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![Two wildland fire fighters clear debris along a steep mountainside.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-05/SmokeyBearHotshotsSecuringLineInDivF_PIOMikeMcMillan.jpeg?VersionId=gpt.HydCV65gag7vJULY1zHFLmPnfLC_&itok=sNaO8PId)
Smokey Bear Hotshots in Div F securing control lines and falling hazard trees on the Blue 2 Fire on May 29th, 2024. USDA Forest Service photo courtesy of PIOC Mike McMillan.
![A hand hold a beetle larva that is nearly as long as a finger.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-05/PineBeetleinDivF_PIOMikeMcMillan.jpeg?VersionId=dQ6XgClRX979uCQZ3Vlbgr9CRbL3UHKq&itok=Tdef9Nba)
A pine beetle larva found in the debris of the Blue 2 Fire. USDA Forest Service Photo courtesy of PIO Mike McMillan.
Wyoming Interagency Hotshots removed debris to clear line in Division A of the Blue 2 Fire on May 27th, 2024. USDA Forest Service Photo courtesy of PIOC Mike McMillan.
![Ground fuels burning near a tree](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-05/IMG_5728.jpg?VersionId=520jBW1RU20TUcVg1yc1wBTbeYsUr1IC&itok=g7P1XPC8)
Ground fuels burning in Div A of the Blue 2 Fire. USDA Forest Service photo courtesy of PIOC Mike McMillan.
![A firefighter using a drip torch to remove fuels](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-05/IMG_5717.jpg?VersionId=P3RAIXcQbgW5LgKDWI0mI2jFpdT2rWYz&itok=BBSBRfs6)
Mormon Lake Hotshot infighting ground fuels with a drip torch to strengthen control lines on Div A of the Blue 2 Fire. USDA Forest Service photo courtesy of PIOC Mike McMillan.
![Fire bringing through ground debris](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-05/IMG_5740.jpg?VersionId=S5wzzctr9453Wzu8gR6eMahqEiKukigb&itok=u6DQpnit)
Ground fuels burning in Div A of the Blue 2 Fire. USDA Forest Service photo courtesy of PIOC Mike McMillan.
Aviation resources performed water drops using helicopters in Div A of the Blue 2 Fire on May 27th, 2024. USDA Forest Service Photo courtesy of PIOC Mike McMillan.
![Mormon Lake Hotshot infighting ground fuels with a drip torch](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-05/IMG_5721.jpg?VersionId=TEL_i0SKh1W_SG8rU1fu3rg66LuthG3U&itok=wxNpZYgc)
Mormon Lake Hotshot infighting ground fuels with a drip torch to strengthen control lines on Div A of the Blue 2 Fire. USDA Forest Service photo courtesy of PIOC Mike McMillan.
![A road surrounded by trees with fire fighters walking in between them is shrouded in smoke.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-05/Photos_20240526_DivA_FieldOps_KManthei_000227.jpg?VersionId=m7p7KszjqQ0f6CZS1ATLmXXmSHSEHKqp&itok=TfzqFNdD)
Crews removed fuels along a road in Div A of the Blue 2 Fire on May 26th, 2024. USDA Forest Service Photo courtesty of Koreena Manthei
![A picture of the Blue 2 Fire from the air. The fire is approximately 48 acres and is burning within the White Mountain Wilderness in an area previously burned by the Little Bear fire in 2012. This area has mostly dead and down fuels in steep and rugged terrain with numerous snags in the area.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-05/Picture1_0.jpg?VersionId=23bCFCqj4C9QiRPP1LUtB2PR0b3KRe8k&itok=RHQqcDib)
The Blue 2 Fire remains at approximately 48 acres and is burning within the White Mountain Wilderness in an area previously burned by the Little Bear fire in 2012. This area has mostly dead and down fuels in steep and rugged terrain with numerous snags in the area.
![White smoke above the canyon at Southfork trailhead on Lincoln National Forest. Trailhead sign displayed in the center foreground. Lots of Snags and rocky outcrops in the background.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-05/Smoke_SouthFork_20240523.jpeg?VersionId=JfwSFLuCrL7Sh4rpgLnzQ_XB3wdY8Axe&itok=qDHPDnSo)
Increased smoke and falling ash are currently visible due to wind conditions. We appreciate your concern and support and will keep you updated with the latest developments.
![Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, May 21, at 2:00 p.m.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-05/444192426_122102368208325873_5466449422869722889_n.jpg?VersionId=mn3iiAdyUfDUTs3UGxWGVnW1h9MDuEz0&itok=htoyQe4a)
We will be hosting a Town Hall meeting Tuesday, May 21, at 2:00 p.m., to discuss the #Blue2Fire
Ruidosos Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Dr, Ruidosos, NM