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Crews Utilize Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics to Continue to Suppress The Black Feather Fire

The Northern New Mexico Type 3 Incident Management Team Assumes Command of the Black Feather Fire

Northern New Mexico Type 3 Incident Management Team to Resume Management of The Black Feather Fire 

Black Feather Fire -Fighting Wildfire Safely in Diverse Landscapes Photos show the San Pedro Park Wilderness area near the Cutoff trail from Rito de las Perchas to Vega Redonda. Taken in September 2010, the photos show a landscape where you literally cannot see the forest for the trees.

Kern Valley Hotshot Crew superintendent Kyle Clendenen gives an operational briefing to his crew of hotshots, plus two very special guests. Felipe Ramirez Torres and Homero Sosa Serrate, both from Mexico, work with the Incendios Foestales Mexico, which roughly translates to Forest Fires Mexico, the equivalent to our wildfire incident management teams. The Kern Valley Hotshots, and their guests, are involved in a special international program to exchange wildland firefighting knowledge and skills across borders.

Black Feather Fire Community Meeting Today, Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Community Meeting Scheduled for The Black Feather Fire on Tuesday, August 15 

Weather Temporarily Moderating Fire Behavior on The Black Feather Fire  Acres: 2,198 acres  Start Date: August 5, 2023  Cause: Lightning   Fuels: Timber, Brush, Understory  Containment: 0%  Resources: 480 personnel 

Fire The Black Feather Fire is 0% contained and has burned an estimated 2,198 acres.  Black Feather Fire Active smoldering of heavy dead/down and blowdown fuels will continue to be limited by favorable weather through Tuesday.

Special Statement This is the final smoke outlook for north-central NM. Should smoke impacts increase in the coming days, new outlooks will be posted. Fire The Black Feather Fire is 0% contained and has burned an estimated 2,198 acres.