CUBA FIRE

06/03/2026

New officers swearing their oaths, for the Village of Cuba NM volunteer fire department. May they serve with courage, honor, commitment,and deep service to their community. Congratulations! 🎊🎉🎈 🔥🚒🧯🧑‍🚒👩‍🚒👨‍🚒🚑🚨

04/30/2026

Save the date for the Wildland Urban Fire Summit 14-16 OCT in Silver City.

Block your calendar. Registration will open soon.

Forest Stewards Guild Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Forestry Division South Central Mountain Resource Conservation & Development Council Southwest Fire Science Consortium New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute U.S. Department of the Interior

04/16/2026

Sign up for Sandoval County Emergency Notifications!

The Cuba Police Department encourages all residents and businesses to sign up for Sandoval County Alerts & Notifications (SCAN) — your direct line to important emergency updates.

📲 Receive real-time alerts for:
• Emergency incidents
• Road closures
• Severe weather
• Public safety notifications

Signing up is quick and easy:

👉 Text SANDOVALNM to 888777
👉 Or sign up online: www.sandovalcountynm.gov/scan

This service helps ensure you and your family stay informed when it matters most.

We strongly encourage our Business Watch Program partners and community members to enroll and stay connected.

04/14/2026

🚨 DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day 🚨

The Cuba Police Department will be participating in the DEA Drug Take Back Event to help our community safely dispose of unused or expired medications.

📅 Saturday, April 25, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Cuba Police Department

This is a great opportunity to remove potentially dangerous medications from your home and help prevent misuse or accidental ingestion.

✅ What to bring:

Unused or expired prescription medications
Over-the-counter medications

❌ What will NOT be accepted:

Liquids
Needles or sharps

No questions asked. Simple, safe, and anonymous.

Let’s work together to keep our community safe.

04/03/2026

03/27/2026

Protecting your home and property from fire events is on you, Friends! Our small rural volunteer department does the best it can, but we can't save everyone everywhere. Take a good look around your place and see if there is anything more you can do to create defensible space by removing fuels and flammable materials next to high value assets. We can come out and help you assess, just let us know!

03/27/2026

Please read this closely...

Did you know? Agricultural and debris burning are the #1 human-caused fire start in the Southwest.

Burning fields is a cultural and traditional practice in New Mexico, and it has benefits when done safely and correctly. But our emphasis is on the safe and correct part.

Remember:
• Check for any local fire restrictions
• Check the weather: don’t burn on hot, dry or windy days
• Afternoons are high risk! Most wildfires start between 2-5 p.m. when conditions are hot and dry. Be cautious when burning in the afternoon.



📸: Staci Matlock/NMFWRI.

03/25/2026

Packing a go-bag is one of the first steps of season. Learn more about what it is and how to pack it. If you have one packed already – great! It’s time to dust it off and make sure it has all the correct six Ps: prescriptions, pet and people needs, papers, photographs, personal computers, and plastic (credit cards).

03/24/2026

NACIMIENTO WILDFIRE FINAL UPDATE
Wildfire is now 100% contained
This will be the final update provided for the Nacimiento Wildfire

Location: The wildfire is in the Cuba Ranger District, south of New Mexico State Road 126 and the Nacimiento Mine
Start Date: March 22, 2026
Size: 18 acres
Containment: 100 %
Cause: Under investigation
Vegetation: Burning in oak, ponderosa pine, pinyon-juniper, and Douglas fir.
Resources: 60 personnel

Highlights: Fire crews remain actively engaged using a direct extinguishment strategy on the 18-acre wildfire. On Sunday, firefighters, supported by large airtankers dropping retardant, were able to stop the fire’s forward progress. Handlines, along with Forest Service Roads 533L and 533LD, served as key containment features, and all containment lines held the last two nights.
Resources remain on scene today conducting mop up operations. This means crews are extinguishing or removing burning material along the east and west flanks near the containment lines. Firefighters are also reinforcing roads and constructed handline along the northern perimeter, tying these sections into existing Forest Service roads to further strengthen containment.

Smoke: Smoke may be visible from Cuba, N.M. and surrounding communities, and NM State Road 126.

For more information visit the SFNF website, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/santafe/newsroom/releases/nacimiento-wildfire-final-update