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Blue Front Fire Evening Update, October 29, 2024

Start Date / Time: October 28, 2024

Cause: Unknown

Size: 270 acres

Location: 4 miles west of Alto, located in the Blue 2 wildfire footprint in the White Mountain Wilderness.

Resources: Smokey Bear Hotshot Module and Sacramento Hotshot Module, Engine 612 (Type 6), Engine 311 (Type 3), Type 1 helicopter, incoming Type 3 crews and resources

Types of vegetation in the area (aka fuels): Grass, shrubs, dead/down fuels

Containment: 0% Strategy: Full Suppression Road Closures: None Smoke: Light 

Update: High wind speeds and gusts, along with warmer temperatures resulted in fire spread through grass and dead/down fuels throughout the wildfire footprint. Aviation assets were grounded due to high winds. Crews worked on the ground to establish containment lines. 

Resources will remain on-scene through the night, with some stationed along the South Fork Trail to ensure fire remains on the north side of the mountain face.

Resources for a Type 3 organization are currently arriving on the Lincoln to support response efforts. Crews will continue to arrive this week. Air support will also be utilized as often as weather permits.

Weather: Today, unseasonably warm temperatures and high wind speeds will be a factor in fire growth. No precipitation is expected.

Evacuations: None at this time. Homes in the Bonito Lake area are in a ‘ready’ status from the Lincoln County Emergency Management. ‘Ready’ status means that residents should be prepared to evacuate. Please pay close attention to emergency announcements.  You can sign up for emergency text notifications from Lincoln County at https://www.onsolve.com/landing/sign-up-for-codered-emergency-alerts/. 

More Information:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LincolnNationalForest NM Fire Info: www.NMFireInfo.com