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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 ...
An airplane drops fire retardant just above the Blue 2 fire near Ruidoso, New Mexico. The fire began on May 17, 2024 after lightning hit. It has continued for over a week and now sits over 7,000 ...
Smoke rises from a wildfire in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on June 17, 2024. One death and more than 1,400 structures have been lost in the South Fork and the Salt fires near the mountain resort village.
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.
Despite nearby heavy rainfall, fire officials said the South Fork Fire, which is burning on the western edge of Ruidoso, had grown to 16,335 acres by Wednesday afternoon and was still 0% contained.
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 ...
By 7 a.m. MDT Tuesday, Village of Ruidoso officials estimated the Salt Fork Fire — which was burning along the western edge of the Ruidoso micropolitan area — at 13,921 acres and 0% contained ...
The Salt Fire is burning to the south and southwest, including along U.S. Hwy. 70, on the Mescalero Apache Reservation, according to fire incident maps. According to the Village of Ruidoso, the ...