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Rain, Snow Help Efforts to Fight New Mexico Wildfire The Weather Channel 47 mins ago Ron Brackett and Jan Wesner Childs Crews battling a wildfire burning in southern New Mexico got an assist from a second day of wetter weather on Wednesday. "Rain and snow are falling again today, which is lessening fire activity," according to an update posted at 11 a.m. MDT. "Up to a half inch of rain is expected on portion of the fire. Precipitation and higher humidity levels around 30% will slow the fire." But officials warned that erratic winds along mountain ridges in the area of the fi...

New Mexico’s Three Rivers Fire has charred at least 12,000 acres The Three Rivers Fire has grown from burning 4,000 to 12,000 acres in New Mexico, according to a press release on the New Mexico Fire Information site. As of late Tuesday local time, the fire, which is burning about 60 miles northeast of White Sand National Park and about three hours south of Albuquerque, was five percent contained. “The fire started ½ a mile north of Three Rivers Campground and has spread almost to Ski Apache and into the South Fork Bonito area,” the release said. The fire “is being driven by steep ter...

New Mexico wildfire has charred at least 4,000 acres and shows no sign of containment The Three Rivers Fire has burned 4,000 acres in New Mexico and has not been contained, according to a press release on the New Mexico Fire Information site. The fire “is being driven by steep terrain and extreme fire weather conditions, including gusty winds and low humidity levels around 8 percent,” the release said. There has been no containment of the blaze, which is burning about 60 miles northeast of White Sand National Park and about three hours south of Albuquerque. “The fire started ½ a mile n...

A fire burning near Ruidoso has grown from 30 acres this morning to 4,000 acres by 4 p.m. Monday.The Three Rivers Fire is burning on the backside of the White Mountains of the Smokey Bear Ranger District between Tularosa and Carrizozo. Forest Service Manager David Bales tells KOAT the fire is spreading up the mountain. Wind gusts in the area are helping fuel the burn as 60 miles per hour gusts were reported in the area just after 3 p.m. Mandatory evacuations are ordered for the areas of Nogal Canyon, Bonito Canyon, Ski Apache, Tanbark Canyon, Church Street, Ranchman’s Camp, Loma Grande...

The fire has grown to 6,100 acres as of 8 a.m. Tuesday. The fire started half a mile north of Three Rivers Campground and spread almost to Ski Apache and into the South Fork Bonito area. No injuries or structures have been burned by the fire. The cause remains under investigation. Snow and rain fell on the fire this morning, but temperatures and wind speeds are expected to increase Tuesday afternoon. Here's what we know about evacuations as well as campground, road, and trail closures: Evacuation notices evacuation notices lifted: