The 2024 New Mexico wildfire season is an ongoing series of notable wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of New Mexico.
2024 New Mexico wildfires | |
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Impacts | |
Deaths | 2 |
Structures destroyed | 900+ damaged or destroyed |
Season | |
โ 2023 |
List of wildfires
editThe following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.
Name | County | Acres | Start date | Containment date | Notes | Ref |
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Blue 2 | Lincoln | 7,532 | May 17 | 92% contained |
Fire caused by lightning on Lincoln National Forest. | [1][2] |
Indios | Rio Arriba | 11,500 | May 19 | 90% contained |
Fire caused by lightning on Santa Fe National Forest and managed for ecological benefit. | [3][4] |
Antone | Catron | 12,455 | June 7 | 91% contained |
Fire caused by lightning on Gila National Forest and managed for ecological benefit. | [5][6] |
Encerrita | Cibola | 2,496 | June 15 | Fire was caused by lightning on El Malpais National Monument. | [7][8] | |
South Fork | Otero & Lincoln | 17,569 | June 17 | 89% contained |
A mandatory evacuation order was issued for all of Ruidoso. Approximately 1,400 structures were lost, and two fatalities were reported. | [9][10][11] |
Fisher | Socorro | 2,500 | July 4 | 1% contained |
Fire caused by lightning on the Cibola National Forest and managed for ecological benefit. | [12][13][14] |
Ridge | Catron | 1,235 | July 2 | 0% contained |
Fire caused by lightning on the Gila National Forest. | [15] |
Paramount | Sierra | 1,335 | July 12 | 35% contained |
Fire caused by lightning on the Gila National Forest. | [16] |
Salt | Otero | 7,939 | June 17 | 99% contained |
Evacuations were prompted in the Mescalero Apache Reservation, and for the village of Ruidoso Downs on 18 June 2024. Over 400 structures were damaged or destroyed. | [17] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Blue 2 Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Barrios, Luisa (June 2, 2024). "Blue 2 Fire near Ruidoso now 54% contained". KTSM.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Indios Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Logan, J.R. (June 5, 2024). "To manage, not suppress". Taos News. pp. C1. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Antonne Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Lightning-caused Antone fire on Quemado Ranger District". Gila National Forest. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Encerrita Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Encerrita Fire Update, June 18". NM Fire Info. June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "South Fork Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Two deaths reported in South Fork Fire, New Mexico State Police say". KAMC. June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "South Fork Fire, Salt Fire Evening Update 6/18/24". New Mexico Fire Information. June 19, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Fisher Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "Fisher Fire burns 7K acres in Magdalena Ranger District". KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Patricia E. (July 5, 2024). "Fisher Fire โ July 5 Update". Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pecotte, Maribeth (July 13, 2024). "Gila National Forest responding to Paramount Fire โ Lightning caused fire in Indian Peaks planning area to be managed for resource outcomes". New Mexico Fire Information. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Brisbine, Janelle (July 6, 2024). "Two fires burning in Gila National Forest". KOAT. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "Salt Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 1, 2024.