Prescribed Fire Schedule
Fire managers can only move forward with ignitions when a “prescription” is met. Dozens of factors make up a prescription, which includes wind speeds, relative humidity, onsite and adjacent fuel moistures and how smoke is expected to disperse.
Dates
With specific prescription criteria needed, ignition days can only be determined up to 72 to 24 hours in advance (get notifications).
Even then, ignitions could be postponed the morning of planned work due to sudden changes in weather. So think of the below as a menu of options for fire managers to choose from when and if prescriptions are met.
Locations
There are several potential projects fire crews could move forward with in fall and winter 2025/2026. It is unlikely every project will move forward this season, or that all acres will be treated within each unit. New projects may be added if circumstances change.
Potential Pile Burns
As winter weather settled in mid fall 2025, fire managers began looking at implementing pile burns. Rolling updates are available.
| Nearby Location | Unit Name | Acres | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canjilon, N.M. | Canjilon Wildland Urban Interface | 183 | Planned |
| El Rito, N.M. | El Rito Canyon | 969 | Partially Completed |
| Red River, N.M. | Enchanted Forest | 250 | Planned |
| San Cristobal, N.M. | Kiowa-San Cristobal Wildland Urban Interface | 74 | Planned |
| Taos, N.M. | Carson Hotshot Base | 6 | Planned |
| Taos, N.M. | Pueblo Ridge | 134 | Planned |
| Taos Ski Valley, N.M. | Highway 150 | 156 | Partially Completed |
| Taos Ski Valley, N.M. | Wild West and Minnesota's | 100 | Planned |
| Trampas, N.M. | Rio Trampas | 549 | Planned |
| Tres Piedras, N.M. | Piedras | 212 | Planned |
| Tres Piedras, N.M. | Willow | 429 | Partially Completed |
Understory and Jackpot Burns
As of mid-November 2025, the following projects were out of prescription due to too much rain and snow. Fire managers may continue to consider these projects if conditions change, otherwise they will be postponed until later.
| Nearby Location | Unit Name | Acres | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Fire, N.M. | Apache | 510 | Planned |
| Canjilon, N.M. | Mesa Juan Domingo | 2,722 | Planned |
| Ojo Sarco, N.M. | Ojo Sarco | 391 | Ignitions Completed |
| San Cristobal, N.M. | Kiowa-San Cristobal Jackpot | 1,363 | Ignitions Completed |
| San Cristobal, N.M. | Kiowa-San Cristobal Piles | 414 | Ignitions Completed |
| Tres Piedras, N.M. | Lamy/Barela | 10,172 | Ignitions Completed |
| Valle Vidal | Comanche | 5,318 | Planned |
| Valle Vidal | Powderhouse | 8,288 | Postponed |