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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

Ox Fire contained at half-acre in Manzano Mountain Wilderness as crews continue mop-up

Ox Fire contained at half-acre in Manzano Mountain Wilderness as crews continue mop-up

Smoke may remain visible from Manzano, Punta de Agua, Torreon, and the Estancia Valley as firefighters work to fully extinguish a small lightning-caused fire burning in steep, heavily timbered terrain southwest of Manzano Peak. The US Forest Service (USFS) reported no new fire growth as of Sunday, June 28,

New Mexico Declares Wildfire Awareness Month as Torrance County Residents Brace for Another Dangerous Season

New Mexico Declares Wildfire Awareness Month as Torrance County Residents Brace for Another Dangerous Season

The Manzano Mountains have burned before. For Torrance County residents who lived through the 2016 Dog Head Fire, the smell of smoke in a dry spring wind is not abstract. It is a memory. With New Mexico's Office of the Superintendent of Insurance launching Wildfire Awareness Month this

"Ox Fire" Breaks Out in Manzano Mountains During Dust Storms

"Ox Fire" Breaks Out in Manzano Mountains During Dust Storms

MANZANO, N.M. – Firefighters are responding to the "Ox Fire," a new wildfire that ignited in the Manzano Mountains on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. According to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the fire, burning within the scar of the 2007 Ojo Peak Fire, is estimated at 3

A fire grows beneath a power pole and amongst scrub brush and trees to the left of a gate to a ranch.

Fire on Red Bluff Rapidly Contained by USFS and Mountainair Firefighters

Just past Mountainair High School's football field, Third Street curves around the MIP property, briefly turning into Smith Road before becoming Red Bluff Road at the next curve. There, a set of power lines hang over the metal gate to the Lovato family's ranch. The lines

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,