Fire restrictions on public lands in 14 New Mexico counties
5/23/2025 6:14:26 PM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Bernalillo County, NM
Catron County, NM
Cibola County, NM
Dona Ana County, NM
Grant County, NM
Hidalgo County, NM
Luna County, NM
McKinley County, NM
Otero County, NM
Sandoval County, NM
Sierra County, NM
Socorro County, NM
Torrance County, NM
Valencia County, NM
Start Date: 5/23/2025
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The Bureau of Land Management implemented fire restrictions on May 23 on public lands in the Albuquerque and Las Cruces districts due to the elevated fire risk. This included public lands in Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Doña Ana, Hidalgo, Grant, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Sandoval, Sierra, Socorro, Torrance and Valencia counties. Building, maintaining, or using fires outside designated campsites or picnic areas was prohibited.
Persistent drought and low snowpack have affected vegetation in the southwest and west central parts of the state. Fire danger will remain elevated in these areas until monsoon moisture arrives.
Las Cruces Sun News (N.M.), May 23, 2025
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