2024 New Mexico wildfires
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2024 New Mexico wildfires | |
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Impacts | |
Structures destroyed | 900+ damaged or destroyed |
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← 2023 |
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.
List of wildfires
The 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 | Fire caused by lightning on Lincoln National Forest. | [1][2] | |
Indios | Rio Arriba | 11,500 | May 19 | Fire caused by lightning on Santa Fe National Forest and managed for ecological benefit. | [3][4] | |
Antone | Catron | 12,455 | June 7 | Fire caused by lightning on Gila National Forest and managed for ecological benefit, | [5][6] | |
Encerrita | Cibola | 1,541 | June 15 | Fire was caused by lightning on El Malpais National Monument territory. | [7][8] | |
South Fork | Otero & Lincoln | 16,335 | June 17 | A mandatory evacuation order was issued for all of Ruidoso. Approximately 500 structures were impacted, and two fatalities were reported. | [9][10] | |
Salt | Otero | 7,071 | June 17 | 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. | [11] |
See also
- 2024 Arizona wildfires
- 2024 Colorado wildfires
- 2024 California wildfires
- 2024 Texas wildfires
- 2024 Utah wildfires
References
- ^ "Blue 2 Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Barrios, Luisa (June 2, 2024). "Blue 2 Fire near Ruidoso now 54% contained". KTSM.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Encerrita Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Encerrita Fire Update, June 18". NM Fire Info. June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "South Fork Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Two deaths reported in South Fork Fire, New Mexico State Police say". KAMC. June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Salt Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved June 18, 2024.