GOOD NEWS ON ONE OF THE BIG WILDFIRES THAT'S BURNED THIS SPRING AND SUMMER IN NEW MEXICO. THE THOMPSON RIDGE FIRE IN THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS IS NOW 100-PERCENT CONTAINED AFTER CONSUMING 24-THOUSAND ACRES. FIRE SPOKESMAN TERRY MCDERMOTT TELLS 770 KKOB ABOUT 40-45 FIREFIGHTERS REMAIN ON THE SCENE TO HANDLE HOT SPOTS.
MCDERMOTT SAYS THERE'S LIMITED ACCESS TO THE VALLES CALDERA BY GOING THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE OFF HIGHWAY FOUR. HE SAYS MORE OF THE PRESERVE IS EXPECTED TO OPEN NEXT WEEK.
A LOOK AT NEW MEXICO'S BIGGEST WILDFIRE THIS FIRE SEASON SHOWS THE SILVER FIRE WAS NEARLY 137 THOUSAND ACRES AND 54 PERCENT CONTAINED IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE JAROSO FIRE NEAR PECOS IS STILL JUST OVER 11 HUNDRED ACRES WITH NO CONTAINMENT. LIGHTNING SPARKED THE JAROSO FIRE ON JUNE 10TH. THE SILVER FIRE WAS ALSO STARTED BY LIGHTNING, THREE DAYS EARLIER.
