His daughter was born there.

I wonder if you have any federal paid for fire fighters. I've heard that the DOGE cuts really killed off the forest service fire season hot shots.

My sisters ex in-laws are Trumpy just saw them a few weeks ago for my great nieces grad party. Cordial. On so on. See them once maybe every three years.

It is close to Truth or Consequences. The Gila wilderness (black range) is in between. It’s my growing up town 1976-80 we have lived in Albuquerque since then we have many friends there still. I can’t remember a fire getting that close before. My best friend lives in a wooded area on the way to Pinos Altos. And they are now on red alert in Pinos Altos. A tiny old mining town on the Continental Divide.

of this okay.

like power failures as well.

It was hard to tell on other maps but being able to zoom in helped a lot. I can also monitor the planes and helicopters which was interesting because a few flew over here on their way to the Pacific Palisades fire. I was wondering if there was another fire near me but I could see that where they were on the map i real time. You have to become a member to use that feature though.

destinations... There’s an emergency shelter of cots in a room at the convention center.
There’s rain in the forecast next week. Until then it’s going to be a lot of suffering and sorrow...

Sort of a volunteer type collaboration of locals in conjunction with the forest service

Thanks for your replies. It’s hard. Moved there in 5th grade (1974?) around the time of the watergate hearings. Was married there yada yada. The people there kind of took care of me. As my home life wasn’t good. Silver city and my teachers and friends’ parents sort of raised me.

Love DU.

It’s bad. All day it’s been hazy here due to the smoke.

at City of Rocks State Park a few years ago. Hope you all stay safe.

NM visited Alberqueqye decades ago. And took a bus from Alberquerque up through the northern NM mountains on the way to Rapid Vity SD. Lovely mountains.

I'm so sorry to hear about the fire. I live in Albuquerque and hadn't heard about the fire. I haven't been down that way in many years. Such a beautiful area. My parents used to live in Elephant Butte and my mother always loved to go to Silver City.
I really hope the fire crews are able to get it contained. It's going to be a long, hot summer, I'm afraid.

Came really, really close to buying a cabin up next to the national forest to live in full time. But so far to drive for groceries and so expensive once you got to the grocery store in Springerville, AZ. But damn I sure love me some New Mexico. Grajeeated from NMSU back in the dinosaur days. Mother Nature please send some rain down there.

I don't expect any federal help for fires this year. We have a new fire today about 45 min from here in our wine valley area.

My son works for a nationwide wildfire mitigation nonprofit.
The Trump administration has slashed their grant funding.


Please stay safe ALBliberal

I know that area very well and am so saddened to see it. And as far as I can tell all of the folks up a round the Cliff Dwelling Monument area are cut off from the south? That is terrifying! Please stay safe!