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Blue 2 Fire

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Unit Information

Lincoln National Forest 
3463 Las Palomas 
Alamogordo, 
New Mexico 
88310 
Lincoln National Forest 
3463 Las Palomas 
Alamogordo, 
New Mexico 
88310 

Incident Contacts

  • Incident Information
    Email:
    2024.blue2@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    (575) 270-2726
    Hours:
    8am - 4pm Monday-Friday

Photographs Gallery

Firefighters clearing brush with chippers on the Blue 2 Fire
Firefighters using chippers to clear branches and maintain the fire break
Firefighters using chippers to clear branches and maintain the fire break
Firefighters clearing brush with chippers on the Blue 2 Fire

Firefighters using chippers to clear branches and maintain the fire break 

Heavy Equipment being utilized for clearing burnable materials near roadways
Masticator equipment and trucks in the background
Masticator equipment and trucks in the background
Heavy Equipment being utilized for clearing burnable materials near roadways
Sunrise over the Blue 2 Fire camp
Sunrise over the mountain view with fire supplies arranged in front
Sunrise over the mountain view with fire supplies arranged in front
Sunrise over the Blue 2 Fire camp
Firefighters utilize drones to be able to find heat sources inside the fire perimeter on June 1,2024
Drone launched to conduct Infrared flights to help find hot spots in the fire area of the Blue 2 Fire.
Drone launched to conduct Infrared flights to help find hot spots in the fire area of the Blue 2 Fire.
Firefighters utilize drones to be able to find heat sources inside the fire perimeter on June 1,2024

Photo credit: Mike McMillan_USFS PIO 

Structure protection set up around Eagle Creek Summer Homes
Hoelays and pumps being set up and tested for structure protecton near Eagle Creek Summer Homes
Hoelays and pumps being set up and tested for structure protecton near Eagle Creek Summer Homes
Structure protection set up around Eagle Creek Summer Homes
Infrared drone launching on the Blue 2 Fire for a scouting mission on June 1,2024
Drone lifting off the ground with firefighters controlling it in the background
Drone lifting off the ground with firefighters controlling it in the background
Infrared drone launching on the Blue 2 Fire for a scouting mission on June 1,2024

PC: Mike McMillan/USFS PIO

Firefighters working around Eagle Creek Summer Homes
Summer homes in Eagle Creek showing hoses and pumps set up as structure protection.
Summer homes in Eagle Creek showing hoses and pumps set up as structure protection.
Firefighters working around Eagle Creek Summer Homes
Firefighters searching for hotspots inside the fire perimeter on May 29
View from the ridge of Firefighters searching for hotspots inside the fire perimeter of the BLue 2 Fire
View from the ridge of Firefighters searching for hotspots inside the fire perimeter of the BLue 2 Fire
Firefighters searching for hotspots inside the fire perimeter on May 29
Phoenix Wildland Engine Crew tests pumps that are in the Eagle Creek area
Firefighter bending down to work on pump for structure protection set up.
Firefighter bending down to work on pump for structure protection set up.
Phoenix Wildland Engine Crew tests pumps that are in the Eagle Creek area
Smoke from the Blue 2 Fire near Angus New Mexico 05-28-2024
Houses and a school bus stop sign in the foreground are shadowed by smoke coming over a mountain range
Houses and a school bus stop sign in the foreground are shadowed by smoke coming over a mountain range
Smoke from the Blue 2 Fire near Angus New Mexico 05-28-2024

Smoke from the Blue 2 Fire is visible from the village of Angus, New Mexico on May 28th, 2024. USDA Forest Service Photo courtesy of PIO Daniel Patterson

Smokey Bear Hotshots Falling Hazard Trees on the Blue 2 Fire
Three wildland fire fighters use a chainsaw to cut down a tree that is burnt halfway through.
Three wildland fire fighters use a chainsaw to cut down a tree that is burnt halfway through.
Smokey Bear Hotshots Falling Hazard Trees on the Blue 2 Fire

Smokey Bear Hotshots in Div F securing control lines and falling hazard trees on the Blue 2 Fire. USDA Forest Service Photo courtesty of PIOC Mike McMillan

Smoke rising from the northeast side of the Blue 2 Fire
Smoke rises from between two mountain ridges.
Smoke rises from between two mountain ridges.
Smoke rising from the northeast side of the Blue 2 Fire

Smoke coming from the northeast side of the Blue 2 Fire on 05-28-2024. Photo courtesy of PIO Daniel Patterson.  

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