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Cooks Peak

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Unit Information

Las Vegas District 
HC 33 Box 109 #4 Las Vegas New Mexico 87701 
Storrie Lake State Park 
Las Vegas, 
New Mexico 
87701 
Las Vegas District 
HC 33 Box 109 #4 Las Vegas New Mexico 87701 
Storrie Lake State Park 
Las Vegas, 
New Mexico 
87701 

Incident Contacts

  • Cooks Peak Fire Information
    Email:
    2022.cookspeak@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    505-357-0683
    Hours:
    Daily, 8a - 5p

Announcements

Cooks Peak Fire Evacuation Status Updates for Colfax County - 4/26/2022
Updated On: 04/26/2022
Air Quality Alert for Cooks Peak Fire (4/26/2022)
Updated On: 04/26/2022
Air Quality AlertThe National Weather Service has issued an Air Quality Alert for smoke due to large wildfire in northern New Mexico.  See more:  https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=abq&product=AQA&glossary=0
Cooks Peak Fire – Firing Operations Underway (4/26/2022)
Updated On: 04/26/2022
Announcement:
Community Meeting Tonight (Monday, April 25, 2022, 7 pm)
Updated On: 04/25/2022
Announcement: The Southwest Area Incident Management Team will host a community meeting on Monday, April 25, 2022, at 7 p.m. to provide updates on the Cooks Peak Fire. The meeting will be held in the Wagon Mound High School Gym at 300 Park Ave., in Wagon Mound.
Cooks Peak Evacuation Status & Community Meeting Update (Noon, 4/24/2022)
Updated On: 04/24/2022
Announcement:  At noon, Sunday, April 24, 2022, Colfax County announced that residents of Miami may return home.  Highway 21 remains closed due to fire activity, so residents will need to through Springer. 
Evacuation Update as of 11:00 am, April 23, 2022
Updated On: 04/23/2022
Current Evacuations For Mora and Colfax Counties:
Evacuation Update as of 8:00 am, April 22, 2022
Updated On: 04/22/2022
As of 8:00 am, April 22, 2022, the Mora and Colfax Counties have announced updated evacuation status for the following communities:
Evacuation Update as of 2:00 pm, April 22, 2022
Updated On: 04/22/2022
Evacuations: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on April 22, 2022, the Colfax County Sheriff’s Department issued GO notifications for the community of Miami and the Philmont Scout Ranch.
Fire Restrictions Order (4/22/2022)
Updated On: 04/22/2022
State of New Mexico Energy, Mineral and Natural Resources Department2022-01Smoking, Fireworks, Campfire, And Open Fire Restrictions for New MexicoDue to abnormally warm temperatures, low humidity, high winds, and the abundance of dry fine fuels, fire danger throughout much of
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