06-02-2012, 07:00 PM
(06-02-2012, 06:47 PM)Lady Cop Wrote: is this near you Dick?
(CNN) -- The largest wildfire in New Mexico's history continued to burn almost uncontrollably Saturday in the remote Gila Wilderness, belching enough smoke to prompt officials to caution that children, adults with heart disease and other sensitive groups should not go outdoors.
Since lightning ignited the Whitewater-Baldy Fire Complex wildfire on May 9, flames have devoured 227,000 acres -- more than 354 square miles -- in the southwest portion of the state. Even though 1,257 personnel have been fighting the conflagration, only 15% of it was contained Saturday, U.S. Forest Service officials said.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/02/us/new-mex...?hpt=hp_t1
I lived in NM 1976-1980 when the Jemez (in Bandalier up north) burned the way Gila is burning. Fucking DISASTER. Many of my native american friends down there are reporting an increase in respiratory problems. It's worse than the 70's fires.