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Laguna Wildfire Daily Update: July 15

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SFNF News:

Acres: 14700

Start Date: 06/25/2025

Location: Gallina, NM

Personnel: 162

Containment: 45%

Fuels: Oak brush, Pinyon-juniper, and mixed conifer

Highlights: Command of the Laguna Fire was transferred to Southwest Area Incident Management Team 1 at 0600 today. Resources are currently working to fully suppress the Laguna Fire.

Fire Activity: Yesterday, crews worked diligently on improving and securing containment lines. On the northwestern edge of the fire, crews worked on tying roads and handlines together. On the southern side, crews worked along rocky ridgelines to help decrease Read More

Laguna Wildfire Update: July 14, 2025

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SFNF News:

Acres: 14,700 (acreage decreased due to more accurate mapping with Infrared)

Start Date: 6/25/2025

Containment: 45 %

Location: Located in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of New Mexico State Road 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness.

Personnel: 162

Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, mixed conifer

Resources: 3 hotshot crews, 1 Type 2 Initial Attack crew, 2 suppression modules, 5 engines, 3 water tenders (2 support; 1 tactical)

Rio Arriba County Information: Due to growth on the Laguna Wildfire today, Rio Arriba County is implementing “set” status Read More

Laguna Wildfire Update: Monastery Of Christ In The Desert Moves To Evacuation ‘Set’ Status & Gallinas Ranch To ‘Go’

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SFNF News:

The Santa Fe National Forest has released the update for July 12 on the Laguna Wildfire, which has consumed 16,634 acres in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of N.M. 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness.

Rio Arriba County Information: Due to the growth on the Laguna Wildfire Saturday, Rio Arriba County is implementing “set” status for the Monastery of Christ in the Desert and “go” status for Gallinas Ranch. These areas are near Forest Service Roads 151 and 434 within Chama Canyon where the Rio Chama and the Rio Gallinas intersect. Set Status describes being prepared Read More

Laguna Wildfire Consumes 11,334 Acres At 87% Contained

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Fire crews working on the Laguna Wildfire. Courtesy/SFNF

Map of the Laguna Wildfire closure area. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

The update Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) issued for Thursday indicates that the Laguna Wildfire has burned 11,334 acres in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of N.M. 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness.

Update:

  • Start Date: June 25, 2025
  • Completion: 87%
  • Personnel: 174
  • Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper
  • Resources: 3 hotshot crews, 1 Type 2 Initial Attack crew, 2 suppression modules, 7 engines and 3 water tenders (2 support; 1 tactical).
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Laguna Wildfire Update: July 11

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Fire Crews on the Laguna Wildfire. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

Acres: 11,334

Start Date: 6/25/2025

Completion: 87 %

Location: Located in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of New Mexico State Road 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness.

Personnel: 174

Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper

Resources: 3 hotshot crews, 1 Type 2 Initial Attack crew, 2 suppression modules, 7 engines, 3 water tenders (2 support; 1 tactical)

Highlights: Fire crews continued coordinated strategic firing operations by utilizing both hand and aerial ignition. Fire crews added additional Read More

Laguna Fire Update: July 6, 2025

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SFNF News:

Acres: 4,822

Start Date: 6/25/2025

Completion: 36%

Location: Located in the Coyote Ranger District, 8 miles north of New Mexico State Road 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness.

Personnel: 120

Fuels: Oak brush, ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper

Resources: 2 hotshot crews, 1 Type 2 Initial Attack crew, 2 suppression modules, 6 engines, 2 water tenders

Highlights: Fire crews concentrated their firing operations south of Laguna Peak, focusing on the east side of Forest Road 8 down to Forest Road 8KD. They completed both aerial and hand firing along the remaining northern control Read More

Laguna Wildfire Burns 2,700 Acres, 15 Percent Contained

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View on Saturday of the Laguna Wildfire. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

Crews are continuing firing operations on the east side of the Laguna Wildfire, working west to FR 169, in the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF).

To conduct a firing operation, firefighters cut away vegetation to make a line of bare soil ahead of a fire and then, using aerial and hand ignitions, burn the vegetation between that line and the actively burning fire front.

Aerial ignition will continue to be used to reduce fire intensity and to minimize firefighter exposure to ground hazards. Control lines Read More

SFNF: Laguna Wildfire Update For Saturday July 5

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Scene Friday of the lightning-caused Laguna Wildfire burning in the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest, 8 miles north of N.M. 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness. Courtesy/SFNF

Scene Friday of the lightning-caused Laguna Wildfire burning in the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest, 8 miles north of N.M. 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

Located in the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), 8 miles north of N.M. 96 and west of the Chama River Canyon Wilderness, the lightning-caused Read More

Personal Fireworks In Los Alamos County

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LAFD News:

Thoughts turn to outdoor events and, of course, fireworks on the Fourth of July. The Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) urges residents to make sure Independence Day activities do not turn tragic by following some simple rules and guidelines.

LAFD Fire Marshal Colorado Cordova wants to share a list of permissible and prohibited fireworks in Los Alamos County in accordance with New Mexico State Statues Fireworks Licensing and Safety Act Chapter 60-2C7, as well as Los Alamos Code of Ordinances Chapter 22 Article III.

Fireworks Allowed: Consumer Fireworks with a classification of Read More