Ignitions are now completed for 2024 on the Black Lake prescribed fire located on state trust land near Angel Fire. Managers continue to monitor weather and site conditions while crews  patrol the burn unit as necessary. Low intensity, surface fire was returned to approximately 120 acres of fire-adapted ponderosa pine and dry mixed conifer forest.  […]

After a successful test fire yesterday, the collaborative prescribed fire team will move forward with ignitions on the Black Lake prescribed fire, located on state trust land approximately seven miles southeast of Angel Fire. Ignitions will target appropriately 250 acres of thinned ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forest to reduce fuels and reintroduce low intensity […]

Santa Fe, NM – The Forest Stewards Guild (the Guild) is partnering with the New Mexico State Land Office, The Nature Conservancy, Angel Fire Fire Department, Moreno Valley Fire Department, and a diverse group of collaborators to implement a prescribed broadcast burn on 200 – 400 acres of state trust land in Black Lake, NM […]

Final update from Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5 Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 (8am-6pm)  Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 (7am-10pm)  Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 (8am-8pm)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 (8am-8pm)  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939 Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: […]

Crews help community while waiting for road conditions to improve Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 (8am-6pm)  Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 (7am-10pm)  Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 (8am-8pm)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 (8am-8pm)  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939 Start Date: June 17, 2024  […]

Firefighters fill 18,000 sandbags to support communities Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 (8am-6pm)  Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 (7am-10pm)  Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 (8am-8pm)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 (8am-8pm)  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939 Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: South Fork […]

Severe flooding prompts evacuations, Crews to assist in flood mitigation Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 (8am-6pm)  Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 (7am-10pm)  Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 (8am-8pm)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 (8am-8pm)  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  \Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939 Start Date: June 17, 2024  […]

Scattered storms cause severe flash flooding Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 (8am-6pm)  Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 (7am-10pm)  Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 (8am-8pm)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 (8am-8pm)  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939 Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: South Fork – […]

All zones now open to residents; Crews remain vigilant in detecting hot spots Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 (8am-12am) Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 (7am-10pm) Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 (8am-8pm) Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 (8am-8pm) Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939                                          Start Date: […]

As more areas reopen, caution is advised Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 (8am-12am)  Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 (7am-10pm)  Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 (8am-8pm)  Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 (8am-8pm)  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939 Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: South Fork […]

Ground efforts hindered by severe weather conditions Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214 Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900 Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258 Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053 Phone Line Hours: 8 am – 8 pm Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939 Start Date: June 17, […]

Containment increases and suppression repair work begins Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214  Village of Ruidoso and Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center: 575-258-6900  Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258   Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053  Phone Line Hours: 8 am – 8 pm  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,569; Salt – 7,939                           Start Date: June […]

Containment increases on the South Fork and Salt fires   Mescalero Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214  Village of Ruidoso Emergency Operations Center: 575-464-9214  Fire Information Phone:575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258   Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053  Phone Line Hours: 8 am – 8 pm  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,556; Salt – 7,947 Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: […]

Evacuations lifted; Crews mop-up, secure perimeter and conduct structural assessments as weather allows Fire Information Phone: 575-323-8378 or 575-323-8258   Media Information Phone: 575-323-8053  Phone Line Hours: 8 am – 8 pm  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,551; Salt – 7,816                                     Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: South Fork – Ruidoso Area, Salt – 7 […]

Community meeting tonight; Fire suppression is ongoing, hazards still present  Public Information Line:575-323-8258 or 575-323-8378  Media Information Line: 575-323-8053  Phone Line Hours: 8 am – 8 pm  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 17,551; Salt – 7,775 Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: South Fork – Ruidoso Area, Salt – 7 mile west of Mescalero, […]

Area closures remain in effect as hazards are assessed and addressed Public Information Line:575-323-8258 or 575-323-8378  Media Information Line: 575-323-8053  Phone Line Hours: 8 am – 8 pm  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 16,614; Salt – 7,652                    Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: South Fork – Ruidoso Area, Salt – 7 mile west of […]

Utility outages continue as cooler, wetter weather help firefighters on the ground; localized flooding remains a threat Public Information Line:575-323-8258  Media Information Line: 575-323-8053  Phone Line Hours: 8 am – 8 pm  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov  Acres: South Fork – 16,349; Salt – 7,652                     Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: South Fork – Ruidoso Area; Salt – […]

Acres: South Fork – 16,335; Salt – 7,071      Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: Ruidoso, NM      Personnel: 824  Containment: 0%      Fuels: mixed conifer, grass, pine/juniper  Resources:  Crews, heavy equipment, engines, helicopters and air tankers.  Highlights: A community meeting is schedule for 5 pm, Thursday, June 20, 2024. All community members are welcome to […]

Evacuations in place with continued fire growth expected  Public Information Line:575-323-8258  Media Information Line: 575-323-8053  Phone Line Hours: 8 am – 8 pm  Email: 2024.southfork@firenet.gov   Acres: South Fork – 16,335; Salt – 7,071            Start Date: June 17, 2024  Location: Ruidoso, NM Personnel: 254  Containment: 0%        Fuels: mixed conifer, grass, pine/juniper  […]