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Wildfire smoke map: Track fires and ref flag warnings across the US. Active fires in New Mexico. Penn Scott Fire: Unknown. South Fork Fire: 20 acres. Antone Fire : 12,396 acres. Indios Fire ...
The South Fork Fire was a wildfire in New Mexico that burned 17,569 acres (7,110 ha) before being declared 99% contained as of July 15, 2024. [4] The fire began on June 17 near the town of Ruidoso and grew very rapidly, surpassing 15,000 acres burned by the following day and destroying at least 1400 houses and structures.
The South Fork Fire just west of Ruidoso was moving into the village just after 6:45 MDT Monday, prompting immediate, mandatory evacuations to Roswell or a friend/family home outside the affected ...
Smoke from the South Fork Fire covers the sun, casting an orange light across the Lincoln National Forest at Cedar Creek, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal
According to the Village of Ruidoso, the South Fork fire totaled 15,261 acres as of 3:10 p.m. Tuesday, and the Salt Fire was 5,550 acres. Both have 0 percent containment.
Fire was caused by lightning on El Malpais National Monument. [8] [9] South Fork: Otero & Lincoln: 17,569: June 17: August 26: A mandatory evacuation order was issued for all of Ruidoso. Approximately 1,400 structures were lost, and two fatalities were reported. [10] [11] [12] Salt: Otero: 7,939 June 17 August 26
The New Mexico State Forestry Division said about 500 structures had been impacted by the South Fork fire by 10:30 a.m. MDT as crews continued to fight the creeping wildfires.
The 2024 Salt Fire was a wildfire in New Mexico that burned 7,071 acres (2,862 ha) and was declared contained in July 2024. [1] The fire began on June 17 near the town of Ruidoso, on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. [2] A state of emergency was also declared by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. [3]