Pecos Volunteer Fire Department

07/05/2026

We hope everyone had a great and safe 4th of July and were able to enjoy their fireworks and celebrate America's 250th anniversary.

As we start a new day following July 4th, we will now be considering fireworks as an open source of flame and prohibiting their use in the Pecos Fire District. This decision comes from the low amount of volunteers and available resources following the holiday.

Please refrain from lighting any fireworks and let's keep our community safe. Any infractions may result in a citation or court summons.

07/02/2026

We have recieved multiple calls in regards to the use of fireworks during the upcoming holiday weekend.

Pecos Village adopts any restrictions put in place by San Miguel County. There is currently no restrictions in place for fireworks at this time.

Certain criteria must be met before a ban can be implemented such as fire danger set to extreme. We are currently set to high fire danger.

Although there is no ban in place, Pecos Fire discourages the use of any airborne fireworks and emphasizes all safety precautions for any ground fireworks.

Please make safe decisions this holiday weekend. Nobody wants to be responsible for a major wildland fire incident as you could be held criminally responsible.

Again, please, please be safe and have a Happy Fourth of July and
God bless America!

06/29/2026

06/06/2026

Smoke is visible throughout the Pecos area and from I25.

Please be advised, this is not a fire. The smoke is from a hot mix/ paving project on NM63. This smoke will be visible for the next week or so.

Please do not call 911 to report this smoke. Resources are being repeatedly dispatched from the surrounding fire districts and State Forestry out of Las Vegas.

06/05/2026

Pecos Fire Department as well as the surrounding fire districts have seen a significant increase in calls for illegal burning. Please be advised that San Miguel County and the Village of Pecos is still under an open burn ban.

Due to the increase in illegal burning, further incidents will be addressed with a court summons to the property owner.

Please refrain from any open burning to include: burn barrels, bon fires, ditch and agricultural burning, slash piles or any other type of open burning until the burn ban is lifted.

04/04/2026

04/03/2026