RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Full-time residents of Ruidoso will be allowed to return to their village Monday morning as federal authorities seek to prosecute whoever started a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures. The FBI said it is offering a reward of up to […]
A reward has been offered for information about those responsible for starting two wildfires in New Mexico which killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the past week. The FBI has offered up to 10,000 US dollars (£7,900) for information in connection with the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire in the south […]
People fleeing the fires in Ruidoso, took their pets. (Danielle Prokop / Source NM) New Mexicans that evacuated the South Fork and Salt fires will be allowed to return to their homes in Ruidoso Village starting on Monday at 8 a.m. The announcement made Saturday morning is exclusive to full time and local residents only. […]
The two fires burning in Lincoln and Otero counties and on Mescalero Apache Tribal lands had burned an estimated 23,406 acres, according to the New Mexico wildfire dashboard June 22. Among the damage created by the fire was the loss of over 1,400 structures in the region. The largest toll was the death of two […]
ATHENS (Reuters) – A man died on Friday as several forest fires fanned by gale-force winds battered Greece’s southern tip and forced evacuations, the fire brigade said. The 55-year-old man was injured in a blaze in the region of Ilia on the Peloponnese peninsula and died at a hospital, said a fire service official. Some […]
Jun. 21—President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration, unlocking federal assistance for New Mexicans responding to devastating wildfires this week in Ruidoso. Also Friday, fire management officials reported “minimal fire behavior” at the South Fork and Salt fires due to heavy rain and hail on Wednesday and “persistent high humidity into Thursday.” The […]
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) —Ruidoso’s Assistant Fire Chief Ross Coleman, a former San Angelo fire marshal, has been at the forefront of the efforts with minimal rest. “The north side of the town looks like a different place. The trees are gone, and landmark hotels have been lost. It’s very depressing and has […]
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – As fire crews continue to fight the flames, others are working to provide for the Ruidoso community now and are planning how they can help when the fire is out. Wildfire Resources The Red Cross is managing the humanitarian effort caring for those who been displaced. They aren’t just looking at what they […]
(Reuters) -Two people have died in wildfires in southern New Mexico that have burned around 500 homes and triggered the evacuation of about 8,000 residents from the mountain resort community of Ruidoso. The unidentified skeletal remains of a person were found in the driver’s seat of a burned out car, New Mexico State Police reported […]
A second death was reported Wednesday in a pair of wildfires in New Mexico that have forced the evacuations of thousands of people in and around the town of Ruidoso and destroyed around 1,400 structures. Both bodies were found Tuesday, a day after the fires broke out and spread quickly, New Mexico State Police spokesperson […]
California’s fire season began this week with a ferocious start in some Northern California counties as crews contend with dry, windy conditions causing favorable fire conditions ahead of a punishing temperatures scheduled to smother the state this weekend. The largest conflagration in Northern California — which is poised to grow larger than a LA County […]
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – At least one person died due to the wildfires in New Mexico which have also led to the evacuation of thousands of people and damaged hundreds of structures, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham‘s office said on Wednesday. “We don’t have any additional details,” a spokesperson of the governor’s office told media. […]