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A quarter of the perimeter of the Black Fire is now contained though the fire itself continues to grow and has now charred 254,840 acres.

Strong downslope east winds continue to push the fire to the south and east.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham doubled down on her stance to ban AR-style rifles Tuesday, ahead of November’s gubernatorial elections and on the heels of Texas’ deadliest mass shooting.

Tucson firefighters are contributing to efforts in the New Mexico Black Fire, which has been burning since Saturday, May 14.

More evacuees able to go home

About 750 personnel are dedicated to fighting the blaze, the third largest in state history.

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After an update about the Black Fire in southern New Mexico and efforts to fight it, a woman attending a community meeting in Truth or Consequences on Thursday asked for information about what it is like to be evacuated, telling the officials that she’d never faced an evacuation before.  Thousands of New Mexicans have been […]

A new wildfire started Sunday, May 29 in New Mexico’s bootheel, burning in the Coronado National Forest near the border of Arizona.

Fires are expected in New Mexico, but this year the fire season started early and has already produced two record breaking wildfires in the state.