Maps of wildfire smoke, May 24, 2012 Smoke map, 8:44 p.m. MDT, May 24, 2012 Smoke from the Whitewater-Baldy fire in New Mexico is combining with smoke from fires in Mexico to create some areas of dense smoke in the Mid-South, including areas in the states of Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Illinois. Smoke from the Whitewater-Baldy fire in New Mexico blows toward Texas at 7:30 p.m. MDT, May 24, 2012 This entry was posted in Uncategorized by Bill Gabbert. Bookmark the permalink. About Bill Gabbert Wildland fire has been a major part of Bill Gabbert’s life for several decades. After growing up in the south, he migrated to southern California where he lived for 20 years, working as a wildland firefighter. ... Continue reading →
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Most people run marathons to challenge themselves. Maj. George Kraehe runs them to challenge others.As a member of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors' "run & remember team," the New Mexico Army National Guard officer has participated in 20 races. Most times, as he sweats his way along each 26.2-mile course, flapping against Kraehe's back is the laminated photograph of a service member who has died in what has become our nation's longest war.The 46-year-old military lawyer from Albuquerque does it to raise money, but also "to be kind of a visible sign that there still are people out there fighting and dying, unfortunately, in these conflicts.""Because I don't think it's something that is foremost in people's thoughts," he said in a recent telephone interview ... Continue reading →
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Winds and erratic flames forced firefighters to sit on the sidelines Thursday as a massive fire that destroyed a dozen homes and several other structures in small New Mexico community grew larger and put more buildings at risk.Tripling in size over the last day, the lightning-sparked Whitewater and Baldy fires merged to burn across more than 110 square miles of the Gila National Forest by Thursday."At this point it's just a monitoring situation to see whether (crews) can find some place where they can build lines or do something to slow it down," said fire information officer Iris Estes. The wind-whipped fire burned Wednesday afternoon through the Willow Creek subdivision, a small summer community in southwestern New Mexico. Officials confirmed 12 cabins ... Continue reading →
