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#1 Report: Over 1,000 Properties Affected by New Mexico Wildfires to Cost $370M

Jun 27 2024 // More than 1,000 residential properties in New Mexico may have been damaged or destroyed by wildfires in New Mexico, according to property data firm CoreLogic. “Multiple, active wildfires in south-central New Mexico...

#2 Lightning Strike Started New Mexico Wildfire That Damaged 1,400 Structures

Jul 8 2024 // A lightning strike caused the larger of two wildfires that has killed at least two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures in New Mexico, authorities said. The South Fork Fire was first reported June 17...

#3 Containment Grows on New Mexico Wildfires, as Rains and Cooler Weather Help

Jun 24 2024 // Containment has grown on a pair of New Mexico wildfires that destroyed thousands of structures and forced the evacuation of more than 8,000 people. The Salt and South Fork fires have burned more than 25,000 acres. The...

#4 Review of Prescribed Fires Following Record New Mexico Blaze Finds Gaps

Jul 9 2024 // Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history, independent investigators say there are gaps that need to be addressed if...