Prescribed Fire Completed on 50 Acres

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

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Crews completed ignitions on 50 acres of the Hop Patterson Prescribed Fire project on January 27, 2026. No further ignitions are planned for this week.

The project involves 704 acres of broadcast and pile burning 3 miles south of Magdalena, NM, adjacent to Hop and Patterson Canyon. Smoke may be visible from Alamo and Magdalena, NM. Crews will continue mop up and monitor until the unit is declared out.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/nmcif-magdalena-ranger-district-hop-patterson-prescribed-fire

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Crews completed ignitions on 50 acres of the Hop Patterson Prescribed Fire project“Yesterday, fire crews successfully completed ignitions on 50 acres of piles.”
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The ignitions were completed on January 27, 2026“null”
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No further ignitions are planned for this week“No further ignitions are planned for this week.”
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The project involves 704 acres of broadcast and pile burning“The project area is 704 acres of broadcast and pile burning units located 3 miles south of Magdalena and adjacent to the communities of Hop and Patterson Canyon within the Magdalena Mountains, NM.”
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The project is located 3 miles south of Magdalena, NM“The project area is 704 acres of broadcast and pile burning units located 3 miles south of Magdalena and adjacent to the communities of Hop and Patterson Canyon within the Magdalena Mountains, NM.”
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The project is adjacent to Hop and Patterson Canyon“The project area is 704 acres of broadcast and pile burning units located 3 miles south of Magdalena and adjacent to the communities of Hop and Patterson Canyon within the Magdalena Mountains, NM.”
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Smoke may be visible from Alamo and Magdalena, NM“Smoke may be visible from Alamo and Magdalena, NM.”
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Crews will continue mop up and monitor until the unit is declared out“Fire crews will continue mop up cooling ash pits and monitor until the unit is declared out.”