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Firefighters Contain Human Caused Wildfire At Clearcreek Campgrounds On Cuba Ranger District

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Forest Service News:

          • Firefighters have contained the fire using a full suppression strategy

The Divide Fire was detected on Sunday, June 21 on the Cuba Ranger District off N.M. 126 at the Clear Creek Campgrounds.

Fire is human caused. Fire was burning in willows and an adjacent log near the creek. Firefighters were able to contain the fire at 0.1 acres Sunday evening. Firefighters will continue to monitor the fire and extinguish any heat in order to ensure the fire is dead-out.

Fire information is available on the Santa Fe National Forest website, Inciweb, NM Fire Information, and social media Read More

Rio Fire Daily Update: June 23, 2026

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New Mexico Fire Information News:

Acres: 147                                                                                                                               

Start Date: June 16, 2026

Location: Mesa De La Gallina, 3 miles northeast of Chicoma Peak

Fuels: Oak, Ponderosa, Locust

Containment: 31%                                                                                                       

Personnel: 124

Cause: Lightning                                                                     

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Rio Fire Daily Update: June 22, 2026

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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, Ponderosa, and Locust.

Containment: 0%

Personnel: 172

Cause: Lightning

Highlights: The Navajo, Santa Fe, Sawtooth, and Texas Canyon Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHCs) assigned to the Rio Fire completed handline around the entire fire perimeter on Sunday. Aerial resources continued to support firefighters on the ground by conducting targeted water drops, reducing heat and increasing line integrity.

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Rio Fire Update: June 21, 2026

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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

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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
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Smoke Visible From Fire West Of Española

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Smoke from the Rio Fire. Photo by Delbert Romero/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

The Rio Fire, a lightning-strike fire that was first detected Tuesday evening, has burned about 5-10 acres in a previously burned area on the Santa Fe National Forest.

Smoke will be visible as the fire is burning in a remote area that is difficult to access.

There is no threat to Los Alamos from this fire.

Further details about the fire can be found on the New Mexico Fire Information interagency site: https://nmfireinfo.com/2026/06/17/firefighters-stop-forward-progression-on-pelada-fire/.

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McQuiston: When The Smoke Shows Up … A Wildfire Guide For Los Alamos Families

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963

You usually smell it before you see it. A sharp pine smell drifts in through a window. Or a smudge of smoke shows up over the Jemez that wasn’t there the day before. You step outside, look west toward the forest, and reach for your phone to find out where it’s coming from.

If you’ve lived on the hill for long, you don’t need to be told this matters. Los Alamos has watched fire come over the ridge before. The dry weeks of late spring and early summer, before the monsoon rains arrive in July, are when it happens here. Most years it stays in

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McQuiston: The Contractor On Your Roof Falls And Why ‘They’re Insured’ Might Not Be Enough

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963  

A guy is up on your roof on a bright June morning replacing the flashing around your chimney. You hired him because a neighbor used him and he came in a few hundred dollars under the other bid. He’s good, he’s fast, and he’s been at it an hour when you hear the scrape, the shout, and the sound nobody wants to hear. He’s on the ground beside the ladder, his leg is clearly broken, and he can’t get up.

You call 911. You do everything right in the moment. But once the ambulance pulls away, a quieter and much larger question Read More

New Mexico Forestry Division Seedling Program To Focus On Fire-Damaged Areas

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Ponderosa pine seedlings grow at the John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center. Photo by George Ducker

NMFD News:

SANTA FE – To better meet New Mexico’s urgent reforestation needs, the New Mexico Forestry Division (NMFD) is re-energizing its popular Conservation Seedling Program to steer key species to targeted areas and provide technical support to improve tree survival rates, ultimately protecting our forests and reducing long-term damage from high-severity wildfires.

Beginning this fall, the new Seedlings for Reforestation program will guide high-demand seedling varieties Read More

Los Alamos County’s Art In Public Places Board Seeks Input On Artwork Theme For Fire Station #4

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County’s Art in Public Places Board (APPB) invites you to take a quick survey on the proposed theme for the public artwork planned for the new Fire Station #4: https://lacnm.com/FS4_survey.

The survey will be open until midnight on June 21.

The APPB—partnering with the Los Alamos Fire Department and the Public Works Department—is developing a theme that will guide the selection of an artist for the project. The proposed theme centers on the community’s relationship with wildfire and highlights how Los Alamos prepares for, lives with, and recovers from fire.

Proposed Read More