Davenport Springs Fire - Datil Mountains - New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, March 11, 2025 – Yesterday fire crews responded to a smoke report in the Datil Mountains on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands in New Mexico. The fire was creeping in dense vegetation carried by dead & down fuel in mountainous terrain.
Today fire crews will resume fire suppression activities.
Reported date / time: March 10, 2025 / 1421
Cause: Undetermined
Size: 10 acres
Location: Northwest of Datil, NM and north of NM 60 & east FSR 6 on the Magdalena Ranger District – New Mexico on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands.
Responding Resources: USFS and NM Forestry Division.
Strategy: Full suppression.
Fuels: Pine, pinyon-juniper, grass and dead & down.
Fire behavior: low to moderate.
Values at risk: The Davenport Springs Fire is not a threat to any values at risk or communities, and there are no evacuations in effect.
Safety: The health and safety of firefighters and the public are always the first priority. Members of the public should avoid the Davenport Springs Fire area on the Magdalena Ranger District.
Smoke may be visible from NM 60 northwest of Datil, NM.
