[Volunteers_fosm] Fwd: FOREST SERVICE NEWS RELEASE Cibola National Forest Prepares for Prescribed Fire Pile Burning on Cedro Unit as early as Tues. October 27 on Sandia Ranger District

[Michael Madden]

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From: FS-Cibola PAO <SM.FS.CibolaPAO at usda.gov>
Date: Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Subject: FOREST SERVICE NEWS RELEASE Cibola National Forest Prepares for
Prescribed Fire Pile Burning on Cedro Unit as early as Tues. October 27 on
Sandia Ranger District
To:


<https://www.google.com/maps/search/2113+Osuna+Road+NE+%0D%0A+Albuquerque,+NM+87113?entry=gmail&source=g>

*NEWS RELEASE*

[image: Forest Service Shield]

*Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands*

2113 Osuna Road NE
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/2113+Osuna+Road+NE+%0D%0A+Albuquerque,+NM+87113?entry=gmail&source=g>

Albuquerque, NM 87113
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/2113+Osuna+Road+NE+%0D%0A+Albuquerque,+NM+87113?entry=gmail&source=g>

(505) 346-3900

www.fs.usda.gov/r03/cibola

www.facebook.com/cibolanf


*Cibola National Forest Prepares for Prescribed Fire Pile Burning*

*Cedro Unit Piles - Sandia Ranger District*

*Recent moisture creates favorable conditions for hazardous fuels reduction
work*

*ALBUQUERQUE, NM – October 22, 2026 *– The Cibola National Forest &
National Grasslands (NF & NGs) plans to burn piles on 15 acres within the
Cedro unit as early as Tuesday October 27. Officials expect the project to
be a one-day operation, as conditions allow. Fire managers are taking
advantage of recent precipitation, cooler temperatures, and improved
relative humidity, which together create suitable conditions for burning
piled slash and woody debris piled during earlier forest restoration work.

*Cedro Unit Rx Fire Piles*: The burn area is in the Manzanita Mountains,
south of Forest Road 462, east of N.M. 337. No closures are planned.
However, visitors should stay alert in the areas of Coyote, Delberts, and
Mighty Mule trails, as well as Forest Road 462 while firefighters are
working.

Smoke may be visible from Interstate 40, Albuquerque, Tijeras, Edgewood and
Moriarty.

Residents may experience smoke during the burn. For air quality
information, visit AirNow <https://fire.airnow.gov/> online or download the
app. Smoke is expected to lift during the day, but cooler overnight
temperatures may cause it to settle into low-lying areas near the burn.
Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before
and during burns. When driving through smoke, slow down and turn on your
headlights.

Fire managers will evaluate conditions in the days and hours before
ignition. If conditions are not favorable, planned prescribed fire
activities may be postponed or canceled.

*Sandia Ranger District *– Office: 11776 Hwy. 337, Tijeras, NM 87059
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/11776+Hwy.+337,+Tijeras,+NM+87059?entry=gmail&source=g>
(505-281-3304 <(505)%20281-3304>)

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>, and Cibola Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/cibolanf> sites.



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