Tanques Wildfire 2024

The Tanques Fire is a lightning-caused wildfire located in the Cuba Ranger District, about 27 miles north of Cuba, NM within the Santa Fe National Forest. 

Incident Objectives:

• Provide for firefighter and public safety 
• Meet Moya project (Forest Service (usda.gov)) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) objectives to improve wildlife habitat. 
• Protecting values at risk 

Santa Fe National Forest will manage the fire as a Type 3 incident with a confine and contain strategy.  This means crews will manage the fire within a predetermined area (confine) and use points to stop the fire’s spread (contain). To accomplish this strategy, crews will conduct firing operations using aerial and hand ignitions within a 7000-acre planned perimeter as early as July 25 and use roads, hand lines, and natural barriers as containment lines