County hosts groundbreaking for new Public Health building
About 50 people attended a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a 12,000 square foot Chaves County Public Health building on four acres at 1601 S Garden Ave. The project, first proposed in 2015, advances due to federal funds post-COVID and priority needs, with initial bids issued in 2022 and a rebid in 2023.
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Chaves County Public Health
S. Garden Ave
Bill Williams
ICIP
Williams
Protect yourself from smoke hazards during wildfires
The New Mexico Department of Health urges preparedness as wildfires threaten air quality. Climate driven heat and winds raise fire risk, with asthma related ER visits up 52 percent during the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon fire. Home protection tips include clearing debris and distancing firewood from the house.
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New Mexico Department of Health
New Mexico
Hermits Peak
Calf Canyon
Patrick Allen
Nmhealth
NM wildfires grow to 12000 acres and 28 million cost
Two lightning fires in northern and southern New Mexico stretch to about 20 square miles. The Indios Fire in Santa Fe National Forest north of Coyote has burned 5200 acres and cost an estimated 8 million to suppress while the Blue 2 Fire in Lincoln National Forest near Ruidoso has burned 7400 acres and cost about 20 million. Both fires are 0 percent contained.
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Lincoln National Forest
Ruidoso
New Mexico
Indios
Santa Fe National Forest
Coyote
National Interagency Fire Center
Indies
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