022 · Two prescribed burns got out of control, becoming New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire. But despite the backlash, experts say it’s necessary to thin forests in a region primed for...
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Fast-moving New Mexico wildfires burn more than 100 structures
WEBApril 12, 2022, 9:37 PM PDT. By Dennis Romero. A fast-moving fire in New Mexico destroyed an estimated 150 structures, including homes, and forced the evacuation of a high school Tuesday,...
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New Mexico wildfires: Biden declares a major disaster as wildfires
WEBMay 5, 2022 · CNN — Wildfires and straight-line winds that have ravaged New Mexico for a month have created a major disaster, President Joe Biden declared, unlocking critical federal aid as the state...
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As wildfire closes in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee
WEBMay 3, 2022 · Wind-whipped flames are marching across more of New Mexico’s tinder-dry mountainsides, forcing the evacuation of area residents and dozens of patients from the state’s psychiatric hospital as firefighters scramble to keep new wildfires from growing. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) Read More. 2 of 10 |.
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Massive New Mexico wildfire grows, but Taos safe for now
WEBMay 12, 2022 · The largest wildfire burning in the United States was heading toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico on Wednesday, prompting officials to issue another set of warnings for more people to prepare to evacuate as the fast-moving fire picks up momentum. (Luis Sanchez Saturno/The New Mexican via AP) Read More. 4 of 17 |.
WEBMay 1, 2022 · SANTA FE, N.M. — High winds in northern New Mexico on Sunday once again posed a stiff challenge to crews battling a large wildfire that grew significantly over the weekend.