Mountainair News

Carlsbad Irrigation District's new manager Dudley Jones says his brain is like a sponge soaking up information about New Mexico water law, the Pecos River Compact and the district's history spanning more than ...

Fire crews were doing mop-up operations Monday on a 5,580-acre fire that burned six homes and 10 outbuildings in central New Mexico's Manzano Mountains.

June 24, 2008: The Mountainair Ranger District had several fires spark up this morning following a lightning storm that passed through the area last night.

Smoke from the Big Spring Fire saturates the sky Thursday. A law officer mans a midday roadblock as more evcautions take place A line of flames progresses through the Manzano Mountains A law enforcement officer ...

Officials managing the assault on the still-expanding Big Spring Fire late this afternoon ordered the evacuation of the village of Tajique.

Feed a bear, pay a fine. The Cibola National Forest wants to prevent bears from having to be killed because they view humans as a source of food, so the forest supervisor has issued an order prohibiting leaving ...

Fire expected to be contained Thursday An 1,800-acre fire in Colfax County is expected to be contained Thursday night.

Mountainair residents are being asked to stay inside after someone spotted a bear in the Manzano Street area.

Incident: Trigo Fire Released: 5 hrs. ago As of 12:00 noon today, May 6, the evacuation of the Sherwood Forest subdivision has been lifted by Torrance County Civil Authorities. via InciWeb

“I said, 'I love it there. I will rebuild. This isn't going to knock me down,' ”

Local News > Albuquerque News Get breaking news and daily headlines. Browse all e-mail newsletters MORE INFORMATION Inciweb Trigo Updates Information on the Trigo fire from the interagency wildland fire ... via KOAT.com

Jurisdictional Agencies: USFS NMSF Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Isleta Pueblo Restrictions and closures: Cibola National Forest in Stage 2 restrictions. via Mountain View Telegraph

BUILDINGS, INCLUDING HOUSES, IN THE MANZANO MOUNTAINS. THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE TELLS US THE HOMES BURNED IN THE TEN PINES ROAD AND SHERWOOD FOREST AREA. via ClipSyndicate

Restrictions and closures: Cibola National Forest in Stage 2 restrictions. New Canyon Road remains closed at the Forest boundary. via InciWeb

More news from across the state: STATE WEATHER The National Weather Service said New Mexico will have mostly dry weather Saturday, when wind will kick up in the northwestern and central areas. via KOAT.com

Firefighters are concentrating efforts today near Capilla Peak on the northern edge of the Trigo Fire burning in the Manzano Mountains. via KOB-TV

“The fire has moved past some pretty established trigger points, which were determined yesterday or the day before”

High winds fanned the flames of a wildfire, sending it racing toward the town of Manzano and forcing evacuations of about 100 residents, Torrance County Emergency Manager John Cordova said Sunday. via The Associated Press

Firefighters braced for windy conditions again today on the Trigo Fire in the Manzano Mountains. via KDBC

Trees and brush continue to burn in the Manzano Mountains. Overnight, firefighters continued to build fire walls, but a major attack on the Trigo Fire isn't expected until later today. via KRQE

A wildfire is burning on the west face of the Manzano Mountains east of Belen. Dan Ware of the state forestry division says the Trigo Fire is burning near Capilla Peak on forest servist land in the Mountainair ... via KOB-TV