Skyranger over the Little Bear Fire (Ruidoso NM area)

KRQE News 13, Albuquerque ^ | Sunday, June 10, 2012 | Bob Martin

[CedarDave]

RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) - Skyranger pilot-reporter Bob Martin produced this special report while surveying the Little Bear Fire in the Lincoln National Forest Sunday.

Video at the link:

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/weather/wildfires/skyranger-over-the-little-bear-fire

[CedarDave]

"The toll in destroyed homes is massive; a couple of entire neighborhoods were leveled in and east of Bonito Canyon area."

[CedarDave]

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[CedarDave]

I know you live in that area. Please let us know how you and any other members in the Ruidoso-Alto-Capitan area are doing.

[unkus]

Thanks, Cedar Dave.

Best wishes and thoughts to everyone in the area.

[leapfrog0202]

Thanks for the ping.

What a shame that so many communities have been wiped out. Those poor people.

[CedarDave]

Map of fire as of Saturday. Homes and subdivisions located north of Alto on both sides of NM highway 48:

[CedarDave]

Smokey the Bear was rescued from a wildfire in this area and is buried in the Smokey Bear Historical Park at Capitan:

http://www.smokeybearpark.com/

[unkus]

Thanks for the info, C D.

My Dad had a World War II buddy who was a Ranger down there at that time.

[corkoman]

Smokey the Bear

You got the name right. One more vote in the existential struggle to preserve the correct name of that fire-preventing beast.

[wolfcreek]

I know this area fairly well.

We were out there a couple of summers ago and the fire danger was very high then.

Prayers up for all concerned.

[Kakaze]

I hate to see this, my ex-in-laws have a cabin in upper canyon.

Beautiful area, great people but there is only one way out. Heck it was just 4 years ago they were trapped up there for a week do to flooding.

I got the "preparatory evacuation" email yesterday, I hope most people evacuate but I know the diehards will stay.

[CedarDave]

Detailed June 11 fire map at the link:

http://nmfireinfo.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/20120611_0600_little_bear_nm-lnf-000007_plans_36x48_landrev.jpg

[CedarDave]

New map showing fire expansion overnight:

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/20120611_LittleBear_IR_map_11x17_100k.jpg

[LegendHasIt]

Thanks Dave. I’m in good shape out at the gulch, and the place in town is OK (I assume... Haven’t actually been there, but so far there is nothing serious in Ruidoso Proper.).

I’ve been doing a little ‘blogging’ about the fire here:
http://www.topix.net/forum/city/ruidoso-nm/TM6NPE4CDHVQGSLOG

I thought of making a short post in the NM forum yesterday... I guess I’ll do that now.