SOUTH FORK AND SALT WILDFIRES
NEW MEXICO Wildfire Interactive Map
Please visit the interactive map provided by the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Institute.
Click here to view the map and receive real time updates.
Active Wildfire Information
Wildfire Preparedness
- New Mexico Wildfire Information: List of helpful links to information for active fires, protection, prevention, and rehabilitation.
- Firewise: Information on preparedness, defensible space around homes and communities, and online courses.
- New Mexico Ready, Set, Go Wildfire Tips and Planning: Tips on how to create a defensible space and harden your home, prepare for emergencies, and what do in case of an emergency.
- American Red Cross Wildfire Preparedness: Tips on preparing for, responding to, and recovering after a fire for your home.
- After Wildfire: Guide and resource to help families and communities recover after a wildfire. The guide includes helpful tips on immediate safety, how to mobilze your community, who can help, post-fire treatments for land, and other additional resources.
Wildfire Prevention
- Prevention How-Tos: Information on how to prevent wildfires from campfires, debris burning, and equipment use.
- Practice Wildfire Safety: Prevention recommendations before, during, and after a fire.
- Know the Risk: Learn about fire restrictions and closures in all 33 New Mexico Counties or call 1-877-864-6985
Information On Help Available
President Joe Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration for New Mexico in the wake of several wildfires and the flooding that followed in 2022. The Major Disaster Declaration will open up access to Public Assistance and Individual Assistance funds from FEMA. Public Assistance supports the restoration and reconstruction of public infrastructure and lands. Individual Assistance supports families from losses suffered due to the fires. To apply for these resources, contact FEMA by calling 1-800-621-3362 or apply online at disasterassistance.gov.
If you were impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in 2022, I encourage you to please call the HPCC Claims Office Helpline at 505-995-7133, Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or to visit any of the three HPCC Claims Offices that are now open in Mora, Las Vegas, and Santa Fe.
For Businesses
- Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs): SBDCs throughout the state can provide free one-on-one advice on a number of aspects to business, including disaster recovery and preparedness. For the closest SBDC center near you please visit: http://www.nmsbdc.org/
- Wildfire Preparedness Checklist For Businesses: A checklist to help protect your business in the event of a fire.
- Emergency Preparedness For Small Businesses: List of resources to help protect your employees and lessen the financial impact of wildfires.
Additional Resources And Contacts
- New Mexico Municipal, County, and Tribal Emergency Manager Contact List
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Service Center Locator: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and USDA Rural Development administer programs that may assist eligible producers and rural homeowners in making their homes and lands more fire resistant and safe. Some examples include the following programs:
- Southwest Coordination Center
- National Interagency Fire Center
- National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy
Additional Safety Tips
- Be aware of fire restrictions around where you live or where you’re visiting;
- Do not use fireworks on our public lands or in forested areas;
- Use caution and common sense before lighting any fire;
- Understand that any fire you create could become a wildfire;
- Never, ever leave any fire unattended;
- Properly extinguish and discard smoking materials;
- Be aware of your surroundings and careful when operating equipment including off road vehicles during periods of dry or hot weather;
- Speak up and step in when you see someone in danger of starting a wildfire;
- Pay attention to local emergency alerts for evacuations and other safety information;
- and Be prepared for any emergency by putting together a disaster kit and family evacuation plan.
Common ways you could unintentionally start a wildfire
- Unattended debris burning;
- Equipment fires such as from lawnmowers, ATVs, power equipment;
- Smoking;
- Unattended campfires;
- Children playing with matches or lighters; and
- Fireworks.
Latest News
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RUIDOSO, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) met with families, local and Tribal leaders, firefighters, first responders, and emergency operation commanders in Roswell, Ruidoso, and the Mescalero Apache Reservation, discussing the response to and impacts of the South Fork and Salt Fires currently burning...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) applauded Senate passage of his bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act, legislation to extend federal programs that help support local fire departments in New Mexico and across the country. The bill would reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and...
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RUIDOSO, N.M. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released the following joint statement, announcing that President Joe Biden has approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Lincoln County and the Mescalero...
