NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The United States Forest Service reported that the Davenport Springs Fire on the Cibola National Forest began on March 10, 2025. Officials said Tuesday’s report would be the only update unless conditions of the fire change.
Start Date / Time: March 10, 2025
Cause: Unknown
Size: 10 acres
Location: Northwest of Datil, NM and north of NM 60 & east FSR 6 on the Magdalena Ranger District – New Mexico on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands.
Resources: USFS and NM Forestry Division
Types of vegetation in the area (aka fuels): Pine, pinyon-juniper, grass, and dead & down.
Containment: NA
Strategy: Full Suppression
Road Closures: None
Smoke: May be visible from NM 60 northwest of Datil, NM
Evacuations: None.