Crews made good progress today opening up the South Fork Trail to the fires edge and began to secure the spots on the north and south side of the South Fort Trail. Helicopter bucket work was heavily used today to cool down heat in the interior and spots along the perimeter. A nightshift will remain […]

Start Date: October 28, 2024Cause: UnknownSize: 323 acresLocation: 4 miles west of Alto, 9 miles northwest of Ruidoso, located in the Blue 2 wildfire footprint in the White Mountain Wilderness.Resources: Smokey Bear IHC SMOD, Sacramento IHC SMOD, 1 Type Hand Crew, 2 helicopters, 3 enginesTypes of vegetation in the area (aka fuels): Grass, shrubs, dead/down […]

Start Date / Time: October 28, 2024 Cause: Unknown Size: 316 acres Location: 4 miles west of Alto, 9 miles northwest of Ruidoso, located in the Blue 2 wildfire footprint in the White Mountain Wilderness. Resources: Smokey Bear Hotshot Module and Sacramento Hotshot Module, Engine 612 (Type 6), Engine 311 (Type 3), Type 1 helicopter, […]

Blue Front Fire Evening Update, October 29, 2024 Start Date / Time: October 28, 2024 Cause: Unknown Size: 270 acres Location: 4 miles west of Alto, located in the Blue 2 wildfire footprint in the White Mountain Wilderness. Resources: Smokey Bear Hotshot Module and Sacramento Hotshot Module, Engine 612 (Type 6), Engine 311 (Type 3), […]

Start Date / Time: October 28, 2024 Cause: Unknown Size: 270 acres Location: 4 miles west of Alto, located in the Blue 2 wildfire footprint in the White Mountain Wilderness. Resources: Smokey Bear Hotshot Module and Sacramento Hotshot Module, Engine 612 (Type 6), Engine 311 (Type 3), Type 1 helicopter Types of vegetation in the […]

Start Date / Time: October 28, 2024 Cause: Unknown Size: 200 acres Location: 4 miles west of Alto, located in the Blue 2 wildfire footprint in the White Mountain Wilderness. Resources: Smokey Bear Hotshot Module and Sacramento Hotshot Module, Engine 612 (Type 6), Engine 311 (Type 3), Type 1 helicopter Types of vegetation in the area (aka […]

Start Date / Time: October 28, 2024 Cause: Unknown, Under Investigation Size: 10 acres Location: 4 miles west of Alto, located in the Blue 2/South Fork fire burn scar area. Resources: Smokey Bear Hotshots, Bonito Fire Department, Ruidoso OEM, Lincoln County OES. Types of vegetation in the area (aka fuels): Grass, dead/down fuels Containment: 0% Strategy: Full Suppression […]

Acres: .10 Start Date:  June 12, 2024 Location:  Capitan Mountains, East Mountain Cause:  Lightning Containment: 0% Fuels: Single tree snag with brush understory Personnel: 1 Type-3 engine, 1 Type-6 Crews remain on-scene at the Mitt Fire, a lighting-strike fire on East Mountain (Capitan Mountains) on the Smokey Bear Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest.  The wildfire […]

Acres:  Unknown Start Date:  June 12, 2024 Location:  East Mountain, Smokey Bear Ranger District Cause:  Lightning Containment: 0% Fuels:  Being determined Personnel: Two engines, recon helicopter Two engines and a surveillance helicopter have been sent to assess and engage with a lighting-strike fire on East Mountain in the Smokey Bear Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest. […]

Source of Heat Identified and Mitigated for Firefighter Safety on the Blue 2 Fire Daily Update: June 12, 2024 Acres: 7,532                                                                                                     Start Date: May 16, 2024 Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area                Cause: Lightning Personnel: 118                                                                                                    Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush Containment: 91%                                                                                               Resources: 1 Crew […]

Source of Heat Identified and Mitigated for Firefighter Safety on the Blue 2 Fire Daily Update: June 11, 2024 Acres: 7,532                                                                                                     Start Date: May 16, 2024 Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area                Cause: Lightning Personnel: 135                                                                                                    Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush Containment: 88%                                                                                               Resources: 1 Crew […]

Firefighters and Heavy Equipment work to finish the remaining areas of the Blue 2 Fire Daily Update: June 10, 2024 Acres: 7,532                                                                                   Start Date: May 16, 2024 Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area                Cause: Lightning Personnel: 142                                                                                           Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush Containment: 87%                                                                Resources: 1 crew […]

Pecos Zone Type 3 Team Takes Command Over The Blue 2 Fire Daily Update: June 9, 2024  Acres: 7,532 Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 212                   Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 87%   Resources: 1 crew | 3 engines | 1 helicopter | 2 bulldozers | 1 water […]

 Transition To Type 3 Team As Fire Winds Down Daily Update: June 8, 2024  Acres: 7,532 Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 235                  Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 87%   Resources: 2 crews | 11 engines | 2 helicopters | 2 bulldozers | 1 water […]

  Suppression repair nears completion          Daily Update: June 7, 2024  Acres: 7,532 Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 273                           Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 87%   Resources: 4 crews | 12 engines | 2 helicopters | 2 bulldozers | 1 water tender | 3 […]

We will host a live community meeting on Facebook tonight at 7:30pm. We will take your questions from the chat and have fire officials available to answer them live. Please join us for this discussion about the current fire operations and post-fire recovery from the Blue 2 Fire.

Online community meeting planned for tonight         Daily Update: June 6, 2024 Acres: 7,532                                                                                                     Start Date: May 16, 2024 Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area               Cause: Lightning Personnel: 318                                                                                                   Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush Containment: 83%                                                                               Resources: 4 crews | 12 engines | […]

Containment added, repair work continues         Daily Update: June 5, 2024 Acres: 7,532                                                                                                     Start Date: May 16, 2024 Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area               Cause: Lightning Personnel: 399                                                                                                   Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush Containment: 77%                                                                               Resources: 5 crews | 14 engines | 2 helicopters […]

Acres: 7,495 Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area               Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 489               Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 69%   Resources: 8 crews | 14 engines | 6 helicopters | 3 bulldozers | 7 Water Tenders  Highlights: A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team is arriving today […]

Acres: 7,495 Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area               Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 570               Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 59%   Resources: 10 crews | 22 engines | 8 helicopters | 3 bulldozers | 7 Water Tenders  Highlights: After a coordinated effort between Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Office […]