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South Fork and Salt

Unit Information

New Mexico 
Mescalero, 
New Mexico 
88340 
New Mexico 
Mescalero, 
New Mexico 
88340 

Incident Contacts

  • Mescalero Apache Tribe
    Phone:
    575-464-4494
  • Lincoln National Forest
    Phone:
    575-270-2726
  • New Mexico State Forestry Division
    Phone:
    505-699-0601

News

South Fork and Salt Fires Update 07-04-2024
Updated On: - 07/04/2024 / 08:00
Southwest AreaIncident Management TeamTEAM 5 – David Gesser – INCIDENT COMMANDER Final update from Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5Daily Update, Thursday, July 4, 2024 
South Fork and Salt Fires Update 07-03-2024
Updated On: - 07/03/2024 / 08:15
Southwest AreaIncident Management TeamTEAM 5 – David Gesser – INCIDENT COMMANDER Crews help community while waiting for road conditions to improveDaily Update, Wednesday, July 3, 2024 
South Fork and Salt Fires Update 07-02-2024
Updated On: - 07/02/2024 / 08:15
Southwest AreaIncident Management TeamTEAM 5 – David Gesser – INCIDENT COMMANDER Firefighters fill 18,000 sandbags to support communitiesDaily Update, Tuesday, July 2, 2024 
South Fork and Salt Fires Update 07-01-2024
Updated On: - 07/01/2024 / 07:13
Southwest AreaIncident Management TeamTEAM 5 – David Gesser – INCIDENT COMMANDER 
South Fork and Salt Fires Update 06-30-2024
Updated On: - 06/30/2024 / 09:06
Southwest AreaIncident Management TeamTEAM 5 – Mark Bernal– INCIDENT COMMANDER 
South Fork and Salt Fires Update 06-29-2024
Updated On: - 06/29/2024 / 07:57
Southwest AreaIncident Management TeamTEAM 5 – Mark Bernal– INCIDENT COMMANDER All zones now open to residents; Crews remain vigilant in detecting hot spots Daily Update, Saturday, June 29, 2024 
South Fork and Salt Fires Update 06-28-2024
Updated On: - 06/28/2024 / 07:51
Southwest AreaIncident Management TeamTEAM 5 – Dave Gesser– INCIDENT COMMANDER 
South Fork and Salt Fires Update 06-27-2024
Updated On: - 06/27/2024 / 08:00
Southwest AreaIncident Management TeamTEAM 5 – Dave Gesser– INCIDENT COMMANDER Ground efforts hindered by severe weather conditionsDaily Update, Thursday, June 27, 2024 
South Fork and Salt Fires Update 06-26-2024
Updated On: - 06/26/2024 / 07:53
Southwest AreaIncident Management TeamTEAM 5 – Dave Gesser– INCIDENT COMMANDER Containment increases and suppression repair work beginsDaily Update, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 
South Fork and Salt Fires Update 06-25-2024
Updated On: - 06/25/2024 / 09:32
Southwest AreaIncident Management TeamTEAM 5 – Dave Gesser– INCIDENT COMMANDER