[Volunteers_fosm] Fwd: NEWS RELEASE Cibola National Forest Implements Prescribed Fire Operations on Sulphur Unit Piles - Sandia Ranger District - Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands

[Michael Madden]

Note: to prepare for these pile burns, the Cienega Road was plowed full
width, all the way to the top parking lot.

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From: FS-Cibola PAO <SM.FS.CibolaPAO at usda.gov>
Date: Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Subject: NEWS RELEASE Cibola National Forest Implements Prescribed Fire
Operations on Sulphur Unit Piles - Sandia Ranger District - Cibola National
Forest & National Grasslands
To:


*NEWS RELEASE*

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*Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands*

2113 Osuna Road NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113

(505) 346-3900

www.fs.usda.gov/r03/cibola

www.facebook.com/cibolanf

https://x.com/cibola_nf



 *Cibola National Forest Implements Prescribed Fire Operations*

*Sandia Ranger District - Sulphur Unit Piles *



*Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work *



*ALBUQUERQUE, NM – December 9, 2025 *– The Cibola National Forest &
National Grasslands (NF & NGs) has implemented prescribed fire operations
today on piles within the Sulphur Unit on the Sandia Ranger District. This
multi-day operation will continue as weather conditions allow and pending
all required approvals.



Fire managers are taking advantage of recent precipitation, snow covered
ground, cooler temperatures, and relative humidity recoveries that create
suitable conditions for burning piled slash and woody debris from earlier
forest restoration work. We use prescribed fire to reduce overgrown
vegetation, this helps to protect local communities, infrastructure and
natural resources from extreme, high-severity wildfires.



Sandia Ranger District Prescribed Fire planned:

• Sulphur Unit Prescribed Pile Burn: 18 acres of piles within the Sulphur
unit in the Sandia Piles Rx plan. The pile burn area is in the Sandia east
mountains, north of I-40, west of NM-14 and south of NM-536. Smoke may be
visible in the surrounding areas of Albuquerque, Tijeras, Edgewood and
Moriarty, NM. *Map attached. *



This area may be closed to the public for several days during burn
operations for public safety. Watch for warning signs along roads near all
prescribed fire areas during burns.



Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burn. For more
detailed information about air quality, go to AirNow online or download the
app. Smoke is expected to lift during the day, however, cooler overnight
temperatures may cause smoke to settle into low-lying areas surrounding the
burn location. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights when you
encounter smoke on the road.


Stay informed about scheduled prescribed fires through InciWeb
<https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/>, New Mexico Fire Information
<https://nmfireinfo.com/> and on the Cibola NF & NGs website
<https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/cibola>, Cibola Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/cibolanf> and Cibola X <https://x.com/cibola_nf>
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within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where
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