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Firefighters battle wildfires threatening Ruidoso and Mescalero area
Governor declares emergency to mobilize National Guard and funding while state agencies assist. South Fork and Salt fires have burned 18 979 acres near Ruidoso and Mescalero, with GO evacuation orders for Ruidoso Downs and Ruidoso. Shelters opened in Roswell Capitan ENMU Roswell and NMMI as evacuees seek refuge. Red Cross reports hundreds sheltered.
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Ruidoso
Mescalero
Sujan Grisham
National Guard
New Mexico
South Fork
Apache Mescalero Reservation
New Mexico Forestry Division
Ruidoso Downs
Sudderth
Mechem
Big O Tire
Sudderth Drive
Roswell
Rio Ruidoso
Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Forest Service
Lincoln
Otero
Forestry Division
Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5
Eastern New Mexico University Roswell
ENMUR
Roswell Convention Center
Church On
Godfrey Hall
New Mexico Military Institute
NMMI
Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Lovelace Regional Hospital
Red Cross
Capitan
Martha Staab
Enmu-R