May 21, 2024 
Start Date / Time: May 20, 2024, approximately 3:45 p.m.
Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation
Size: 96 acres
Location: 4 miles east of Cloudcroft
Resources: Firefighters from US Forest Service, Volunteer Fire Departments, BLM, State, 2-dozer, 1 helicopter, additional aviation resources (as needed)
Types of vegetation in the area (aka fuels): Mixed Conifer
Containment: 12%
Strategy: Full Suppression
Road Closures: None
Smoke: Light
Evacuations: As of 8:00 p.m., mandatory evacuations have been reduced to “ready”.
READY: Being “Ready” for wildfire starts with maintaining an adequate defensible space around your home. Review the national READY, SET, GO evacuation statuses at tinyurl.com/NMForestryREADYSETGO, and find resources on how to ensure your home is “ready.”
Evacuations are being handled through County Emergency Management. For the latest updates, please go to Tularosa Basin Regional Dispatch Authority: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091541917115
Update: The Moser Fire is at 12% contained this evening. All lines built yesterday are holding. Crews have built containment lines around the fire. Containment numbers are expected to increase as fire officials continue securing the fire’s parameter.
Thank you to the local businesses for offering your support to the firefighters and evacuees.
More Information:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LincolnNationalForest
NM Fire Info: www.NMFireInfo.com
InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/nmlnf-moser-fire-2024
You can expect another update tomorrow, May 22, 2024.
Lower fire activity was seen overnight as temperatures decreased and humidity levels increased.
NM Fire Info 
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