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Colfax County Sheriff Announces Change to Evacuation Status for Cooks Peak Fire 

Evening Update 5/2/2022 

Evacuations:  At 5:00 p.m. on May 2, 2022, the Colfax County Sheriff’s Department issued an update reducing the evacuation status to ready and set for the following areas in Colfax County:  SET- Rayado, Sweetwater, Sunnyside and Philmont Scout Ranch Back Country west of State Road 21. READY - Philmont Scout Ranch Headquarters.  Please visit the Colfax County Sheriff’s Office website: http://www.co.colfax.nm.us/government/sheriff_s_department.php  These changes are due to current and predicted fire behavior and weather, with the potential for fire growth to the north.  
 

Mora County residents previously in the Cooks Peak Fire evacuation footprint may now be under Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak evacuation status. Mora county residents should refer to the Mora County sheriff https://www.facebook.com/moracountysheriffoffice and Calf Canyon/Hermit’s Peak Fire Information https://www.facebook.com/santafeNF for the most current evacuation status .   

Highway Closures: State Road 21, will be open to local traffic only and closed to through traffic.  Motorists are advised to delay travel or to seek alternate routes. Visit https://nmroads.com/mapIndex.html? for additional information. 

More Information: 

Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8066/ 

New Mexico Fire information: https://nmfireinfo.com/ 

Smoke Outlook: https://outlooks.wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlook/b335b9f4 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CooksPeakFireInfo/  

Colfax County:  http://www.co.colfax.nm.us/government/sheriff_s_department.php 

Mora County:  Mora County Sheriff's Office | Facebook