LINCOLN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Crews in the Smokey Bear Ranger District are currently monitoring two lightning-caused wildfire starts in the White Mountain Wilderness Area in the Lincoln National Forest.
The Blue Fires are .5 acres in size. Smoke may be visible from Ruidoso, Capitan, and highways
in the area.
“Currently, our overall strategy for these fires is to allow the low-to-moderate intensity of spread play its natural role on these wilderness landscapes,” said Lincoln National Forest spokesperson Amanda Fry.
Fuels in the area are primarily dead and down/dead standing trees that are located in an existing burn scar.
Start Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
Location: White Mountain Wilderness in the Smokey Bear Ranger District, Lincoln National Forest.
Size: .5 acres
Contained: 0%
Structures Burned: N/A
Cause of Fires: Lightning
Evacuations: N/A
Vegetation: Dead and down/dead standing trees
Response: Lincoln National Forest
