Pecos Canyon State Park reopens
Officials of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, State Parks Division, in an...
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Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire 100% contained
Storm clouds build over trees burned by the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire on a steep slope west of Chacon, Friday June 17, 2022. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal) Copyright © 2022 Albuquerque Journal After burning for more than...
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‘We’re against the clock’
Kit MacDonald, a soil scientist with the National Forest Service, examines the burned forest floor...
Read MoreMid-week storms could spark flooding in wildfire burn areas
New Mexico is in for another hot week, with Albuquerque temperatures pushing into the high 90s this weekend. Daniel Porter, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Albuquerque, said that midweek storms could...
Read MoreState under a Red Flag warning with an increased risk of fire
The entire state of New Mexico Friday is under a Red Flag warning. The warning, according to the National Weather Service office in Albuquerque, runs from late Friday morning to mid-evening “for all areas due to strong...
Read MoreCalf Canyon/Hermits Peak blaze largest in NM history
The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire burns northeast of Pecos on May 13. The blaze is now the largest wildfire in New Mexico history, surpassing the Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal) ...
Read MoreCrews find time to feed abandoned pets while battling fire
As firefighters battle the second largest blaze in New Mexico’s history they are making time to dole out thousands of pounds of food to furry friends left behind by evacuees. Tim Rickey of the American Society for the Prevention...
Read More‘Flames … like a monster’
Editor’s note: Officials said Friday morning that the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire is now 270,447 acres and is 30% contained. Copyright © 2022 Albuquerque Journal MANUELITAS – When flaming pinecones fell from the sky on Clayton...
Read MoreCalf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire expands to nearly 100,000 acres
the Cerro Pelado Fire, which sparked on April 22, is burning seven miles east of Jemez Springs. Copyright © 2022 Albuquerque Journal A fire burning in the Jemez has torched more than 15,000 acres, destroyed three homes and is...
Read MoreBREAKING: Wind gusts could reach 80 mph Friday, wildfires could be affected
These winds could potentially be catastrophic for ongoing wildfires or any new ignitions — National Weather Service A high wind warning will be in effect for all of Sandoval County from 9 a.m. Friday until...
Read MoreWildfire smoke spreads as state issues tips to protect residents
New Mexico wildfires have prompted the New Mexico Department of Health to issue some precautionary air quality advice. The Hermit’s Peak Fire, McBride Fire, Nogal Canyon Fire, and have forced evacuations and created...
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