Ground resources observe helicopter bucket dip on #OjoDeLosCasosFire burning on the #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMounrainairDistrict and private lands protected by #nmstateforestry. #FireYear2020 #helicopterbucket
Ojo de los Casos Fire Operational Briefing July 13, 2020
Incident Commander Zach Saavedra and Planning Section Chief Lann Moore give an operational briefing for the Ojo de los Casos Fire. #OjoDeLosCasosFire #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMountainairDistrict #FireYear2020 #Wildfire
Ojo de los Casos Fire Operational Briefing 7/12/2020
Marc Wheeler, Incident Commander Trainee for the Ojo de los Casos Fire gives an operational briefing for today. #OjoDeLosCasosFire #FireYear2020 #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMountainairDistrict #wildfire
Ojo de los Casos Operational Briefing 7/11/2020
Incident Commander (IC) Zach Saavedra and IC Trainee Mark Wheeler give an update on suppression operations for the Ojo de los Casos Fire burning on Forest Service and private land near Chilili, NM. #OjoDeLosCasosFire #FireYear2020 #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMountainairDistrict #Wildfire
Ojo de Los Casos Fire Operations Briefing 7/10/2020
Incident Commander Zach Saavedra from the Albuquerque Zone Type 3 Incident Management Team shares the operational briefing for today on the Ojo de Los Casos Fire, which has currently burned 167 acres of the Manzano Mountains on both Forest Service and private land. #OjoDeLosCasosFire #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMountainairDistrict #FireYear2020 #wildfire
Final Operational Briefing for Vics Peak Fire
Incident Commander trainee, Eddie Baca, gives a final operational briefing as the Albuquerque Zone Type 3 Incident Management Team transitions command of the fire back to the local Type 4 organization at the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. #VicsPeakFire2020 #FireYear2020 #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMagdalenaDistrict #wildfire
Firefighters spot a lone black bear strolling through the Vics Peak Fire area. #VicsPeakFire2020 #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMagdalenaDistrict #blackbear
Incident Meteorologist Briefing on Vics Peak Fire
Tom Bird, Incident Meteorologist, talks about how he conducts weather predictions to aid wildfire suppression operations on the Vics Peak Fire, burning on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. #VicsPeakFire2020 #FireYear2020 #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMagdalenaDistrict #wildfire
Vics Peak Fire Aerial Reconnaissance
Check out the view from above the Vics Peak Fire during a routine reconnaissance flight! Firefighters get a unique perspective of the fire burning in a topographically complex landscape. #VicsPeakFire2020 #FireYear2020 #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMagdalenaDistrict #wildfire
Long Term Analyst Briefing on Vics Peak Fire 6/28/20
The Long Term Analyst for the Vics Peak Fire talks about his role in wildland fire response, predicting fire behavior to aid incident management teams in fire suppression strategies. #VicsPeakFire2020 #FireYear2020 #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMagdalenaDistrict #LongTermAnalyst
Vics Peak Fire Operations Briefing 6/27/2020
Firefighter Adrian Padilla gives an operational briefing for today 6/27/20 on the Vics Peak Fire burning on the Madgalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.
Strategic Operational Planner (SOPL) Overview on Vics Peak Fire
The Strategic Operational Planner (SOPL), Doug Boykin, gives an overview of the SOPL's role on incident management teams in wildfire supression planning and operations, and talks specifically about the Vics Peak Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest.
Operations Briefing for Vics Peak Fire 6/23/2020
Operational briefing for 6/23/2020 on the Vics Peak Fire, burning on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. #VicsPeakFire2020 #FireYear2020 #fireoperationsbriefing #CibolaNFNG #CibolaMagdalenaDistrict
Vics Peak Fire Information: 505-933-5682, [email protected]
Vics Peak Fire Operational Briefing 6/22/20
Operational briefing for 6/22/20 from the type 3 incident management team on the Vics Peak Fire burning in the southern portion of the San Mateo Mountains in Apache Kid Wilderness.
Hummingbirds enjoying the pollinator garden at the Magdalena Ranger District office.
Bear Cubs at Play
AUGUST 28, 2018 - SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT - TIJERAS, NM
WANT TO WITNESS SOMETHING THAT IS JUST... ADORABLE?
Check out this video taken, from inside a vehicle, at Oak Flat Group Site Area by Katilyn, one of our interns here at Sandia Ranger Station.
Thanks Kaitlyn!
Don't they make you want to say, "AWWWW !!" ?
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart." - Elizabeth Andrews
A BIG THANK YOU to the Friends of Socorro Area. Their efforts to repair tanks on Magdalena Ranger District has been invaluable! As you can see the wildlife sure do appreciate them as well 😁
Toes in the water and rear in the sand
Toes in the water and rear in the sand. This black bear is taking advantage of one of the many wildlife water catchments on the Magdalena Ranger District. These catchments capture and store water from rain and snow to be utilized by wildlife especially during dry periods.
Wildlife and Fire
Since a fire area is always closed off it is hard to imagine what the land inside that perimeter is going to look like after the fire is out and how the animals affected will deal with the altered landscape. The answers are right here.
Final Video Briefing from the Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires
Incident Commander Trainee Adrian Padilla is here with the final video briefing from the Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires. Lots of good news. For information on the revised Forest Closures associated with the fires call the Mt. Taylor Ranger District, 505-287-8833 8 a,m, and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Landscapes and Communities will benefit from Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires
Many of the publicity campaigns of the past have convinced us that all fire in the wildlands is bad. The publicity generated by the Yellowstone Fire in 1988 started to turn that idea around. Fire Operations Chief for the ABQ Zone Incident Management Team, Edward Baca, talks about how both the Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires will have beneficial effects for the land and the communities around the fires.
Fire History of Ssalitre Mesa and Fire Update
Edward Baca, Operations Chief for the ABQ Zone Type 3 Team is a local who knows the history of fire in and around the Zuni Mountains. In addition to an update on the progress on the Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires, he explains why the Salitre Mesa was vulnerable to the onslaught of the Bluewater Fire.
Daily Briefing for the Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires
Daily Video Briefing for the Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires.
Thoughts from Incident Commander John PIerson
The Southwest Area Type 1 Incident Management Team 2 transfers command of the Diener Canyon and Bluewater Fires to the ABQ Zone Type 3 Team at 6 a.m. tomorrow. The Incident Commander of the outgoing team gives you a look at what lies ahead for the fire area, forest closure areas and people who want to get back in to their public lands.
Video Briefing for April 21, 2018
Rocky Gilbert gives his last Operational Briefing and introduces the incoming Operations Chief for the ABQ Zone Type 3 Incident Management Team which assumes control of the Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires tomorrow morning.
Video Briefing Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires for April 20
Progress is the name of the report delivered by Operations Section Chief Rocky Gilbert on the Bluewater Fire and the Diener Canyon Fire.
Video Briefing for Bluewater & Diener Canyon Fires April 19
Fire update by Operations Section Chief Rocky Gilbert. Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fire for April 19, 2018
Trees, Wind, and Firefighter Safety
Discussion of the dangers of burned trees and their danger to firefighters working in forests during a wildland fire.
Bluewater Fire Diener Canyon Fires Video Briefing for Wednesday, April 18
Video Briefing presented by Rocky Gilbert, Operations Section Chief.
Video Update for Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires April 17
Video Update for Bluewater and Diener Canyon Fires April 17 with Operations Section Chief Rocky Gilbert.
The National Forest Foundation presents the Cibola National Forest and Grasslands
