ALBUQUERQUE, NM, August 24, 2024 – Fire crews are responding to two remote area fires on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands.
Magdalena Ranger District: Baldy Springs Fire USFS Photos: Baldy Springs Fire on Aug 24, 2024
No additional updates on the Baldy Springs Fire will be sent unless the situation warrants additional information. Magdalena Ranger District: near Sim Yaten Canyon in the San Mateo Mts.
Reported Date / Time: August 24, 2024 / 1131
Cause: Lightning Size: .1 acres
Location: Central Magdalena Mts. near Water Canyon Road on the Magdalena Ranger District – New Mexico on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands.
Resources: USFS.
Strategy: Full Suppression.
Smoke may be visible from NM 107 south of Magdalena, Socorro and San Antonio.
Reported Date / Time: August 24, 2024 / 1350
Cause: Unknown Size: Estimated .25 acres
Location: West San Mateo Mts. near Sim Yaten Canyon on the Magdalena Ranger District – New Mexico on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands.
Resources: USFS.
Smoke may be visible east of NM 52 and NM 60 southwest of Magdalena, NM.
New Mexico
Fire Resources Respond to Fire Starts on the Magdalena Ranger Districts