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Hermits Peak Fire

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New Mexico 
Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 
87508 
New Mexico 
Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 
87508 

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San Miguel and Mora County Evacuation Update 3 p.m. May 23

Hermits Peak Fire
Publication Type: Closures -

 OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2022 - 3:00 p.m.

San Miguel/Mora County News Release Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire Evacuation Updates

MORA COUNTY - The following communities of Sierra Bonita and Holman West have been DOWNGRADED to SET STATUS. These communities will be allowed to repopulate as off 3 p.m. this afternoon.

The communities of Upper Morphy, Santiago Creek, South Carmen, Ledoux, Peñasco Blanco, Abuela, Puertecita, Rito Cebolla, and South Mora (East) have been DOWNGRADED to READY STATUS.

The communities of Golondrinas, Buena Vista, Watrous/Fort Union, North Mora (East), Guadalupita, South Mora (West) Lucero, Rainsville, El Turquillo, Los Cisneros, Ojo Feliz & Apache Lake, Los Hueros, Los LefebresOcate, Naranjos, Sierra Bonita, and West Holman are in SET STATUS.

The community of Chacon remains in GO Status. 

There are no additional changes to evacuation areas in San Miguel or Mora Counties.  See the Santa Fe County update on Inciweb for Santa Fe County information. 
 
Residents are advised to be cautions during repopulation as fire personnel and fire apparatuses are still present. For additional information you can call the Fire Information Line at (505) 356-2636.


ROAD CLOSURES

Mora County: N.M. 518 is closed between mile posts 43 (Taos County Line) and 52 (Sipapu). N.M. 121 is closed between mile posts 0 and 8.
Link to Ready, Set Go, Wildland Fire Action Guide: https://cms6.revise.com/.../FINAL-new-mexico-RSG-guide...
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