From KOB-TV.com - Los Alamos police have reported the entire Los Alamos County is now under a voluntary evacuation order because of the Las Conchas wildfire, which is now burning at 1,000 acres in the Jemez Mountains. The fire broke out about 1 p.m. Sunday, about 12 miles southwest of Los Alamos near state highway 4. Firefighters have closed portions of the road.
Spot fires have been seen a half-mile ahead of the main fire. The voluntary evacuations include the cities of Los Alamos and White Rock. Mandatory evacuations have already been ordered for Las Conchas, Cochiti Mesa and the Bandelier and Valles Caldera forest areas. Read more
Many Fires in NM including the entire Los Alamos county
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Michael Swickard
on Sunday, June 26, 2011
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