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More information about the fires is being communicated via radio broadcast in the area through 1490 AM, as well as the Lincoln County New Mexico incident information website. Residents are also ...
The South Fork Fire was discovered at around 9 a.m. Monday on the Mescalero Reservation west of the village of more than 7,000, and by 11:30 p.m. it had grown to an estimated 5,252 acres, th e New ...
The area is home to over 7,000 residents. An estimated 500 structures have been impacted so far. The Public Service Company of New Mexico shut off electricity to part of Ruidoso due to the 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 Cerro Pelado Fire was partially burning within the burn scar of the 2011 Las Conchas Fire, and near those of the 2013 Thompson Ridge Fire and the 2017 Cajete Fire. On June 15, 2022, it was announced that the Cerro Pelado Fire was fully contained. [3] The New Mexico Type 3 Team will now hand charge to the Jemez Ranger District June 15, 2022. [4]
The fast-growing South Fork Fire and Salt Fire force entire communities to evacuate in southern New Mexico. New Mexico wildfires: What to know Wednesday about South Fork Fire, Salt Fire Skip to ...
By Monday the South Fork Fire had burned around 17,551 acres and was 37% contained, the New Mexico Forestry Division said. The Salt Fire has burned about 7,816 acres and was 7% contained.
Full-time residents of Ruidoso will be allowed to return to their village Monday morning as federal authorities seek to prosecute whoever started a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two ...