The Lincoln National Forest, Cloudcroft and Ruidoso have all enacted new fire restrictions, effective immediately. The LNF is now in Level 2 Fire Restrictions. Cloudcroft and Ruidoso's fire rules forbid open flames, including smoking outdoors, using two cycle gas engines, campfires and grilling. Video explains. The Sacramento Mountains are very dry with very high fire danger. Please do all you can to protect this heaven on earth. Yesterday a man driving between Cloudcroft and Mayhill blew a tire on his towed trailer. He felt something was wrong, but kept on driving, assuming his tire was flat. It was not flat. It had blown off. His wheel rim was in contact with the highway as he drove, setting off sparks that ignited two forest fires along Highway 82, one near Robin Hood, one near the 16 Springs Canyon turnoff. Local volunteer firefighters immediately responded and fought both fires, extinguishing them quickly. If you're driving and feel something's not right, please pull over onto bare gravel and investigate. Please note: the Lincoln National Forest enacted Level 2 Fire Restrictions. *Some people* piped up asking if they can they have charcoal grilling on private property? Gee whiz. One is informed by authorities of the very dry forest, of the fires that are being fought, are told the national forest now has fire restrictions, yet *some people* asked about doing what's restricted in the forest on private property? Due to this sort of entitlement and incomprehension of the fire danger, both Ruidoso and Cloudcroft villages have enacted strict fire rules covering anywhere in those villages, including private property. Details in the video. Let's keep our Heaven On Earth safe while it is so dry, and getting drier. The rainy season should come sometime in July.
The Lincoln National Forest, Cloudcroft and Ruidoso have all enacted new fire restrictions, effective immediately. The LNF is now in Level 2 Fire Restrictions. Cloudcroft and Ruidoso's fire rules forbid open flames, including smoking outdoors, using two cycle gas engines, campfires and grilling. Video explains. The Sacramento Mountains are very dry with very high fire danger. Please do all you can to protect this heaven on earth. Yesterday a man driving between Cloudcroft and Mayhill blew a tire on his towed trailer. He felt something was wrong, but kept on driving, assuming his tire was flat.
It was not flat. It had blown off. His wheel rim was in contact with the highway as he drove, setting off sparks that ignited two forest fires along Highway 82, one near Robin Hood, one near the 16 Springs Canyon turnoff. Local volunteer firefighters immediately responded and fought both fires, extinguishing them quickly. If you're driving and feel something's not right, please pull over onto bare gravel and investigate.
Please note: the Lincoln National Forest enacted Level 2 Fire Restrictions. *Some people* piped up asking if they can they have charcoal grilling on private property? Gee whiz. One is informed by authorities of the very dry forest, of the fires that are being fought, are told the national forest now has fire restrictions, yet *some people* asked about doing what's restricted in the forest on private property?
Due to this sort of entitlement and incomprehension of the fire danger, both Ruidoso and Cloudcroft villages have enacted strict fire rules covering anywhere in those villages, including private property. Details in the video.
Let's keep our Heaven On Earth safe while it is so dry, and getting drier. The rainy season should come sometime in July.
stay safe