About this recording
Published 2026-05-24. New Mexico has multiple active fires burning right now. The Seven Cabins Fire has burned over twenty-five thousand acres in the Capitan Mountain Wilderness, with evacuations, closures, and numerous structures threatened. The Trigg Fire is smaller, but residences are still on the threat list. The Southwest fire map is active before most people are even paying attention. This archived recording reflects reporting at publication; conditions may have changed.
An archive briefing, not a real-time warning. Follow current instructions from local authorities.
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