Evacuation Update South Fork Fire - June 18, 2024

Attention Residents and Visitors:

Due to the active South Fork Fire burning across Mescalero, Otero and Lincoln counties, mandatory evacuation orders are in place for the following areas:

• All of Ruidoso Downs

• All of the Village of Ruidoso

• Upper Canyon

• Brady Canyon

• Ponderosa Heights

• Alpine Village

• Cedar Creek

• Lower Eagle Creek

• Alto Lakes

• Sonterra 1, 2, and 3

• All of Alto up to the Outlaw Golf Course

• West Gavilan

• Sun Valley

• Sierra Vista

• Villa Madonna

• Ski Run Road

• All areas west of Highway 48

• All of Gavilan Canyon Road from Highway 48 to McDonald's

Evacuation Routes and Road Closures:

Please be advised that Highway 48 and Highway 70 at Apache Summit are closed. The evacuation route is via Highway 70 and out towards Roswell.

• Highway 380 is open through Hondo.

• State Highway 48 is immediately closed from Alpine Village to State Highway 220.

• US 70 is closed from mile marker 249 (intersection with NM 244), 4 miles east of Mescalero, to mile marker 258, 2 miles east of Carrizo.

Emergency Assistance:

The phone bank at the Emergency Operations Center is now operational. If you require information or assistance, please call one of the following numbers:

• 575-937-7785

• 575-973-5604

• 575-973-8977

Please follow all evacuation orders and stay safe. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

Shelters

• Capitan High School

  Capitan, NM 88316, USA

• Carrizozo High School

  800 D Ave, Carrizozo, NM 88301, USA

• Christ Community Church

  2960 N Scenic Dr, Alamogordo, NM 88310, USA

• Church on the Move

  901 W Brasher Rd, Roswell, NM 88203, USA

• Church on the Move Dream Center

  2700 W 2nd St, Roswell, NM 88201, USA

• Eastern New Mexico University

  52 University Blvd, Roswell, NM 88203, USA

• Godfrey Athletic Center

  101 W College Blvd, Roswell, NM 88201, USA

• Inn of the Mountain Gods

  287 Carrizo Canyon Rd, Mescalero, NM 88340, USA

Animal Shelters

• Mescalero Rodeo Grounds (livestock)

  Rodeo Grounds Rd, Mescalero, NM 88340

• Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds

  2500 SE Main St, Roswell, NM 88203, USA

• Lea County Fairgrounds

  101 S Commercial St, Lovington, NM 88260, USA

Incident Map URL: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=e2c6d99f914c44cbb18b75e73beef035

A dynamic map* of the South Fork Fire that updates in real-time is now available at https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e2c6d99f914c44cbb18b75e73beef035#overview

*Please note that you need to click on the VIEW MAP HERE button in the right-hand top corner of the page to view the map.

For more updates, visit the Village South Fork Fire Information Hub, Facebook page and tune into 1490 AM.