May 23, 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: 2 Hotshot crews, 1 type-2 crew, 3 engines, 2 dozers
Types of vegetation in the area (aka fuels): Mixed Conifer
Containment: 65%
Strategy: Full Suppression
Road Closures: None
Smoke: Light
Evacuations: None, all residents on “ready” status.
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.
For the latest updates on evacuations, please go to Tularosa Basin Regional Dispatch Authority: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091541917115
Update: The Moser Fire has increased to 65% containment and remains at 96 acres. Crews continue to monitor lines and look for hot spots and ensure the fire line is secure. Fire is continuing to smolder and creep within containment lines, but no new growth is present at this time.
With the upcoming anticipated wind events, crews will focus on ensuring hotspots are addressed and all lines are secure.
More Information:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LincolnNationalForest
NM Fire Info: www.NMFireInfo.com
InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/nmlnf-moser-fire-2024
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