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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. Investigators have ...
Fire Horror In New Mexico: The entire town of Ruidoso, New Mexico, nearly 8,000 people were evacuated. The South Fork, Salt, and Penn Scott Fires have turned into this town’s worst nightmare.
Local residents Elaine Shelby, 68, Josh Mortensen, 36, and John Lynn, 52, walk home with groceries during a flash flood warning in the aftermath of the Salt fire and South Fork fire in Ruidoso ...
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 ...
Fire caused by lightning on the Gila National Forest. [14] Fisher Socorro: 8,044 July 4 July 21 Fire caused by lightning on the Cibola National Forest and managed for ecological benefit. [15] [16] [17] Paramount Sierra: 1,328 July 12 August 19 Fire caused by lightning on the Gila National Forest. [18] Tanques Rio Arriba: 6,500 July 18 August 21
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.
The Salt Fire was first reported near Ruidoso on June 17, 2024, at approximately 2:20 PM MDT. [2]On June 18, 2024, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation due to the Salt Fire and nearby South Fork Fire.