Fire

Black Feather Fire Drops To 2,352 Acres, 0% Contained

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Operations Section Chief Thomas Krock providing an operational update Wednesday on the Black Feather Fire. Courtesy/ inciweb.wildfire.gov

Fire Information Morning Update:

Firefighters battling the Black Feather Fire burning approximately 9 miles south of Gallina on the Coyote Ranger District, on the San Pedro Parks Wilderness, near the Peñas Negras Trail on the Santa Fe National Forest, have reduced the size of the blaze overnight from 2,700 acres to 2,352 acres. The fire is burning timber, brush and understory.

Highlights:

The change in reported acreage occurred due to more accurate Read More

Black Feather Fire Now At 2,700 Acres, 0% Contained

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Aerial view taken Monday of the Black Feather Fire burning in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness near the Penas Negras Trail. Courtesy/inciweb.wildfire.gov

Aerial view taken Monday of the Black Feather Fire burning in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness near the Penas Negras Trail. Courtesy/inciweb.wildfire.gov

Fire Information Morning Update:

The Black Feather Fire burning approximately 9 miles south of Gallina on the Coyote Ranger District, on the San Pedro Parks Wilderness, near the Peñas Negras Trail on the Santa Fe National Forest, has consumed 2,700 acres of timber, brush and understory Read More

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Releases Statement After New Mexico Disaster Declaration Amendment

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham releases the following statement after President Joe Biden amended the New Mexico Disaster Declaration:

“I am grateful to President Biden for recognizing the federal government’s responsibility to cover the costs associated with this disaster caused by the U.S. Forest Service’s mismanagement of a prescribed burn,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “The victims of the Cerro Pelado Fire are still recovering, and I encourage FEMA to get this money out the door as quickly as possible so that impacted New Read More

Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Pays Out $14M+

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FEMA News:

SANTA FE — The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office has paid Claimants over $14 million as of early this week. Of that, nearly $11 Million has been distributed within the past week alone, and payments are increasing on a daily basis.

“This funding will begin to provide the needed relief that our claimants have been patiently waiting for,” Claims Office Director Angela Gladwell said. “We are committed to following a claimant-centric approach, and getting claimants compensated as quicky and easily as possible is at the forefront of that approach. The focus of the Claims Office is Read More

Black Feather Fire Now At 2500 Acres, 0 Percent Contained

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Black Feather Fire smoke plume spotted Monday evening over Griffith Gym. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Fire Information News:

  • Firefighters use Forest Road 103 as possible containment line

SANTA FE — Firefighters are preparing Forest Road 103 as a possible containment line by clearing brush and removing limbs.

Fire managers will survey the wilderness area for natural containment features to link to roads and fire lines. Firefighters are also implementing structure protection to protect private property and other infrastructure. As firefighters work, fire managers plan Read More

Northern New Mexico Type 3 Incident Management Team Takes Over Now 2000+ Acre Black Feather Fire

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A smoke plume from the now 2000+ Black Feather Fire viewed early Sunday evening from Pajarito Acres. Photo by Mary Arrowsmith

NM T-3 News:

SANTA FE – The Northern New Mexico Type 3 (NM T-3 ) Incident Management Team took command of the Black Feather Fire at 6 a.m. today, Monday, Aug. 7.

The team will be working closely with New Mexico State Police, Rio Arriba Sherriff’s Office, New Mexico Livestock Board and US Forest Service Law Enforcement Officers to coordinate the NM Ready, Set, Go evacuation notification system for the communities immediately effected by the Black Feather Fire. A Type 1 Incident Read More

Los Alamos County Airport Supporting Firefighting Efforts In Northern New Mexico

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A Chinook Helicopter and associated equipment is now staged at the Los Alamos County Airport in support of  firefighting efforts underway in Northern New Mexico. Courtesy/LAC

View of equipment now staged at the Los Alamos County Airport in support of firefighting efforts underway in Northern New Mexico. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Airport Manager Bobbi Huseman received a phone call from the crew of Chinook Helicopter 948CH requesting the use of the Los Alamos Airport in support of the fires in Northern New Mexico. The Chinook Helicopter and associated equipment is now staged Read More

Black Feather Fire Estimated At 1,500 Acres Burning 25 Miles North Of Los Alamos … Being Managed With Full Suppression Response

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A smoke plume from the Black Feather Fire viewed early Sunday evening from Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo by Mary Arrowsmith

New Mexico Fire Information News:

Firefighters are responding to a wildfire about 44 miles northwest of Santa Fe in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness of the Coyote Ranger District. It’s called the Black Feather Fire and as of late Sunday night was estimated at 1,500 acres.

The lightning-caused fire started Saturday, Aug. 5, and is being managed with a full suppression response.

Numerous aircraft are assigned to the incident including five large air tankers (LATs), one Read More

County: Black Feather Fire Smoke Visible From Los Alamos Poses No Threat

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View of smoke plume taken near Tea Kettle Rock off FR103 in San Pedro Parks Wilderness on Cuba Ranger District. Courtesy photo

View of smoke plume from the north parking lot of Central Parks Square. Photo By Dixon Wolf 

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) reports that smoke seen in the Los Alamos County area is from the Black Feather fire burning in the Rio Arriba/Sandoval County near the San Pedro Wilderness. While LAFD is monitoring this fire that is approximately 25 miles from the community and has burned 100 acres, the fire currently poses no threat to the Los Alamos community.

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