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McBride 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

  • Emergency Operations Center
    Phone:
    575-258-6900
    Hours:
    Mon-Sun 8a-8p
  • Media Line
    Phone:
    505-681-2837
    Hours:
    Mon-Sun 8a-8p

Photographs Gallery

Lost River Type 2 Initial Attack Hand Crew
Multiple firefighters digging in the dirt to expose buried heat source and spray water from fire hose
Multiple firefighters digging in the dirt to expose buried heat source and spray water from fire hose
Lost River Type 2 Initial Attack Hand Crew

Lost River Type 2 Initial Attack Hand Crew on the Northeast Flank of the McBride Fire.

Lost River Type 2 Initial Attack Hand Crew
7 firefighters wearing green pants, yellow shirts, blue hardhats, wearing fire packs and holding fire tools in burned fire area.
7 firefighters wearing green pants, yellow shirts, blue hardhats, wearing fire packs and holding fire tools in burned fire area.
Lost River Type 2 Initial Attack Hand Crew

Lost River Type 2 Initial Attack Hand Crew on the Northeast Flank of the McBride Fire.

Lost River Type 2 Initial Attack Hand Crew
Firefighter with blue helmet, yellow shirt, and green pants down in sunken burned stump hole to dig and expose buried heat.
Firefighter with blue helmet, yellow shirt, and green pants down in sunken burned stump hole to dig and expose buried heat.
Lost River Type 2 Initial Attack Hand Crew

Lost River Type 2 Initial Attack Hand Crew on the Northeast Flank of the McBride Fire.

Firefighter cutting down a burning tree
Firefighter cutting down a burning tree on the McBride Fire
Firefighter cutting down a burning tree on the McBride Fire
Firefighter cutting down a burning tree

Firefighter cutting down a burning tree on the McBride Fire

Engine crew chasing a hotspot
Engine crew chasing a hotspot on the McBride Fire
Engine crew chasing a hotspot on the McBride Fire
Engine crew chasing a hotspot

Engine crew chasing a hotspot on the McBride Fire

Sacramento Hotshots conduct firing operations
Sacramento Hotshots conduct firing operations on the McBride Fire April 13, 2022
Sacramento Hotshots conduct firing operations on the McBride Fire April 13, 2022
Sacramento Hotshots conduct firing operations

Sacramento Hotshots conduct firing operations on the McBride Fire April 13, 2022

A large airtanker drops retardant
A large airtanker drops retardant on the McBride Fire above Ruidoso, NM, April 14, 2022
A large airtanker drops retardant on the McBride Fire above Ruidoso, NM, April 14, 2022
A large airtanker drops retardant

A large airtanker drops retardant on the McBride Fire above Ruidoso, NM, April 14, 2022

Fire engine on the McBride Fire April 14, 2022
Fire engine on the McBride Fire April 14, 2022
Fire engine on the McBride Fire April 14, 2022
Fire engine on the McBride Fire April 14, 2022

Fire engine on the McBride Fire April 14, 2022

Firefighter constructing fireline, McBride Fire
Firefighter constructing fireline on the McBride Fire
Firefighter constructing fireline on the McBride Fire
Firefighter constructing fireline, McBride Fire

Firefighter constructing fireline on the McBride Fire

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