Winds and warm temperatures test the Indios FireDaily Update – Monday, June 3, 2024 Acres: 11,500 Start Date: May 19, 2024Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM Personnel: 689Completion: 59% Fuels: Timber Highlights: Increased winds and drier air caused the fire to spread through interior unburned pockets within the northern and southern […]

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 […]

Office of Emergency Services – Updated Status of Blue 2 Fire Evacuations, June 2, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Starting at 4:00 PM, June 2, 2024, crucial changes in evacuation levels will occur for the Blue 2 Fire. While the “Ready, Set, Go!” Evacuation Alerts are shifting, it remains of the utmost importance for citizens and […]

Fire Information Phone Number: 575-386-5077 (7 a.m. – 7 p.m.) Media Phone Number: 575-386-5108 (7 a.m. – 7 p.m.) Email: 2024.blue2@firenet.gov Acres: 7,457                                                                                                                                Start Date: May 16, 2024 Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area                              Cause: Lightning Personnel: 786                                                                                                                          Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush […]

Fire Information Phone Number: 575-386-5077; open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Media Phone Number: 575-386-5108; open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Email: 2024.blue2@firenet.gov Acres: 7,457 Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area               Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 802               Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 14%   Resources: 17 crews | 32 engines | […]

Fire crews are back on the Esquibel Prescribed Fire for their last day of ignitions. They will focus on using fire to clean-up fuels on the unit’s boundary while interior areas continue to burn. This will be the last daily operational update for the project, but crews will continue to patrol and monitor the unit […]

Fire activity increases within planned fire perimeter Daily Update – Friday, May 31, 2024 Acres: 8,733                                                                             Start Date: May 19, 2024 Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM                 Personnel: 659 Completion: 25%                                                                     Fuels: Timber Highlights: Active fire behavior within the planned fire perimeter led to a visible plume of smoke over […]

Acres:7,457 Fire Information Phone Number: 575-386-5077; open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Media Phone Number: 575-386-5108; open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Email: 2024.blue2@firenet.gov Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: 8 miles North of Ruidoso, White Mountain Wilderness Area Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 785               Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 5%   Resources: 17 crews | 31 engines […]

On Wednesday, fire crews had another successful day on the Esquibel Prescribed Fire, treating 1,200 acres. They are back this morning to continue ignitions. 5 to 10 mph winds are expected today, according to the latest National Weather Service spot forecast. Fire managers are also using a portable remote automatic weather station, as well as […]

SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM 4 AARON HULBURD – INCIDENT COMMANDER Indios Fire open house tonight in Gallina  Acres: 6,139 Start Date: May 19, 2024  Location: 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, NM Personnel: 623  Completion: 25% Fuels: Timber  Highlights: The Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 4 will host an open house […]

Fire Information Phone Number: 575-386-5077; open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.   Media Phone Number:  575-386-5108; open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Email: 2024.blue2@firenet.gov  Acres: 7,455 Start Date: May 16, 2024   Location: White Mountain Wilderness approximately 8 miles North of Ruidoso Cause: Lightning  Personnel: 699 Fuels: Timber/Grass/Brush  Containment: 0%   Resources: 13 crews | […]