Rio Fire Update: June 21, 2026
Operation Section Chief Brandon Glenn conducts a briefing this morning on the Rio Fire. Courtesy photo
New Mexico Fire Information News:
Acres: 184
Start Date: June 16, 2026
Location: Mesa De La Gallina, 3 miles northeast of Chicoma Mountain
Fuels: Oak brush, Ponderosa Pine
Containment: 0%
Personnel: 167
Cause: Lightning
Highlights: The four Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHCs) assigned to the fire made further progress on Saturday with support from aviation resources. Hot, dry, and windy conditions caused several areas near the retardant lines to flare up. Aircraft dropped water along those Read More
Deer Canyon Fire Discovered Today South Of Mountainair
View of the Deer Canyon Fire burning this afternoon south of Mountainair. Courtesy/NMFD
New Mexico Forestry Division News:
The Deer Canyon Fire was discovered at 4 p.m. today, June 20 in the Deer Canyon subdivision south of Mountainair. The fire is exhibiting extreme behavior, is active and crowning in piñon-juniper and grass fuels.
Crews are providing point protection, and air resources are on scene providing support. Structures are threatened, and evacuations are in place.
The fire is estimated at 350 acres and is zero percent contained.
Evacuations/Shelters:
- Evacuations are in place
PEER Sues Interior Department For Hiding How It Decides What American History To Rewrite
PEER News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of the Interior (DOI) after the agency spent more than nine months refusing to release any records showing how it is implementing an order to scrub “disparaging” content about American history from national parks, monuments, and other public lands.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, demands that DOI’s Office of the Secretary turn over documents detailing how Secretary Doug Burgum’s Secretarial Read More
FBI: Man Charged With Making Online Threats To Blow Up White House And Kill Federal Law Enforcement
FBI News:
HOUSTON – Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck has announced that a 35-year-old man from a small town in Grimes County, Texas has been charged for allegedly transmitting interstate threats via social media.
Authorities took Peter James Bloomfield into custody June 10 where he remains on related charges. He is expected to make his initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge in Houston in the near future.
The criminal complaint alleges authorities discovered a Texas-based X account with multiple threatening messages directed at federal law enforcement and others. The Read More
FBI: Justice Department Announces Results Of Operation Spring Cleaning
Scene of vehicles lined up on a road, with mountain silhouette and city lights in the background. Courtesy/FBI
FBI agents gather at a SWAT operation. Courtesy/FBI
Two FBI agents in tactical gear stand near the back of an armored vehicle and a Ford pickup truck during a SWAT operation. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
- In Three Months, Operation Results in 1100 Arrests, Nearly 1,000 Illegal Firearms Seized, and Seizure of Over 2700 Pounds of Various Drugs
ALBUQUERQUE — The Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Spring Cleaning, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the FBI to combat Read More
