Fire Information Contacts

Today is Day 7 of the Pacheco Canyon Fire. Many in our community are directly threatened by this wildfire, and it's important for us all to stay informed about its progress.

The following resources are available for you to get all the information about fire conditions in the Santa Fe National Forest:

Forest Fire Management Hotline: 1-877-971-FIRE
Pacheco Fire Information Center: 505-473-3760. Open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Pacheco Fire Website: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2344/. (Updates, maps and photos available here!)
Santa Fe National Forest Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe
NM Fire Information Website: http://www.nmfireinfo.com/
Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SantafeNF
To receive daily updates about active wildfires, please call Lawrence Lujan at 505-438-5321 or e-mail him at lmlujan@fs.fed.us to be added to our contact list.

For more smoke information and air quality forecasts, please visit the New Mexico Environment Department’s website at: http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/aqb/WildfireSmokeResources.htm.

Other websites with useful information concerning smoke are: http://smoke.airfire.org/sw-outlook, http://smoke.airfire.org/sw-outlook/map, http://smoke.airfire.org/sw-monitoring.

Road and Fire Area Closure: New Mexico Route 475, also known as Hyde Park Road, and Artist Road are closed at mile post 9, at the Forest boundary. Forest Service Road 102 to Pacheco Road is also closed.

A Fire Area Closure has been enacted. Review it at: www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe/conditions/index.html
Open and active: Communities in and around the Santa Fe National Forest remain open and accessible including Tesuque, Nambe, Santa Fe, and Pecos (including the Highway 63 corridor).

Fire Restrictions: The entire Santa Fe National Forest, encompassing 1.6 million acres, is under Stage II fire restrictions due to severe drought conditions and extreme fire danger. The Santa Fe National Forest includes National Forest System lands near Jemez, Cuba, Coyote, Gallina, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Espanola, Pecos, Las Vegas and Mora. Under Stage II fire restrictions, campfires, smoking, explosives, fireworks, welding and driving off road are not allowed. Chainsaw use is not allowed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Internal and external combustion engines must have properly installed, maintained and effective spark arresters. For a copy of the Stage II fire restriction order, please visit: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe/.

The Santa Fe National Forest will be implementing Stage III Fire Restrictions across the Forest beginning today, Friday, June 24th. Stage III Fire Restrictions will restrict access to/use of certain parts of the Forest, yet there will be recreational opportunities available. A detailed list of areas that will be off limits (restricted) and areas that will remain OPEN will be available sometime today. Open areas will remain under Stage II restrictions.

Additional information, maps and photos may be found at: http://www.inciweb.org/