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Daily Update: May 28, 2024

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.

Acres: 7,178                                                                            

Start Date: May 16, 2024

Location: White Mountain Wilderness approximately 8 miles North of Ruidoso           

Personnel: 533                                                                         

Cause: Lightning

Containment: 0%                                                                                  

Fuels: Timber (litter and understory)

Resources: 10 crews | 32 engines | 6 helicopters | 6 bulldozers | 5 Water Tenders

Highlights: Firefighters continue to use direct tactics to build fire line along the fire’s edge using hand tools and bulldozers while ensuring safety for all crews. Air resources are dropping water and retardant along the fire lines for reinforcement purposes and to cool down the most active parts of the fire. A feller buncher is being used in the Ski Run Road area to remove debris and allow crews to gain access for suppression efforts. Firefighters continue to place sprinklers and hoses around houses for structure protection.

Fire Activity: The fire is producing more smoke and continues to be active, even during the nighttime, because of hot temperatures and dry conditions. 

Weather: Although there are less winds, it is very dry with little chance of rain and hot temperatures.

Closures: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/lincoln/alerts-notices

Evacuations: For the latest information: https://www.lincolncountynm.gov/news_detail_T2_R25.php

For Ready, Set, Go Status definitions, please visit: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/fire-prevention-programs/ready-set-go-new-mexico/

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For the past 3 weeks, the reservation has had a few fires start. BIA Fire Management is aware and monitoring the situation. If you see something suspicious or peculiar, call Mescalero BIA Dispatch at 575-464-4479 immediately.

Report your anonymous tip to either numbers provided below for information on possible arrest or conviction due to arson. SOMEONE KNOWS.

BIA/OJS is not responsible for the monetary award.

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ALAMOGORDO, N.M, May 22, 2023 – Effective Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the Lincoln National Forest has issued a closure order for several trails within the White Mountain Wilderness Area on the Smokey Bear Ranger District.
The restricted areas are National Forest System lands, roads, and trails within and around the White Mountain Wilderness.
The western boundary of the restricted area is located at the junction of National Forest Service Road (NFSR) 107 and Big Bonito trail #36, to the junction of Aspen Trail # 35 35 to the junction of Crest Trail #25.
The Southern boundary is at the junction of Aspen Trail # 35 and the Crest Trail #25 along the crest trail to the junction the junction of Rodamaker Trail # 20.
The eastern boundary is the junction of the crest trail and Rodamaker Trail # 20 along the Rodamaker Trail # 20 to the junction of NFSR 107.
The northern boundary is the junction of Rodamaker Trail # 20 along NFSR 107 to the Big Bonito trail #36.
The purpose of this order is to protect the safety of firefighter personnel and the public as firefighters engage in suppression tactics on the Blue 2 wildfire.
Announcements will be made when the trails reopen. For updates on the Blue 2 wildfire, please follow the incident on social media or on Inciweb:
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/Blue2Fire
Inciweb Link: www.inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/nmlnf-blue-2-fire

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Burns part of overall forest management strategy for Lincoln National Forest

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico, May 10, 2024 – The Lincoln National Forest will be conducting prescribed burns on the Sacramento Ranger District between May 13-18, 2024.Crews will continue to focus on 350 acres within the 16 Springs Project Area. There will be continued monitoring of the area after operations cease. Signs will be set up alerting the public to the project area.
Exact ignition dates are subject to weather and ground conditions, and can vary or be cancelled on short notice. Updates will be provided on the Lincoln National Forest’s Inciweb Prescribed Burn Page, and the New Mexico Fire Info website.
The 16 Springs Project Area is a long-term forest management project area in the Sacramento Ranger District. The project is centered on vegetation reduction measures for the land, including prescribed burns, fuel mastication, and timber removal for long-term forest health and large-scale wildfire risk mitigation in the area.
During and after operations, smoke may be visible in the 16 Springs area, Mayhill, Cloudcroft, and Hope. Following completion, crews will continue to monitor for hot spots, as well as regrowth and forest health in the project areas.
Exact ignition dates and scope of work depend upon agency administrator approval and conditions within the ranges outlined in Lincoln National Forest’s prescribed fire plan. These plans can be postponed on short notice due to developing conditions at the burn site.
The Lincoln National Forest’s land management strategy is centered on long-term forest health, including reducing forest fuels and using prescribed fire on the landscape.
For more updates and information, please visit the Lincoln National Forest website at www.fs.usda.gov/lincoln, or follow us on X: @LincolnUSForest.

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ONLY FOR THOSE HAVING FEAST IN JUNE 2024

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024

5:30PM – WEST CONFERENCE ROOM

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Do you have a green thumb? We thought so!

DRMP is going to set up in the parking lot near the museum on May 17th to give away TREES from the Greenhouse. They want to give away as many of the trees as possible. There’s definitely a lot to around to everyone interested, DRMP has about 15,000 trees.

They are approximately 18-24 inches high. They only ask to NOT plant them under powerlines or right next to homes.

This is for EVERYONE, tribal and non-tribal. They will have a trailer with the trees set up from 9AM until 3PM. Please call their offices at 575-464-4711 for more info. Happy Gardening!

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