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Current Condition:
CLASS 5: Extreme (E)
COLOR CODE: Red
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CURRENT NEWS:
Fire officials announce Closure Order for the Lincoln National Forest. Check out the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce's list of "101 Things To Do" in Lincoln County!
Stage II and Stage III Restrictions are in effect; the following are currently prohibit in the Lincoln National Forest AND the Village of Ruidoso.
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Smoking outdoors
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Building, maintaining, attending or using fire, campfire, charcoal, broiler, coal, wood, gas or propane stove anywhere within the forest and the Village of Ruidoso
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Using an explosive (including fireworks)
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Operating a chainsaw, or other equipment powered by an internal combustion engine is prohibited from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
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Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained, and in effective working order
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Welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame
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Parking or driving a motor vehicle off National Forest System roads, except when parking in an area devoid of vegetation within 10 feet of the roadway; except for parking overnight in Forest Service developed campgrounds and trailheads.
Violations of these prohibitions are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual and $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months or both. TO REPORT A FIRE, please call the 24-hour toll free hotline at 877-695-1663, 575-434-2286 or dial 911.
For more information on the
Lincoln
National Forest or fire restrictions in
New Mexico , go to www.nmfireinfo.com or www.fs.fed.us/r3/lincoln.
FIRE INFORMATION ( FOREST ):
- Lincoln Natl Forest Supervisor’s Office – Alamogordo
1101 New York Ave , Alamogordo, NM
Phone: 575-434-7200, Fax: 575-434-7218
Jacqueline Buchanan – Acting Forest Supervisor
- Joe Garcia – Public Affairs Officer
Phone: 575-434-7200, E-Mail: jagarcia@fs.fed.us
- Sacramento Ranger District - Cloudcroft Office
61 Curlew Place, Cloudcroft NM
Phone: 575-682-2551, Fax: 575-682-3394
Frank Martinez – District Ranger
E-Mail: gwulutz@fs.fed.us
- Guadalupe Ranger District - Carlsbad Office
Federal Bldg., Room 159, Carlsbad NM
Phone: 575-885-4181, Fax: 575-887-3690
Carol Telles – District Ranger
E-Mail: guadalupeinfo@fs.fed.us
- Lincoln National Forest , Smokey Bear District
901 Mechem Dr , Ruidoso NM 88345
Phone: 575-257-4095, Fax: 575-257-6174
- Marianne Gould, Fire Prevention Technician
Phone: 575-630-3019
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
(VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO):
FIRE RESTRICTIONS (LINCOLN COUNTY):
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Information of Forest Animals (PDF)
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FIRE INFORMATION (VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO):
FIRE INFORMATION (BONITO):
- Bonito Fire Department, Alto NM
Phone: 575-336-4308 (Station), 575-258-2265 (Work)
Carl Bartley – Chief of Bonito Fire Dept.
E-Mail: cbartley@citybanknewmexico.com
FIRE RESTRICTIONS/ CLOSURES:
PRESCRIBED BURNS:
When conditions are favorable, Forestry officials will conduct prescribed burns in the Smokey Bear, Sacramento and Guadalupe districts. On occassion, the Village of Ruidoso Fire Department conducts prescribed burns as well. Notification as to where and when these will take place will be posted here.
IN THE EVENT OF A FOREST FIRE:
- In the event of a forest fire or forest fires in Ruidoso, Lincoln County, the
Sacramento Mountains and White Mountain Wilderness of New Mexico, check this site for
frequent updates and information on these fires and their associated road closures,
evacuations and travel advisories.
- Ruidoso Fire Evacuation Routes
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