So far the Little Bear fire has burned over 37,000 acres of the Lincoln National Forest and burned at least 224 homes. As of tonight, I think this is day 6 of the fire, it is about 35% contained. My niece is somehow, thankfully, one of the lucky ones and her home is not only unharmed but she was allowed to go back home about 4 days after being evacuated. The greatest thing so far is no one has been seriously injured. The second greatest thing re: the two wildfires in NM this month is that
President Obama signed a bill into law Wednesday that cuts the red tape for fighting those wildfires. It will allow the forest service to waive a 30 day waiting period and buy seven new air tankers to dump suppressants on fires in the west. The forest service is upping its existing fleet to 17.... according to this article http://www.krqe.com/dpp/weather/wildfires/crews-attack-little-bear-fire-from-all-angles In my book there is no braver person than any fire fighter, and anything that helps with these terrifying wildfires is just pretty darn good news. The wildfires have just been horrible but there are few things to be grateful for ... additional planes, homes that were untouched, and a caring community to aide those 500 or so still in shelters or with friends in Ruidoso, NM and don't have any news yet of the status of their homes.
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