Two wildfires in southwest New Mexico are growing, with high temperatures and dry conditions making containment difficult.

Crews are battling two fires – the Trout Fire and the Buck Fire – that have caused road closures and evacuations in one part of New Mexico.

New Mexico has been experiencing a wildfire season with nearly half the state listed in extreme drought intensity or higher, ...

The entire state of New Mexico is under red flag warnings, April 17, 2025, as wildfire danger increases throughout the Southwest. Richard Jackson/Getty Images "Extremely critical fire weather ...

The conditions should ease heading into the weekend, but portions of New Mexico and the Southwest could still remain in a critical wildfire threat through Friday, officials said. Along with the ...

The New Mexico National Guard sent more than ... is in the process of shifting. Since the fire started, it had been a steady southwest wind.” Smoke rising from the forest as police officers ...

Two fast-moving wildfires in Southern New Mexico that have killed two people ... according to the Southwest Area Incident Management Team. Track Wildfires in the U.S. See where wildfires are ...

The New Mexico Forestry Division identified three general ways people may cause wildfires, along with ways to prevent those fires: This year’s Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week is a ...

Officials from the Southwest Area Incident Management ... died in the South Fork Fire as it continues to encroach on the popular New Mexico resort village. Police said Pearson was found burned ...

Two Utah fire crews left for New Mexico on Tuesday to help fight wildfires, while a third crew has been in the southwest state for over a week. While Utah prepared for the first big fire of the ...