State ID: NM
3 letter designator: MEA
Fire name: South Fork
Location: NW of Ruidoso, NM
Reported acres: 3,010
Rate of spread: extreme
Report on Conditions: wind driven runs with crowning, torching, and spotting
Structure threat: yes:
GO Status - Evacuate Immediately
UPPER CANYON, BRADY CANYON, PONDEROSA HEIGHTS, ALL ALPINE VILLAGE, ALL CEDAR CREEK,
APACHE SUMMIT. Highway 70 is closed from Botella Road to Highway 244.
SET Statue - Prepare To Evacuate, WEST GAVILAN, SUN VALLEY, SIERRA VISTA, VILLA MADONNA, SKI RUN ROAD, ALL WEST OF HWY 48
Evacuate to Ruidoso Convention Center: Address: 25962 US-70, Ruidoso, NM 88345
Residents and visitors who want to voluntarily evacuate can now seek shelter at Capitan High School at 519 Smokey Bear Blvd., Capitan, NM 88316. The Ruidoso Convention Center is not taking any more evacuations, and those that are there will shelter in place should the status at the Convention Center change.
Pets to Humane Society of Lincoln County: Address: 25962 US-70, Ruidoso, NM 88345
Resources:
Hazards: Highway 48 and Highway 70 closed at Apache Summit
Weather:
Radio channels:
Scanner link:
Webcam link:
Live Video: Ruidoso Convention Center Live stream
Downtown Ruidoso Live stream
Grindstone Lake Live stream
Agency Website: Ruidoso Village South Fork Fire Information Page
