Acres: 6,185
Cause: Under investigation
Containment: 0%
Start Date: April 12, 2022
Location: Gavilan Canyon within the Village of Ruidoso
Fuels: Timber, brush, dry grasses
Structures burned: 207 primary structures, multiple outbuildings

Fatalities: 2
 

Highlights: Today, the fire was active within the fire’s perimeter near Ruidoso Middle School.  Unburned pockets of ponderosa pine were ignited, putting up lots of black smoke. Crews and helicopters worked together to keep the fire within control lines.  A Virtual Public Meeting will be held Saturday at 6pm on Facebook. Questions can be submitted in advance by email or through Facebook messaging

Operations: Firefighters focused on the priority of seeking out and mopping up hotspots to remove potential threats to homes along the Gavilan corridor and other areas with values at risk, such as the Homestead Loop further north. Dozers and ground crews continued to work on the northern edge in the rugged, tough country in the Eagle Creek area. On the east side where the fire is burning in old fire scars, crews are scouting for potential control lines, such as old two track roads that dozers can clean up.

Evacuations: The following evacuations have been lifted for Moon Mountain Area: High Loop, Lupin, Starlight, Old Lincoln, Nogal Place etc. East of Hull: McBride, Snowcap, Timberline, Fawn Ridge etc.

Evacuations remain in place for the following: Gavilan Canyon: From Highway 70 to Lower Eagle Creek; Homestead Acres/Lower Eagle Creek; Rancho Ruidoso Valley Estates, Deer Valley, Deer Park, and Alto East of Flute Player. The Ruidoso Convention Center is open to evacuees. 

Safety: More evacuations are possible.  Please stay out of the fire area to allow crews safe access the fire. Parts of the Village remain without electricity and gas. PNM, Otero Electric and Zia Natural Gas are working to restore power. Please watch for animals that have been released or escaped. Prepare yourself and your family with a go-bag. Visit ready.gov for more information on evacuation preparation. 

Restrictions/Closures: Closures are in place at Gavilan Canyon from Meander to Highway 48 and Warrior Drive from Hull to Gavilan Canyon. Hull Road remains open but roads east of Hull from Warrior to Lower Eagle Creek like Snowcap, McBride, Timberline etc. remain closed. Road closures are being adjusted based on fire activity.

A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place: Wildfires are a NO Drone Zone. Flying recreational and media drones within a TFR is illegal and endangers aircraft working on the fire. Drones found in the fire area will result in fire aviation operations being suspended until the area is cleared. If you see drones in the fire area, please report it immediately to law enforcement and the Incident Management Team. If You Fly, We Can’t!

Weather:  Tonight – Mostly clear, temperatures 44-46, humidity 12-16%. West winds 6-15 mph, gusts to 28 mph.

Smoke: Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory problems or heart disease are encouraged to take precautionary measures. 

Fire Information: Public Phone Line 505-356-2636 and Media Phone Line 505-445-8278 

Phone Lines open 8am-8pm           

InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8062/

NM Fire Information: https://nmfireinfo.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NogalCanyonFire2022

Email: 2022.mcbride@firenet.gov 
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A Public Meeting will be held on Facebook Saturday evening at 6:00 PM

McBride Fire Facebook Page


Highlights: Yesterday weather permitted a lot of active coordination between four helicopters with water drops and ground crews on the McBride Fire. This coordination enabled firefighting operations to focus on extinguishing specific areas of heat. Exhausted local crews who worked on the first days of initial attack were released and replaced with new crews working under the Southwest Area Type 1 Incident Management Team 2 which took command of the fire yesterday morning.

Operations: Today firefighters will continue efforts to extinguish and mop up hotspots on the southwest section of the fire. Crews have been working to ensure that the area will be safe for utility restoration and to ensure residents can return as soon as possible. Dozers and ground crews will continue to work on scouting and constructing line along the rugged north/northeast edge of the fire.  Hotshot crews will focus on the east and southeast sides of the fire to construct and secure lines to keep the fire from making runs back towards the Village.  Fire activity is expected to increase today due to warmer weather and gusty winds.

Evacuations: Moon Mountain Area: High Loop, Lupin, Starlight etc.; Gavilan Canyon: From Highway 70 to Lower Eagle Creek; East of Hull: McBride, Snowcap, Timberline, Fawn Ridge etc. Homestead Acres/Lower Eagle Creek; Rancho Ruidoso Valley Estates, Deer Valley, Deer Park, and Alto East of Flute Player.

The Ruidoso Convention Center is open to evacuees. Safety: More evacuations are possible.  Please stay out of the fire area to allow crews safe access the fire. Parts of the Village remain without electricity and gas. PNM, Otero Electric and Zia Natural Gas are working to restore power. Trees and power lines remain down in much of the Village. Please watch for animals that have been released or escaped. Prepare yourself and your family with a go-bag. Visit ready.gov for more information on evacuation preparation.   

Weather:  Clear, temperatures upper 60s, humidity 7%, winds sustained 5-15 mph gusts to 35 mph.

Restrictions/Closures: Closures are in place at Gavilan Canyon from Meander to Highway 48 and Warrior Drive from Hull to Gavilan Canyon. Hull Road remains open but roads east of Hull from Warrior to Lower Eagle Creek like Snowcap, McBride, Timberline etc. remain closed. Road closures are being adjusted based on fire activity.  

Smoke: Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory problems or heart disease are encouraged to take precautionary measures.

InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8061/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McBrideFire2022/

NM Fire Information: https://nmfireinfo.com/

Email: 2022.mcbride@firenet.gov

 

 Acres: 5,736 acres
 Cause: Under investigation
 Containment: 0%
 Start Date: April 12,2022
 Location: Gavilan Canyon within the Village of Ruidoso 
 Fuels: Timber, brush, dry grasses
 Structures burned: 207 primary structures, multiple outbuildings 
 Fatalities: 2           

Highlights: Yesterday firefighters continued to focus on structural point protection in the multiple subdivisions affected by the fire. Crews also worked to build handline and dozer   lines to keep the fire from spreading to Paradise Canyon and Meander. Seven air tankers and two helicopters assisted with slurry and water drops to slow fire progression. Heavy   winds in the afternoon caused a spot fire to cross Gavilan Road which forced additional evacuations in Gavilan Canyon. The Southwest Area Type 1 Team 2 assumed management of   the fire at 6 a.m. this morning.

 

Operations:  Today, engine crews working in the southwest area of the fire near the point of origin will focus on suppressing hotspots to prevent further damage to private property. Along the northwest edge of the fire crews will go direct, constructing handline to prevent fire spread to additional homes in the area. On the east side of Gavilan Canyon, in addition to structural protection, a hot shot crew will work to suppress fire and control fire progression. Crews and dozers will focus on constructing line along open edges of the fire to prevent fire from spreading south of Gavilan and keep it from progressing to Paradise Canyon. The fire continues to spread to the northeast and fire activity is expected to increase this afternoon due to increasingly gusty winds. The fire is currently moving down Eagle Ridge, behind Kokopelli and Outlaw. Elk Valley, south of the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport is northeast of the fire.
 

Evacuations: Moon Mountain Area: High Loop, Lupin, Starlight etc.; Gavilan Canyon: From Highway 70 to Lower Eagle Creek; East of Hull: McBride, Snowcap, Timberline, Fawn Ridge etc. Homestead Acres/Lower Eagle Creek; Rancho Ruidoso Valley Estates, Deer Valley, Deer Park, and Alto East of Flute Player. The Ruidoso Convention Center is open to evacuees. 

Safety: More evacuations are possible.  Please stay out of the fire area to allow crews safe access the fire. Parts of the Village remain without electricity and gas. PNM, Otero Electric and Zia Natural Gas are working to restore power. Trees and power lines remain down in much of the Village. Please watch for animals that have been released or escaped. Prepare yourself and your family with a go-bag. Visit ready.gov for more information on evacuation preparation. 

Weather:  Sunny/clear, temperatures in mid-60s, humidity 5-6%. West-southwest winds 6 to 16 mph with gusts to 30 mph in afternoon. Tonight clear, temperatures mid-40s, humidity 18-22%, winds West 12-15mph gusts to 30 mph.

Restrictions/Closures: Closures are in place at Gavilan Canyon from Meander to Highway 48 and Warrior Drive from Hull to Gavilan Canyon. Hull Road remains open but roads east of Hull from Warrior to Lower Eagle Creek like Snowcap, McBride, Timberline etc. remain closed. Road closures are being adjusted based on fire activity.  

Smoke: Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory problems or heart disease are encouraged to take precautionary measures.

Fire Information: Public 505-356-2636   Media 505-445-8278 

InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8061/

Facebook: McBride Fire 2022 

Location:  Village of Ruidoso
Cause: Under investigation
Percent containment: 0%
Start date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Size: 5,381 acres

Vegetation: Grass, brush, Timber

Resources: Village, County, State, Federal 

Fire activity: On Wednesday afternoon the fire jumped Gavilan Canyon Road leading to the evacuation of all of Gavilan Canyon East behind the McDonald’s Restaurant. The McBride fire broke out on Tuesday, April 12 shortly after noon in the Village of Ruidoso. The origin of the fire was near Warrior Drive and Hull Road. A number of structures were lost in the area of McBride, Gavilan Canyon, Fawn Ridge, Homestead Acres, and Lower Eagle Creek. Crews are working on multiple fronts on point protection and to secure structures. Crews in the Moon Mountain area continue to try to hold the fire on the north side of Moon Mountain and south of Gavilan and north of Paradise Canyon with a dozer line to keep it from progressing into Paradise Canyon and Meander. In the area of Homestead, Gavilan Canyon and Fawn Ridge, crews are working point protection and securing structures and working to connect and construct fire line to control fire progress. In the lower Eagle Creek area, fire impacted multiple structures in the area and crews are working on point protection. The Fire is currently moving down Eagle Ridge, behind Kokopelli and Outlaw. It is heading towards Elk Valley, south of the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport. The fire continues to spread to the northeast. Air tactical support was not able to fly on Tuesday due to extreme 60+ mph winds. The winds have subsided to allow air attack on the McBride Fire. We have nine aircraft assigned to the fire including two Very Large Airtankers and five Large Airtankers and two helicopters. Air operations were grounded mid-day but back up in the afternoon. Fire activity is expected to increase this afternoon as temperatures and winds increase.

Evacuations: Mandatory evacuations remain in place in the following areas:

-        Moon Mountain Area: High Loop, Lupin, Starlight etc.

-        Gavilan Canyon: From Highway 70 to Lower Eagle Creek.

-        East of Hull: McBride, Snowcap, Timberline, Fawn Ridge etc.

-        Homestead Acres/Lower Eagle Creek

-        Rancho Ruidoso Valley Estates, Deer Valley, Deer Park, and Alto East of Flute Player

 If you live in those areas, please evacuate to the Ruidoso Convention Center. More evacuations are possible.

 

If you have animals or livestock that need to be evacuated, please contact the Ruidoso Animal Shelter, Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Otero County Fairgrounds, Chaves County Fairgrounds, and Roswell Animal Shelters. If you are looking to help with animals or livestock, or have donations for animals, please contact one of these organizations.

Safety: Please stay out of the fire area to allow crews to quickly access the fire. Parts of the Village remain without electricity and gas. PNM, Otero Electric and Zia Natural Gas are working to restore power. We don’t have an estimated time for power to be restored. Trees and power lines remain down in much of the Village. Please watch for animals that have been released or escaped. Future evacuations are possible. Please begin preparing yourself and your family with a go-bag. Visit ready.gov for more information on preparing to evacuate. 

- At this time donations are no longer being accepted at Village Hall located at 313 Cree Meadows Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345 because they have reached capacity.

- If you are in need of blankets, nonperishables, clothing, kid stuff, etc. or would like to donate items please drop them off at 122 Carrizo Canyon Rd, Ruidoso, NM 88345. They will be handing out and accepting donations from 8 a.m -5 p.m. through Sunday.

 

- Donations of Bedding, Clothes, Diapers, etc. please call Lisa Morales with River Crossing Ministries to coordinate delivery 575-808-1515.

 

Please DO NOT take items to the Ruidoso High School, the Ruidoso Convention Center or the Ruidoso Fire Station #1.

Weather: Temps today will be around 54 degrees with 6% relative humidity. Winds will continue north/northwest at 20 mph gusting to 30, which will push the fire to the northeast. Lows tonight in the 30 with 16% relative humidity but winds will die off. Up slope winds in the afternoon may increase fire activity.

Values: Multiple residential subdivisions in the wildland urban interface. Powerlines and other infrastructure.

Road and Area Closures: Updates have been made on area road closures. Closures are in place at Gavilan Canyon from Meander to Highway 48 and Warrior Drive from Hull to Gavilan Canyon. Hull Road remains open but roads east of Hull from Warrior to Lower Eagle Creek like Snowcap, McBride, Timberline etc. remain closed. Road closures are being adjusted based on fire activity. Visit the McBride Fire update for details.

 Location: Village of Ruidoso

Cause: Under Investigation Size: 4,132 Percent Contained: 0% Start date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Resources: Village, County, State, Federal Fire activity:  On Tuesday, April 12 at shortly after noon the McBride fire broke out in the Village of Ruidoso. The origin of the fire was near Warrior Drive and Hull Road. A number of structures were lost in the area of McBride, Gavilan Canyon, Fawn Ridge, Homestead Acres, and Lower Eagle Creek. Crews are working on multiple fronts on point protection and to secure structures. Crews in the Moon Mountain area were able to hold the ridge south of Gavilan and north of Paradise Canyon with a dozer line to keep it from progressing into Paradise Canyon and Meander. In the area of Homestead, Gavilan Canyon and Fawn Ridge, crews are working point protection and securing structures and working to connect and construct fire line to control fire progress. In the lower Eagle Creek area, fire impacted multiple structures in the area and crews are working on point protection. Eagle Ridge is the furthest point the fire has reached. The fire continues to spread to the northeast. Air tactical support was not able to fly on Tuesday due to extreme 60+ mph winds. Air tankers are available will be used when and where possible. Fire activity is expected to increase this afternoon as temperatures and winds increase. Evacuations: Mandatory evacuations are in place for the area around Moon Mountain, McBride/Snowcap/Timberline, Eagle Creek, Homestead Acres, Rancho Ruidoso Valley Estates, Deer Valley, Deer Park, and Alto East of Flute Player. If you live in those areas, please evacuate to the Ruidoso Convention Center. More evacuations are possible. Safety: Please stay out of the fire area to allow crews to quickly access the fire. Parts of the Village remain without electricity and gas. PNM, Otero Electric and Zia Natural Gas are working to restore power. We don’t have an estimated time for power to be restored. Trees and power lines remain down in much of the Village. Please watch for animals that have been released or escaped. Future evacuations are possible. Please begin preparing yourself and your family with a go-bag. Visit ready.gov for more information on preparing to evacuate.  Weather: Temps today will be around 54 degrees with 6% relative humidity. Winds will continue north/northwest at 20 mph gusting to 30, which will push the fire to the northeast. Lows tonight in the 30 with 16% relative humidity but winds will die off. Up slope winds in the afternoon may increase fire activity. Values: Multiple residential subdivisions in the wildland urban interface. Powerlines and other infrastructure. Road and Area Closures: Closures are in place at Gavilan Canyon from Meander to Hull Road, Warrior from Hull to Gavilan and Roads East of Hull from Warrior to Gavilan Canyon like Snowcap, McBride, Timberline etc. Road closures are being adjusted based on fire activity. Visit the McBride Fire update for details.

 MCBRIDE FIRE UPDATE at 9:00 p.m. The fire remains at 0% containment. 150+ structures and houses have been lost and 4,132 acres have burned.

We continue to experience power outages in the area. At this time we don't have an estimated time for the power to be restored.

The following roads remain closed in the Village:

• Gavilan Canyon from Meander to Hull Road
• Warrior from Hull to Gavilan
• Roads East of Hull from Warrior to Gavilan Canyon like Snowcap, McBride, Timberline, etc.

Mandatory evacuations are in place for the area around Moon Mountain, McBride/Snowcap/Timberline, Eagle Creek, Homestead Acres, Rancho Ruidoso Valley Estates, Deer Valley, Deer Park, and Alto East of Flute Player. If you live in those areas please evacuate to the Ruidoso Convention Center. More evacuations are possible.

The Ruidoso Convention Center is open and the Red Cross is on site to assist those who have evacuated. The Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Roswell Animal Shelter and Otero Fairgrounds are open for those who need to evacuate with livestock.

Crews were able to knock back the fire near the Ruidoso Middle School and evacuate 1,700+ students in 1.5 hours from Ruidoso High School, Ruidoso Middle School and Elementary Schools to the Ruidoso Convention Center. Ruidoso Municipal Schools have cancelled school for Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

A Emergency Declaration has been requested by the Village. If you're looking to make donations or volunteer in some capacity please call 575-258-6900 or 575-937-7785.

Size: 547 acres
Containment: 100%
Cause: Under Investigation  
Structures and homes lost: none 

Crews returned to check the fire this morning, and measured its size with a GPS Unit. The fire was measured at 547 acres. 

 The Burke Fire is now 100% contained as of 7:00pm this evening. All crews are released from the site, and will return in the morning to measure the final acreage with GPS. No structures or homes were lost in this fire.

 They're are currently three bulldozers working to contain the Burke Fire which is at 40% containment. The dozer crews are making good progress in spite of muddy terrain that is causing access difficulties. All operations are normal at this time.

502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs

502abw.PA.official@us.af.mil 
Release# 220411-07
April 11, 2022  

JBSA-Camp Bullis wildfire now 70% contained

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, Texas – The JBSA-Camp Bullis wildfire is now 70% contained, according to Joint Base San Antonio officials. There were no additional flare-ups or growth overnight. No further evacuations to the local communities are expected. As of today, an estimated 3,000 acres have burned. The area did get some rain overnight and the extra humidity is very helpful with containment operations. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The coordinated and combined efforts of the JBSA fire departments, along with numerous area fire departments and agencies, have been vital in the fire suppression efforts.