NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – At least two fires are burning on the Mescalero Apache Reservation near Ruidoso, New Mexico. One fire is burning near Gaines Well, south of Ruidoso. No other information has been released about the other fire mentioned in the Mescalero Apache Tribe’s Facebook post.
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Due to the latest fires, the Mescalero Apache Tribe has issued evacuation orders for residents east of Botella Road and Apache Summit.
Residents at Chatto Ridge are on “ready” status.
The tribe’s evacuation center for Reservation residents is at the Community Center Gymnasium.
Start Date: June 17, 2024
Location: Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation
Fire Size: N/A
Contained: N/A
Structures Burned: N/A
Cause of Fires: N/A
Evacuations: Residents east of Botella Road and Apache Summit.
Area Closures: Highway 70 is closed from Botella Road to Highway 244.
Vegetation: N/A
Response: N/A
Information about the South Fork Fire, which is nearby, can be found here. The Tribe is also receiving reports of multiple additional fires on the Reservation
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information comes in.
