38 Views  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) â Nearly three months after the flames sparked, the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire is still burning. A recent federal report outlined how the prescribed burn, started by the U.S. Forest Service, became New Mexicoâs largest wildfire.
43 Views  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) â Monsoon rains have given New Mexico much needed moisture, and that has allowed fire restrictions to ease up across New Mexicoâs National Forests. With forests and trails opening up, hikers are excited to be able to hit the trails again.
52 Views  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) â The city of Durango is taking steps to reduce fire threats. The city has partnered with the Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Forest Service, and others to clear away brush from its open spaces.
55 Views  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) â Firefighter groups are applauding steps taken by the Biden administration this week to temporarily raise wages for the men and women on the front lines of the nationâs largest wildfires. But they say the temporary wage hikes wonât be enough to combat staffing
41 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â Several of the stateâs national forests announced Thursday they will be easing fire restrictions at the end of the week. Cibola, Santa Fe and Lincoln National Forests will begin easing restrictions 8 a.m. Friday, June 24.
82 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â A U.S. Forest Service review says the agency used outmoded modeling and didnât account for a myriad of troubling factors in April before starting a prescribed burn that blew up into the largest wildfire in New Mexico history.
56 Views  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) â The rain is causing concern for residents in areas surrounding the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon burn scar. What would usually be a nice, soaking rain could turn into devastating flooding.
51 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â A U.S. Forest Service review says the agency used outdated modeling and didnât account for myriad troubling factors in April before starting a prescribed burn that blew up into the largest wildfire in New Mexico history.
36 Views  On Saturday, officials reported that the Black fire was over 324,900 acres and 58 percent contained. According to Saturday’s update, rainfall amounts varied in the area affected by the fire. New Mexico Highway 152 has reopened at milepost 40 in Kingston and milepost 15 in San Lorenzo.
52 Views  SANTA FE, N.M. â Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Sec. Alejando Mayorkas Tuesday, requesting the federal government delay planned or expanded efforts to transport migrants to New Mexico. She said the plan would dramatically affect the stateâs capacity to provide ongoing
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