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June 30, 2011 Print Share

[UPDATE] 06.30.2011, 1:02pm MST: The Las Conchas wildfire is over 80,000 acres and is 3% contained.  Please listen to local news sources or the U.S. Forest Service's incident website for accurate, up-to-date information.  This page will be updated but might not contain the most recent alerts and evacuation information.

The City of Los Alamos is still under mandatory evacuation orders.  White Rock is still under voluntary evacuation orders.

  • The American Red Cross has activated two official shelters for residents evacuating because of the fire:
    • The Santa Claran Hotel & Casino in Española (877.505.4949)
    • The Cities of Gold Casino near Santa Fe (505.455.0515)
    • For more information, call the American Red Cross at 505.265.8514, 800.560.2302, o para español 800.257.7575.
  • The Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Human Society and the Española Valley Humane Society will be taking in dogs, cats, and other small household pets displaced by the fire.  For more information, please contact SFAS at 503.983.4309 or Española at 505.753.8662.
  • The Northern New Mexico Horsemen's Association may be able to accommodate horses from those in fire-affected areas.  Call the on-site caretaker at 505.471.6654 to inquire.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has been and will remain closed due to the threat of fire.  LANL employees should check local news, the LANL Update Hotline (505.677.6622), or the LANL website (www.lanl.gov) for updates.  LANL has implemented a multiyear fire safety improvement program since the 2000 Cerro Grande fire, including purchasing new fire equipment, building an emergency operations center and interagency fire center, conducting tree-thinning operations, and enacting interagency agreements and training with the Forest Service, the National Parks Service, Los Alamos County, and the state of New Mexico.  All radioactive materials have been accounted for and are properly protected.

Road closures: The following roads are closed:

  • NM 4 at the Jemez Falls Campground and at NM 510
  • NM Highway 5-2 westbound into Los Alamos
  • The Santa Fe National Forest and Valles Caldera National Preserve have closed the majority of roads in the forest and preserve as of today.

Many parks and recreational ground in the north have been close in full or in part:

  • New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has closed sites within Pecos Canyon, including Bert Clancey, Terrero, Jamie Koch, Mora River, and Monastery Lake.  See the Department's webpage for more information.
  • The Bureau of Land Management has closed the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.   See the BLM's website for more information.
  • The National Park Service has closed Bandelier National Monument indefinitely.  See the NPS's website for more information.

Refer to the Forest Service incident site for more information.