Join us and @americanforests.bsky.social for a Forestry Field Day in #ruidoso !

Find guidance, support and resources for beginning the reforestation process --

Aug 19, 9am - 2pm

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We held a virtual meeting about post-fire resources and assistance for the #ruidoso area and residents affected by the #southforkfire and Salt Fires.

If you couldn't make it, you can watch it here:

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A post-fire ‘nightmare’ in New Mexico: Eight floods in four weeks Ruidoso, a scenic town of nearly 8,000 in southern New Mexico, is at the mercy of an enduring, double-barreled disaster.

#Ruidoso, a scenic town of nearly 8,000 in southern #NewMexico, is at the mercy of an enduring, double-barreled disaster. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... - The Washington Post

#NMFire #NMwx #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

‘Animosity building up’: Ruidoso mayor seeks more details about South Fork Fire investigation • Source New Mexico Two weeks after a team of investigators issued a brief announcement that a lightning strike ignited the deadly South Fork Fire, calls for a fuller explanation are growing from local officials and memb...

NEW MEXICO: ‘Animosity building up’: #Ruidoso mayor seeks more details about #SouthForkFire investigation: sourcenm.com/2024/07/17/a... - Source NM

#RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – Investigators announced on Wednesday that the #SouthForkFire was started by a lightning strike. www.krqe.com/news/wildfir... - KRQE

NM Attorney General warns about fire-related price gouging and fraud • Source New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez warned that any attempts at price gouging and defrauding victims of recent wildfires would face swift legal action.

NEW MEXICO: “Attorney General Raúl Torrez warned that any attempts at price gouging and defrauding victims of recent wildfires would face swift legal action.” sourcenm.com/2024/07/01/n... - SOURCE NM

#NMFire #Ruidoso #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

Rainstorms over NM pose flood threats again in wildfire burn scars • Source New Mexico New Mexicans in the northern and southern parts of the state scorched by recent wildfires remain at risk for potentially intense flash flooding from storms Wednesday and Thursday. Numerous showers and...

“New Mexicans in the northern and southern parts of the state scorched by recent wildfires remain at risk for potentially intense flash flooding from storms Wednesday and Thursday.” sourcenm.com/briefs/rains... - Source NM

#NMFire #NMwx #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

Update: Flash Flood Watch for Lincoln County This page is being updated regularly with new information regarding the South Fork and Salt fires.

NEW MEXICO: A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for Eastern #LincolnCounty and the South Central Mountains that will remain in place from 11 a.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. on Thursday. www.rdrnews.com/news/local/u... - Roswell Daily Record

#NMFire #NMwx #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

FBI offers $10,000 reward for information about South Fork and Salt fires’ cause • Source New Mexico FBI is offering $10,000 “for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for starting the fires.”

“Federal police are seeking help from the public about the cause of a wildfire in southeastern New Mexico that has killed two, injured one and destroyed hundreds of buildings.“ sourcenm.com/2024/06/24/f... via Source NM

#NMFire #NMwx #Ruidoso #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

New Mexico Ag Secretary offers update on South Fork and Salt Wildfires

“New Mexico Ag Secretary offers update on South Fork and Salt Wildfires” www.rfdtv.com/new-mexico-a... - RFD TV

#NMFire #NMWx #Ruidoso #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

Smoke still visible, but Ruidoso fires not spreading anymore, analyst says • Source New Mexico The fires will keep burning and visible smoke will continue. But the fuels around those sources of smoke aren’t able to rapidly ignite.

RUIDOSO, N.M. - “Drivers on highways near the South Fork and Salt fires can still observe smoke, but experts say the fire is unlikely to significantly spread over the next couple of days.”
sourcenm.com/briefs/smoke... - Source NM

#NMFire #NMFire #Ruidoso #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

Photographer documents destruction of Ruidoso fires Until Monday, many evacuees could only imagine what they'd find based on the hundreds of photos and videos of the fires.

“RUIDOSO, N.M. – Until Monday, many evacuees could only imagine what they’d find based on the hundreds of photos and videos of the fires.” www.kob.com/new-mexico/p... - KOB 4

#NMFire #NMwx #Ruidoso #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

San Juan County firefighters assist with South Fork Fire Around 1,000 people are helping fight the South Fork and Salt fires near Ruidoso, including San Juan County.

Around 1,000 people are helping fight the South Fork and Salt fires near #Ruidoso. Some of those people are from #SanJuanCounty, and it’s important to have them ready to go.
www.kob.com/new-mexico/s... - KOB 4

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Search continues for missing people in Ruidoso While Monday's reopening may seem like a big step forward, Ruidoso village leaders are clear the crisis is not over yet.

NEW MEXICO: “Officials already confirmed two people were killed in these fires, but at least 29 people are still missing right now. It appears village leaders believe they may be in the exclusion zones.” www.kob.com/new-mexico/s... - KOB 4

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Some Ruidoso residents return home following wildfires Hundreds of people made their way back to Ruidoso Monday, exactly a week after the South Fork and Salt fires began.

RUIDOSO, N.M. – Hundreds of people made their way back to #Ruidoso Monday, exactly a week after the South Fork and Salt fires began.
www.kob.com/new-mexico/s... - KOB 4

#NMFire #NMwx #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

The southeastern fires are officially a federal disaster. Here’s how survivors can ask for help • Source New Mexico The president granted federal help for the disaster zone where thousands of buildings are destroyed and at least two people have died.

#MescaleroApacheTribe members and people who live in #LincolnCounty, New Mexico can now submit applications for federal disaster assistance in the wake of the South Fork and Salt fires. sourcenm.com/briefs/a-fed... via Source NM

#NMFire #NMWx #Ruidoso #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

Searching for friends and family in the South Fork or Salt fires? Find and leave messages here. • Source New Mexico As people evacuate from the South Fork and Salt fires, Source New Mexico is working with KUNM and other news outlets to help people connect with loved ones and friends.

NEW MEXICO, ICYMI: “Searching for friends and family in the South Fork or Salt fires? Find and leave messages here.” sourcenm.com/2024/06/18/a... via Source NM

#NMFire #NMwx #SaltFire #SouthForkFire cc: #Ruidoso #Roswell #Albuquerque

FBI offering reward for information about cause of Ruidoso fires EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Law enforcement officials are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the cause of the South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire, which were discovered on Mond…

Law enforcement officials are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the cause of the #SouthForkFire and the #SaltFire, which were discovered on Monday, June 17 near #Ruidoso, #NewMexico... www.ktsm.com/news/fbi-off... - KTSM

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Ruidoso and federal leaders brace for long recovery process Village leaders revealed Saturday the town will start to reopen Monday morning following improvements on fire containment.

#Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford says residents will be allowed back into the village at 8 a.m. on Monday. This is only for local, full-time residents. www.kob.com/new-mexico/r... - KOB 4

#NMFire #NMwx #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

Ruidoso and federal leaders brace for long recovery process Village leaders revealed Saturday the town will start to reopen Monday morning following improvements on fire containment.

“RUIDOSO, N.M. – Village leaders revealed Saturday the town will start to reopen Monday morning following improvements on fire containment.” www.kob.com/new-mexico/r... KOB 4

#NMFire #NMwx #Ruidoso #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

Electronic Tip Form | FBI

The #FBI is offering a #reward of up to $10K for information leading to the arrest/conviction of the individual(s) responsible for starting the #SouthForkFire & #SaltFire near #Ruidoso NM. 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.FBI.gov - FBI Albuquerque via X: x.com/fbialbuquerq...

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FBI joins investigation into cause of fires near Ruidoso RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – The cause of the South Fork and Salt Fires have not yet been identified and now the FBI is stepping in to help investigate. The FBI said its agents are assisting local, state…

“RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – The cause of the South Fork and Salt Fires have not yet been identified and now the FBI is stepping in to help investigate.” t.co/gbCagZeRDB - KRQE

#NMFire #NMwx #Ruidoso
#SaltFire #SouthForkFire

Flooding and flames: Disaster continues to hit Ruidoso-area RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – For the third day, the rains have kept the South Fork and Salt fires from significantly growing. However, Flash Flood Warnings emerged alongside the rain, further delaying th…

RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO: “For the third day, the rains have kept the South Fork and Salt fires from significantly growing.”
www.krqe.com/news/new-mex... - KRQE

#NMFire #NMwx #Ruidoso #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

South Fork, Salt fires add to a long history of fires near Ruidoso RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – As crews battle the South Fork and Salt fires near Ruidoso, New Mexico, long-time residents know this isn’t the first time the community has been impacted. So…

As crews battle the South Fork and Salt fires near #Ruidoso, New Mexico, long-time residents know this isn’t the first time the community has been impacted.
www.krqe.com/news/wildfir... - KRQE

#NMFire #NMwx #SaltFire #SouthForkFire

Ruidoso fires reach 24K acres, utilities remain down EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire, burning near Ruidoso, New Mexico, continue to grow and together are estimated to be over 24,000 acres as of Friday morning, June 21, a…

NEW MEXICO: The #SouthForkFire is estimated at 16,349 acres with 0 containment. The #SaltFire is estimated at 7,652 acres with 0 containment, according to the Forestry Division. www.ktsm.com/news/ruidoso... - KTSM

#NMFire #NMwx #Ruidoso

Flash Flood Warning issued for 3 burn scars, areas near Ruidoso Highway 380, between mile markers 91 and 107, could flood as well.

#RUIDOSODOWNS, N.M. (KRQE) – The burn scars from multiple fires are under a Flash Flood Warning issued by the National Weather Service. It’ll be in effect until 5:30 p.m. Friday. www.yahoo.com/news/flash-f... - Yahoo News via KRQE

#NMFire #NMWx #Blue2Fire #McBrideFire #Ruidoso #SouthForkFire

Hay and Pasture Contacts

NEW MEXICO: “Wildfires can leave producers without summer pasture and result in major loss of hay inventories.” nmdeptag.nmsu.edu/hay-and-past... - NMDA

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#NMFire #SouthForkFire #Ruidoso #NMWx

Dispatch records show a cluster of fires reported in a small area between June 16-18 including two that became the #SaltFire and #SouthForkFire

A @source_nm review shows no lightning strikes in the area for over a week before then.

More here: buff.ly/3RGDdKf #nmfire