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
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.
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 / 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.
All fire updates will be posted on the Cibola NF & NGs website, New Mexico Fire Information website, and the Cibola NF & NGs Facebook & Twitter pages.