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Unit Information

New Mexico 
Santa Fe, 
87508 
New Mexico 
Santa Fe, 
87508 

Incident Contacts

  • Calf Canyon Fire Information
    Email:
    2022.calfcanyon@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    505-356-2636
    Hours:
    8am to 8pm
  • Santa Fe National Forest Public Affairs
    Email:
    SM.FS.sfnfpao@usda.gov
    Phone:
    505-438-5320

News

Acres:  270,447 acresContainment: 29%Total personnel:  1,832Start Date:  Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022Cause: Hermits Peak: spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: under investigationLocation: Located near Gallinas Canyon
FEMA in Your Community
Updated On: 05/13/2022
News Release from San Miguel and Mora CountyLAS VEGAS – Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams and damage assessment inspectors from FEMA are out in New Mexico communities to help residents get connected with potential assistance.New Mexico homeowners and renters in Colfax, Lincoln, Mora, San Miguel, and Valencia counties, who sustained damage from wildfires and straight-line winds beginning on April 5 and continuing, could be eligible for help from FEMA.
Acres:  259,810 acres - Containment: 29% - Total personnel:  1,859Start Date:  Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022 Cause: Hermits Peak: spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: under investigation
TAOS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASEHello Taos County constituents. The events surrounding the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire that is currently burning in San Miguel, Mora, Colfax, and Taos Counties has rightfully caused great concern and compassion within our communities. While this incident is an unprecedented event, our pre-planning and pre-staged resources, along with our Local, State, and Federal Partners, Red Cross, and many other community groups, are making the best of a very bad situation.
Acres:  236,939 acresContainment: 33%
 Acres:  203,920 acres
Acres: 189,767 acres - Containment: 43% - Total personnel: 1,685Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022Cause: Hermits Peak: spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: under investigationLocation: Located near Gallinas Canyon - Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass
Acres:  176,273 acres Containment: 21% Total personnel:  1,535Start Date:  Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022Cause: Hermits Peak: spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: under investigation Location: Located near Gallinas Canyon Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass
Acres:  170,665 acresContainment: 21% Total personnel:  1,422Start Date:  Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022Cause: Hermits Peak: spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: under investigation Location: Located near Gallinas Canyon Fuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass
Acres: 168,009 acres Containment: 20% Total personnel: 1,374Start Date: Hermits Peak: April 6, 2022; Calf Canyon: April 19, 2022Cause: Hermits Peak: spot fires from prescribed burn; Calf Canyon: under investigationLocation: Located near Gallinas CanyonFuels: Heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, brush, and grass