EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford, along with village council members, have decided to allow residents back into Ruidoso at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 24, the Village of Ruidoso (VOR) announced in a Facebook post on Saturday, June 22.
As we previously reported, the New Mexico State Forestry Division is reporting progress in containing the South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire burning near Ruidoso, New Mexico, and the Mescalero Apache reservation.
The VOR provided the following points to take into consideration about the re-entry:
Re-entry will be for local, full-time residents only at this time.
The VOR is asking that second homeowners and tourists refrain from coming to Ruidoso to give residents time to get back to their properties and survey any needs or damages.
Please bring at least a week’s worth of food and drinking water as grocery stores are not operating at full capacity.
Due to the events of the past week, you may arrive to find that your home has no gas, no electricity and no water. If your home has no power, your refrigerator will not be working. You can check the outage maps at PNM.com and ZNGC.com
There is no childcare available.
If you have breathing issues including asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), you may find that you cannot tolerate the ash, smoke and soot that are in the air.
There is currently a Boil Water Advisory in place which is normal after a natural disaster. If any water systems are found to be compromised, there is the possibility for a mandatory Boil Water Order.
“We hope that you will help us make this process smooth. Please remember that we are here to help you, and at the same time, we want to ensure your safety and the safety of everyone’s property,” read the Facebook post.
Any questions can be directed to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) phone bank at (575) 258-6900 or more information can be found on the VOR website at www.Ruidoso-NM.gov.
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