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Fire crews monitor hotspots as two New Mexico wildfires grow containment
The Incident Management Team reports the South Fork and Salt fires have burned about 25,000 acres on Mescalero Apache land and surrounding areas, now 77 percent contained. The South Fork totals 17,569 acres and the Salt Fire 7,939 acres with two fatalities and about 1,400 structures damaged. Infrared detects 10 new hotspots while crews conduct suppression repair near Villa Madonna and dozer-line work. Drinking water for over 20,000 residents is deemed safe as advisories lift in parts of Ruidoso. a remaining advisory affects about 929 residents served by several water systems.
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Erty
Ruidoso
South Fork
Villa Madonna
New Mexico Department of the Environment
Drinking Water Bureau
DWB
High County Lodge
Eagle Creek Shell
Eagle Creek
Ruidoso Water Sys
Tall Pines Water Association
Cedar Creek
Alpine Village
Gavilan Hills