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Critical fire condition warnings issued across US Southwest

As more than 3,000 firefighters in northern New Mexico continued to battle the nation's largest active wildfire Sunday, federal forest officials worried about future flash floods, landslides and destructive ash from the burn scar.

Warnings of critical fire conditions blanketed much of the U.S. Southwest on Saturday, as crews in northern New Mexico worked to stop the growth of the nation's largest active wildfire.

Warnings of critical fire conditions blanketed much of the U.S. Southwest on Saturday, as crews in northern New Mexico worked to stop the growth of the nation's largest active wildfire.

Red flag warnings of critical fire conditions were issued by the National Weather Service in eight states.

Predicted wind gusts could cause fire to jump containment lines as crews in New Mexico try to stop growth of US’s biggest active wildfire

In the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, schools around the U.S. have brought in additional security staff and restricted visitors as they deal with a new rash of copycat threats.

The nation's biggest active wildfire and the largest in New Mexico history has burned 491 square miles of forest.

Authorities are warning that much of the U.S. Southwest will see critical fire conditions this weekend