New Mexico
New Mexico Village to Residents: 'GO NOW'
“GO NOW: Do not attempt to gather belongings or protect your home. Evacuate immediately,” officials told residents of Ruisodo, New Mexico as wildfires approached the village of around 7,000 people Monday evening. CBS News reports that traffic clogged streets for hours on Monday, but Ruidoso’s main street appeared empty on city webcams Tuesday morning. The evacuation order was issued as the South Fork Fire, discovered around 9am Monday on the Mescalero Reservation west of Ruidoso, exploded in size. It grew to more than 5,000 acres by 11:30pm, reports NBC News.
Ruidoso officials said in a post on X Tuesday morning that the South Fork Fire had grown to 13,921 acres and was 0% contained. The Salt Fire, burning on tribal land south of Ruidoso, had grown to 4,876 acres and was also 0% contained, officials said. New Mexico Forestry spokesperson George Ducker tells CNN that the fires are acting like “a pair of tongs, and Ruidoso is in the middle.” The agency says the fires are threatening multiple structures and some have been lost.
Roswell, around 70 miles east of Ruidoso, has opened shelters for evacuees. The mandatory evacuation order was issued a little before 7pm Monday, KOB reports. “We were getting ready to sit down to a meal and the alert came on: Evacuate now, don’t take anything or plan to pack anything, just evacuate,” resident Mary Lou Minic tells the station. “And within three to five minutes, we were in the car, leaving.” (More New Mexico stories.)
The Bureau of Land Management will begin selling Christmas tree permits in New Mexico on Nov. 24.
Permits will be available at the Farmington, Taos, Socorro and Rio Puerco field offices, as well as at the New Mexico State Office, according to a community announcement. The permits must be purchased before Dec. 24 and cost $5 per tree.
Permits and maps can be obtained over the counter at local BLM offices or, for some locations, online at https://forestproducts.blm.gov. If purchasing online, buyers must have access to a printer to print the permit and map.
When transporting a tree taken from BLM public land, the haul tag provided with the permit must be attached to the tree.
The BLM has developed georeferenced maps compatible with any georeferenced map mobile application. Those with a smartphone can download a map before heading out to harvest a tree by visiting the BLM website.
Before visiting a local BLM office to obtain a permit, it is recommended to call the office to confirm services and staff availability. The locations where permits may be available include:
- Rio Puerco Field Office, 100 Sun Ave., NE, Suite 330, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761-8700
- Socorro Field Office, 901 S. Old U.S. Hwy 85, Socorro, NM 87801, (575) 835-0412
- New Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87508, (505) 954-2000
- Farmington Field Office, 6251 College Blvd, Farmington, NM 87402, (505) 564-7600
- Taos Field Office, 1024 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM 87571-5983, (575) 758-8851
For more information about Christmas tree permits, contact the local BLM office or the BLM New Mexico State Office at 505-954-2222.
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New Mexico football coach Jason Eck has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep him with the Lobos until 2030, the school announced Sunday.
In his first regular season as head coach, Eck took the Lobos to a 9-3 record — the program’s best mark since 1982 and only the fourth time they have won nine games since 1997.
Eck’s new deal includes an increase in average salary to $1.75 million from $1.25 million, sources told ESPN. A former Wisconsin offensive lineman, Eck spent three seasons as head coach at Idaho where he went 26-13 before being hired by the Lobos last December.
New Mexico’s nine-win season and 6-2 record in the Mountain West earned them a tie for first place in the conference. But the conference’s tiebreaker (based on a composite average of nationally recognized metrics: Connelly SP+, ESPN SOR, KPI and SportSource rankings) determined that Boise State and UNLV would face each other in the title game.
If Eck can lead the Lobos to a bowl win, however, it will be the first 10-win season the program has had in 43 years.
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