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Lightning Sparks Sand Springs Fire in Manzano Mountain Wilderness, Smoke Visible From Mountainair

Lightning Sparks Sand Springs Fire in Manzano Mountain Wilderness, Smoke Visible From Mountainair

Cibola National Forest crews respond to a 5-acre blaze west of the Manzano Crest Trail; three smaller lightning fires also reported across the forest MOUNTAINAIR, NM — A familiar sight appeared over the Manzanos this weekend: a thin column of smoke rising over the ridgeline. The US Forest Service confirmed

Map screenshot showing wildfire activity across the Albuquerque metro, Valencia County and Torrance County, including markers for the Capilla Powerline Fire and Thunderbird Fire near Bosque P

US Forest Service Contains Three Lightning-Sparked Wildfires in the Manzano Mountains

Crews knocked down three small fires within a single storm cycle Residents of Mountainair, Manzano, and Punta de Agua who caught the smell of smoke over the past two days were not imagining it. The US Forest Service (USFS) confirmed it contained three separate wildfires in the Manzano Mountains this

Lightning Sparks Gallo Fire in Manzano Mountain Wilderness

Lightning Sparks Gallo Fire in Manzano Mountain Wilderness

Small blaze burning east of Gallo Peak; smoke may be visible from Manzano and Torreon MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. — A lightning strike ignited a small wildfire Thursday morning in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness, the latest in a series of lightning-caused fires to hit the range this year as monsoon storms

USFS Plans Prescribed Burn in Manzano Mountains

USFS Plans Prescribed Burn in Manzano Mountains

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Controlled Burn in Manzanos

Controlled Burn in Manzanos

The National Forest Service has listed a prescribed burn of 219 acres for today, May 26, 2023 on the Inciweb wildfire reporting system. The National Forest Service reports that the burn may be visible in the surrounding areas of Belen, the Estancia Valley, Los Lunas, Manzano, Mountainair, Punta de Agua,

Volunteers Rescue Lost Hiker in Manzano Mountains

Volunteers Rescue Lost Hiker in Manzano Mountains

Torrance County Fire Chief Don Dirks looked at the graphical information system (GIS) display on his cellphone. “Right here,” he explained, pointing west of the entrance to Manzano Mountains State Park, off Forest Road 253, “is where his phone last pinged. Now his battery is down to nine percent.” Dirks