Blue 2 Fire Daily Update - May 27, 2024
Firefighters Working Day and Night Shifts to Suppress the Blue 2 Fire
May 27, 2024, Blue 2 Fire Map per USFS
DETAILS
Fire Information Phone Number: (575) 386-5077; open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Acres: 6,863
Start Date: May 16, 2024
Location: White Mountain Wilderness, approximately 8 miles North of Ruidoso
Personnel: 532 Cause: Lightning
Containment: 0% Fuels: Timber (litter and understory)
Resources: 11 crews | 23 engines | 4 helicopters | 2 bulldozers
Highlights:
Firefighters are working during day and night shifts to suppress the fire. Firefighters are continuing to build firelines using hand tools and bulldozers. Air resources are dropping water and fire retardant to slow the progress of the fire and reinforce firelines. During nighttime operations, firefighters are conducting burnout operations to consume the fuel between the fireline and the edge of the fire. This tactic helps to strengthen the fireline and reduce the movement of the fire. Firefighters have been placing sprinklers and hoses around houses for structure protection.
Fire Activity
Although the fire continues to burn during the day and night due to high temperatures and dry conditions, it has had little movement.
Weather
Persistent winds with a warming and dry trend over the next few days.
Closures
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/lincoln/alerts-notices
Evacuations
May 27, 2024, Evacuations map per USFS
For the latest information, https://www.lincolncountynm.gov/news_detail_T2_R25.php
Ready, Set, Go Status definitions: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/fire-prevention-
programs/ready-set-go-new-mexico/
