APRIL 24 – Rest of Week – Crews currently working to secure control line along parameters.  Preparing for wind events through rest of week, all active burn plans are currently on pause. APRIL 23 Update – Crews currently working to secure control line along parameters.  Interior unburned pockets continue to burn out as daytime temperatures […]

UPDATE: All broadcast burn operations (87-acres) were completed on April 11. Crews will continue to monitor the area for hotspots. Expect smoky conditions to continue to clear throughout the day and weekend. This will be the final update for this prescribed burn, unless there is a significant development to report. UPDATE: Slash piles in the […]

3/14/24 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 […]

The Lincoln National Forest is tentatively a broadcast prescribed burn on the Sacramento Ranger District from March 5-8, 2024. Crews will focus on 200 acres within the 16 Springs Project Area on March 5, with additional acres treated the following day depending on progress and weather conditions. There will be continued monitoring of the area […]

CAPITAN, New Mexico, August 29 2023 –  Crews from the Smokey Bear Ranger District are finishing work on the West Mountain Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire that began on August 3, 2023. The work completed is part of long-term goals in forest land management and wildfire mitigation efforts on the Lincoln National Forest. The West Mountain […]

Start Date / Time: August 3, 2023 Cause: Lightning Size: 601 Containment: 0% Location:  On West Mountain, Capitan Mountain Range, northeast of Capitan Fire Strategy: Confine and Contain Resources: 1 Handcrew, 1 Wildland Fire Module (WFM), 3 engines, 2 dozers, 2 masticators, 1 water tender. Total personnel: 85 Fire behavior: Low/Moderate fire behavior. Types of vegetation in the area […]

Start Date / Time: August 3, 2023 Cause: Lightning Size: 603 Containment: 0% Location:  Northeast of Capitan, located on West Mountain in the Capitan Mountain Range. Fire Strategy: Confine and Contain Resources: 1 Handcrew, 1 Wildland Fire Module (WFM), 3 engines, 2 dozers, 2 masticators, 1 water tender. Total personnel:90 Fire behavior: Low/Moderate fire behavior. Types of vegetation in […]

Start Date / Time: August 3, 2023 Cause: Lightning Size: 601 Containment: 0% Location:  Northeast of Capitan, located on West Mountain in the Capitan Mountain Range. Fire Strategy: Confine and Contain Resources: 1 Handcrew, 1 Wildland Fire Module (WFM), 3 engines, 2 dozers, 2 masticators. Total personnel:86 Fire behavior: Low/Moderate fire behavior. Types of vegetation in the area (aka […]

Start Date / Time: August 3, 2023                   Cause: Lightning Size: 598                                                           Containment: 0% Location:  Northeast of Capitan, located on West Mountain in the Capitan Mountain Range. Fire Strategy: Confine and Contain Resources: 1 Handcrew, 1 Wildland Fire Module (WFM), 3 engines, 1 dozer, 2 masticators.  Total Personnel: 70 Fire behavior: Low/Moderate fire behavior. Types of vegetation in the area […]

Incident Start Date: August 3                              Cause:  Lightning Size: 212 acres                                                        Incident Type: Wildfire   Vegetation Type:  Pinyon/Juniper                       Fire Strategy: Confine/Contain Fire Update: Crews from the Smokey Bear Ranger District continue working at the West Mountain Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire that began on August 3. The fire is currently being managed for forest […]

Incident Start Date: August 3                              Cause:  Lightning Size: 10-15 acres                                                     Incident Type: Wildfire   Vegetation Type:  Pinyon/Juniper                       Fire Strategy: Confine/Contain Fire Update: Crews from the Smokey Bear Ranger District are on-scene at a wildfire on the north side of West Mountain, near Forest Service Road 616. The lightning-strike fire originated on forest […]

Incident Start Date: August 3                              Cause:  Lightning Size: 5 Acres                                                            Incident Type: Wildfire   Vegetation Type:  Pinyon/Juniper                       Fire Strategy: Confine/Contain Fire Update: Crews from the Smokey Bear Ranger District are responding to a wildfire on the north side of West Mountain, near Forest Service Road 616. The lightning-strike fire originated on […]

Crews from the Smokey Bear Ranger District are responding to a fire on West Mountain on the Lincoln National Forest. The current size is 2 acres. Updates to follow.

UPDATE: Incident Start Date: August 1                              Cause:  Lightning Size: 30 Acres                                                         Incident Type: Wildfire   Vegetation Type:  Pinyon/Juniper                       Fire Strategy: Confine/Contain Fire Update: On August 1, 2023, Crews responded to a fire in Crooked Canyon on the Guadalupe Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest. The fire originated on National Forest land, burning […]

Start Date / Time: July 18, 2023, 9:00 pm Cause: Lightning Size: 270 acres Containment: 5% Location:  East of Sacramento Lookout Tower, 6 mi. north of the community of Timberon, 3.5 miles southeast of Sunspot, NM. Fire Strategy: Confine and contain Resources: 1 type-2 crew, 1 7-person fuels crew, 1 engine, 1 ambulance Fire behavior: Low/Moderate fire behavior. Types […]

Start Date / Time: July 18, 2023, 9:00 pm Cause: Lightning Size: 123 acres Containment: 5% Location:  East of Sacramento Lookout Tower, 6 mi. north of the community of Timberon, 3.5 miles southeast of Sunspot, NM. Fire Strategy: Confine and contain Resources: 1 type-1 crew, 1 type-2 crew, 1 fuels crew, 1 dozer, 4 engines, 1 module, additional […]

Sacramento Ranger District crews and resources are responding to a fire located on the Mesa west of Herschberger Peak on the Sacramento District of the Lincoln National Forest. Current estimated size is 6-7 acres. More updates will follow.