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Unified Fire (Valencia County) - Final Update Containment lines on the Unified Fire held up to tests from higher winds yesterday, raising containment to 50%. Fire crews will continue suppression activities and rehab efforts. Final notification in full: nmfireinfo.com

Treating forests around communities helps lower wildfire risk. Treatments come in all shapes and sizes, from hand-thinning to machinery. This Pine Lake, AZ, community came together to protect their buffer areas: tinyurl.com/4h2e4t63 #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek #NMFire

The National Weather Service is warning of a significant fire weather pattern that will begin developing this weekend and extend through next week. The public is strongly advised to avoid all fire-related activities, as conditions will continue to be conducive to rapid fire growth:

Burning debris often? - Use a burn barrel with ventilation and an 1/8" screen cover - Clear a 10-foot zone - Never leave your burn unattended Want more on how to burn safely? Check out this video for steps: youtube.com/watch?v=zh0YCWp6Q50 #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek #NMFire

Unified Fire (Valencia County) - Update 3.26.26 Crews extinguished interior smoke and widened/improved control lines across the fire, raising containment to 25%. More accurate mapping downsized the fire’s acreage to 300 acres. Full update at nmfireinfo.com

Agriculture/debris burning is the #1 human-caused wildfire start in the Southwest. Burning is an important practice in NM—when done safely: Check local fire restrictions and weather and don't burn in the heat of the day (2-5 p.m.) #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek #NMFire

Wildfire season is here: Are you prepared? We spoke with @koat7.bsky.social about how drought and dry fuels are creating above-average risk for wildfire, and what you can do to prepare yourself and your home. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcFpv5ySOnI

Howdy, neighbor! It takes a village to prepare for wildfire. Defensible space goes beyond your yard: Talk to your neighbors about what you're both doing to lower your wildfire risk. Learn more: wildfirerisk.org/community-tools #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek #NMFire

Unified Fire (Valencia County) update: 500 acres, 0% contained, 150 personnel on full suppression. Crews work to hold/improve containment lines and search for spot fires. Power has been restored and evacuations have been lifted. Read full update at nmfireinfo.com

Heard of Firewise? It's got a new partner: the Wildfire Prepared Program, available now in NM. Sign up, get assessed and get a home hardening certificate for your insurance. Learn more at wildfireprepared.org #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek #NMFire

The Home Ignition Zone: This 5-100 ft. radius is the critical buffer to protect your home from wildfire. Break up tree canopies, cut low limbs, move propane tanks/firewood and mow that grass. Questions? Your local fire dept. can help! #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek #NMFire

Embers can be as small as a thumbnail and are the leading cause of home loss in a wildfire. Protect your Zero Zone (your home) and Home Ignition Zone (100 ft radius) from ember attack. Learn more at readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/hardening-your-home #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek #NMFire

Wildfire Notification: Unified Fire (Valencia County) Est. 125 acres, 0% contained, local evacuations are in effect. 100 personnel on scene in full suppression. Read the full update: nmfireinfo.com

🚨Want to know the latest on emergencies? Sign up for your county's alert system and follow them on Facebook. Social media may not be perfect, but those notifications can be critical when disaster strikes. #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek #NMFire

Step 1 of wildfire season: Pack a go bag. Get ready to get out. Make sure your bag has all the 6 Ps: - Prescriptions - Pet and people needs - Papers (like SS cards) - Photographs - Personal computers - Plastic (credit cards) #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek #NMFire

Welcome to #SouthwestWildfireAwarenessWeek. This year's theme: Inside Out: Wildfire Preparedness Starts at Home. We’ll be taking this week to cover defensible space, home hardening, thinning your property, and organizing with your community. Stay tuned, stay prepared, stay safe. #NMFire

State urges residents to protect homes amid elevated wildfire risk Entering an exceptionally dry fire season, NM Forestry Division urges homeowners to protect their properties and insurance coverage before fire season peaks. Full release at www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/forestry-news

Fuel advisory: Central and Eastern New Mexico continue to see high risk for grass fires that start easily and spread quickly. 2025 rains produced excess grass, and a warm, dry winter and record warm spring temps have dried them out. Take extra precautions to prevent wildfires.

It's hot and dry out there, and that means the state's #wildfire crews getting prepared for this year's fire season. tinyurl.com/y7mx7yz2 Thanks to the Santa Fe New Mexican for their story on this and other wildfire-related topics this weekend.

Central and northern New Mexico: Take extra precautions in critical fire weather this weekend: strong winds, very dry and exceptionally warm temperatures more characteristic of May/June. Hold off on debris burning and campfires, tie up tow chains, use a spark arrester.

Home insurance feeling overwhelming? Fire Adapted New Mexico and straightens it out for you. The @ibhs.org Wildfire Prepared Homes program outlines a roadmap of simple steps for you to protect your home — and keep your insurance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP9ofcVLVh8&t=250s

Cummings Fire - Final Update Crews made good progress on stopping the fire’s progression, raising containment to 60%. Acres: 94. Structure threat has passed, no structures burned. Crews continue to monitor heat and smoke. Read the full update: nmfireinfo.com/2026/03/10/cummings-fire-final-update

When the Black Fire ignited in the Gila in 2022, it had all the ingredients for disaster -- but something unexpected happened. Instead of a catastrophic megafire, it burned mostly at low/moderate severity. The secret? Dozens of previous fires. Read the Science You Can Use: tinyurl.com/3kb74xtn

Cummings Fire - Torrance County 50 acres estimated, 0% contained nmfireinfo.com/2026/03/09/c...

Could thinning forests help snow stick around? In WA, thinning a site helped retain up to 30% more snowpack. Crammed forests can prevent snow from reaching the ground. More gaps = more snowpack. 📃: grist.org/drought/why-thinning-a-forest-could-get-you-more-drinking-water 📸: Bear Creek/NMFD.

Happy Arbor Month! Celebrating the vital role trees play. Our partner Tree New Mexico has planted 10,000+ trees in ABQ and recently branched southward to Silver City and T or C, planting 1,000 trees in 2 years where tree canopy is as low as 3%. Learn more and join planting days! Visit treenm.org

Why mess with perfection? It’s easy to mistake a dense forest for a healthy forest — but that’s not always the case. In this month’s From the Field, we dive into forest treatments: turning this 🌲🌲🌲🌲 to this 🌲 🌱 🦌 🌲 📰: www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/wp-conte...

Save the date! Hear updates on issues impacting communities following the HPCC. Topics include: home hardening and insurance, regrowth in our forests, updates on groundwater contaminants, power line safety and more. Join for this community day of rebuilding and connection.

Moths, mistletoe, fire mitigation and more: Crews are working overtime on the Carson National Forest to restore overgrown, pest-impacted forest. KRQE checked in on progress on the ground - check it out!

Moths, mistletoe, fire mitigation and more: Crews are working overtime on the Carson National Forest to restore overgrown, pest-impacted forest. KRQE checked in on progress - check it out! 📹: krqe.com/news/new-mexico/carson-national-forest-restoration-efforts-continue-following-moth-infections

#FireFriday: Are burn scars melting snowpack faster? Snow may finally fall across our mountains this weekend. Where it meets burn scars, it may melt off faster. Read the research: wildfiretoday.com/burn-scars-in-western-us-snow-regions-to-further-strain-water-supplies-research-shows.

Work smarter, not hotter? As windy weather sticks around, it’s a reminder to stay safe when working outdoors. Get a fire prevention tip each month — subscribe to our newsletter! Link in bio. #hottip

Ahead of a windy week, take extra precautions — especially in grassy areas, where already seeing increased fire behavior. Most fires are human caused, meaning they’re preventable: Check weather, work smart, keep your vehicle in good shape.

Happy #FireFriday! Top priorities in a wildfire: keep people safe. This Incident Within an Incident course prepped trainees for a medical emergency or injury during a wildfire. Get ready for the 2026 fire season: full training schedule at emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/training. Well done, firefighters!

Got a post-fire project? Consider our new Carbon Stewardship Program! This is the first cost-share program in the state to offer direct payments for post-fire recovery, from contour felling to seeding and restoration. Apply now! Visit emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/forest-and-watershed-health-office

Preparing for wildfire takes a village. In this month’s The Spark, dive into Community Wildfire Protection Plans, your area's resource to identify risks and plan action steps. 🔥 Get the Spark: facnm.org Thanks to partners Forest Stewards Guild, @nmfwri.bsky.social and BLM New Mexico!

352 Fire - Final Update: 70% contained, 2,674 acres. State Road 469 re-opened, evacuations lifted. This will be the final notification unless there are significant changes. nmfireinfo.com/2026/02/10/3...

Wildfire Notification: 352 Fire (Quay County) Estimated 1,000 acres, zero percent contained, north of San Jon. Cause is under investigation. For complete info: nmfireinfo.com/2026/02/09/wildfire-notification-352-fire-quay-county/

Is there such a thing as too many trees? Read about it in our Feb. newsletter! Plus: • Our first-ever direct payment program for post-fire projects • The launch of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service • Job opportunities, hot work tips and events All this and more: mailchi.mp/state/what-w...

Division responded to the 25-acre Wet Weather Fire near Magdalena — one of many in a pretty big uptick in fire starts statewide, including a 500-acre grass fire west of Santa Rosa. Eastern NM is at the highest risk: tie up chains, hold off burning, keep grasses mowed! Visit nmfireino.com for updates

From AI-powered cameras to satellites, drones and BurnBots, technology is reshaping the world of wildfire We recently partnered with Pano AI and PNM on 11 wildfire detection cameras in high-risk areas. Read the latest #WildfireWednesday from Fire Adapted NM on wildfire tech: facnm.org/news

The Fix Our Forests Act: What does it all mean? Hop onto this webinar to learn more about the biggest piece of wildfire legislation in recent history: its line items, experts’ recommendations, and what’s changed since its inception. Thanks to Forest Stewards Guild and SW Fire Science Consortium!

Happy #FireFriday! Our Mimbres Fire Crew returned from successfully burning 50 acres of piles with the @forestservice.bsky.social Cibola National Forest. In total, the Hop Patterson Prescribed Fire will treat over 700 acres of broadcast and pile burns. Well done, Mimbres crew! 🤝

Got that wood stove roaring finally? ❄️ Fire doesn't end when flames die down: You have to dispose of wood ash safely, too. In December, the Hough Fire outside Portales burned 40 acres of grassland. Its origins? Improperly disposed hot ash. Keep the fire in the stove — use these steps to stay safe:

Got that wood stove roaring finally? ❄️ Fire doesn't end when flames die down: You have to dispose of ash safely, too. In December, the Hough Fire outside Portales burned 40 acres. Its origins? Improperly disposed hot ash. Keep the fire in the wood stove — follow these steps to stay safe 🔥

It's never too late for a visit to Smokey Bear Historical Park! This little fox's late-night, self-guided tour was captured on the wildlife cam 🦊

Tiny beetle, big impact. Bark beetles are a native, natural check on forest density. But in warm winters and drought, trees are weakening and beetles are proliferating. In our overstocked forests, their impacts are dramatic. Watch the @koat7.bsky.social story: youtube.com/watch?v=9QTx7cnLXCo

In southern Taos County, the collaborative McGaffey Forest and Watershed Restoration Project will join Carson National Forest to: • Restore watersheds • Provide wood and jobs • Remove invasives and reduce pest stress • Reduce wildfire threat 📰: fs.usda.gov/r03/carson

Warm winter, low snowpack and drought raise wildfire risk in eastern NM this spring. You can reduce that risk: • Mow grasses • Make a fuel break b/w vegetation and your home • Park cars over pavement/dirt, not grass • Tie up vehicle chains • Use spark arrestors Story at @abqjournal.bsky.social