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ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexicans now have a single, state-run website with up-to-date information about New World screwworm, including how to identify infestations, protect people and animals, and report suspected cases.

New World screwworm (NWS) is a parasitic fly whose larvae infest open wounds and feed on living tissue, causing rapid, often fatal damage if untreated. It primarily affects livestock and wildlife but can also affect pets and, in rare cases, humans.

Mimms Fire
Quay County - Final Update

May 17, 2026

Update: Fire activity continued on the Mimms Fire yesterday, but good work from ground resources and air support helped to fortify line and increase containment around the southern edge. Today, the fire's containment percentage has grown to 40%, and its estimated acres have also increased to 7,093. Firefighters will continue to improve line on the east edge of the fire and extinguish heat around the perimeter. Air resources will be available to support with retardant drops if necessary. This will be the final notification on this fire unless there are significant changes.

Acres: 7,093 estimated.

Containment: 40% contained.

Final update unless significant activity occurs
Six Mile Fire Morning Update for May 17, 2026

Fire Information Phone: 575-210-8631 (8 a.m. - 8 p.m.)

Acres: 341
Start Date: May 8, 2026
Cause: Undetermined
Containment: 87%
Personnel: 128
Fuels: Short Grass, brush, oak and pinyon/juniper

Location: 12 miles SE of Magdalena, NM.

See map attached.

Operations: Firefighters made significant progress on the Six Mile Fire yesterday, and fire management has determined the incident will transition back to the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands on Monday, May 18, at 6:00 p.m.

Line Fire / Mimms Fire
Quay County - Update

May 16, 2026 

The New Mexico Forestry Division would like to update you on wildfire activity on the Line Fire and the Mimms Fire that is requiring the attention of suppression resources in New Mexico. 

Line Fire – Quay County – Final Update

Yesterday, good work from response crews kept the Line Fire within its footprint and allowed firefighters to establish line around the entire right flank. These lines held under hot, dry and windy conditions throughout the day, raising containment to 90%.  Over the coming days, resources will continue to secure the remainder of the fire's edge until the incident is fully contained and out. The fire's size is now estimated at 30,144 acres. This will be the final notification on this fire unless there are significant changes. 

Forest Service Photo: Aviation support on Six Mile Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands. May 14, 2026Crews continue containment efforts ahead of critical fire weather

Acres: 341
Start Date: May 8, 2026
Cause: Undetermined
Containment: 84%
Personnel: 172
Fuels: Short Grass, brush, oak and pinyon/juniper

Location: 12 miles SE of Magdalena, NM. See map attached.

Operations: Firefighters continued making steady progress yesterday toward increasing containment on the fire. Contingency line preparation along Forest Road 235 is nearly complete, while work along the 70 Trail also continued. Suppression repair operations have begun in areas no longer threatened by active fire behavior.

Resources will remain patrolling the fireline and monitoring by air. As fire activity decreases, firefighters have also started removing equipment and supplies from remote areas of the fire in preparation for the demobilization of crews who have been staged near the fireline.

FBI Albuquerque is announcing the successful results of an undercover online chat investigation targeting child predators. The operation led to the arrest of fifteen individuals; all charged with crimes including child solicitation via electronic devices. Each defendant had sought to engage in sexual activity with a minor. 

FBI Albuquerque Child Exploitation & Human Traffick Task Force led this Operation with assistance from: NM Department of Justice, Albuquerque Police Department, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, Santa Fe Police Department, 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office, and the U.S. Attorney's Office-NM.

State on pace to treat 140,000 acres annually to reduce wildfire risk and protect watersheds

SANTA FE – New Mexico has launched a public dashboard tracking the state's real-time progress toward securing its water future, showing significant advances in restoring the forests and watersheds that supply the bulk of the state's surface water. 

The 50-Year Water Action Plan Implementation Dashboard provides a real-time window to monitor the state's progress addressing projected water shortages driven by drought and climate change. The plan is based on three pillars: conserving existing freshwater supplies, developing new water sources and protecting water quality.