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Black Feather Fire Evacuation Status Reduced -- Saturday, August 12, 2023 Acres: 2,198 acres Start Date: August 5, 2023 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, Brush, Understory Containment: 0% Resources: 502 personnel Location: Approximately 9 miles south of Gallina, NM, on the Santa Fe National Forest, Coyote Ranger District. Near the Peñas Negras Trail in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness.

Northern-Central New Mexico Black Feather  Fire The Black Feather Fire is 0% contained and has burned an estimated 2,158 acres. 

Community Meeting Scheduled for The Black Feather Fire Acres: 2,352

Black Feather Fire Prompts Partial Closure Order For The Coyote Ranger District in The Santa Fe National F

Smoke Outlook Northern-Central New Mexico Black Feather Fire Fire The Black Feather Fire has burned an estimated 2,158 acres and containment remains at 0%. Classic monsoon pattern more typical of the first half of August will bring increasingly moist, favorable weather conditions and much needed rainfall through early next week. As a result, significant active expansion of the fire perimeter is not anticipated in the near-term.   Smoke

Acres: 2700 acres Start Date: August 5, 2023 Cause: Lightning Fuels: Timber, Brush, Understory Containment: 0%

Smoke Outlook Northern-Central New Mexico  Fire

SANTA FE, NM, Aug. 8, 2023 – Firefighters are preparing Forest Road 103 as a possible containment line by clearing brush and removing limbs. Fire managers will survey the wilderness area for natural containment features to link to roads and fire lines. Firefighters are also implementing structure protection to protect private property and other infrastructure.

Northern New Mexico Type 3 Incident Management Team takes over the Black Feather Fire