COUNTY NEWS
At 4:24 p.m., Los Alamos County announced that Los Alamos Fire Department crews are responding to a fire down in Los Alamos Canyon near the Canyon Rim Trailhead across NM502 from the Co-op and Holiday Inn Express.
This is in same area where a 4-acre fire occurred on Mar. 29. NM502 is still open to traffic but please avoid this area if possible. The County will issue updates as more information is available.
UPDATE: 7:15 P.M.
Firefighters from LAFD made good progress by sundown on the fire. They are mopping up and will be monitoring throughout the night the area where an approximately 3 acre fire down in Los Alamos Canyon near the Canyon Rim Trailhead east of NM502 and across from the Co-op and Holiday Inn Express. This will be the last update this evening.