McBride Fire

Unit Information

Lincoln National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
3463 Las Palomas
Alamogordo, NM 88310

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Multiple firefighters digging in the dirt to expose buried heat source and spray water from fire hose

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The McBride Fire started on April 12, 2022 around 2:30 pm on Warrior Rd in Ruidoso, NM. The fire quickly spread into neighboring residential areas and continued to move northeast. There are 2 confirmed fatalities and over 200 homes have been lost. The fire is now 89% contained. All evacuations for this fire have now been lifted. Fire crews are continuing to mop-up hotspots.

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	Tuesday April 12th, 2022 approx. 02:30 AM
Location	Gavilan Canyon Road in the Village of Ruidoso that spread NE onto the Lincoln National Forest.
Incident Commander	IMT 4
Coordinates	33.333 latitude, -105.635 longitude