High Winds/Blowing Dust & Extreme To Historical Fire Danger Today!

Friday, May 24, 2024 Blue 2 Fire - Slurry Drop. Northwest Of Ruidoso, NM. Extreme To Historical Fire Danger Today! Every single county in New Mexico is under Red Flag Warnings today...something that you don't see very often. Extreme to Extremely Critically Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions are in place across a large part of the state. With hundreds of thousands of people celebrating the Memorial Day Holiday weekend outdoors today through Monday, it is imperative that extreme caution be exercised when it comes to any outdoor activities that will create a spark or flame! The best practice given the current extreme fire danger across much of the state is...don't engage in any outdoor activity that will create sparks or flames today into Monday. I know this will upset some but the stakes are simply too high to risk an accidental fire developing. Any wildfire, forest fire, grassland, or range fire will have the ability to rapidly spread and grow and develop into a life-th...