Overview
Have you been affected by the McBride Fire?
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The New Mexico mountain village and surrounding area in the northern Lincoln National Forest saw spring wind gusts as high as 90 mph as the fire ripped through the forested canyons and destroyed homes and structures in the Sierra Blanca Mountains.
While the winds delayed fire crews from attacking the blaze from overhead and surveying the size of the fire, planes were able to fly over the area the next day as winds subsided, according to reports.
The fire came a few hundred feet from Ruidoso’s main street and less than half a mile from the county hospital before it was contained.
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Two people died and more than 4,500 people were evacuated from their homes as a result of the McBride Fire in Ruidoso, New Mexico, which burned over 6,100 acres and more than 200 homes after a strong wind event in drought conditions downed power lines and trees in the area.
The exact cause of the fire is still being investigated. Studies are also underway to determine the long-term effects of the fire on the soil and local ecosystem, including any downstream consequences and future risks to the community.
We are associating with preeminent attorney Vern Payne and Rothstein Donatelli LLP. During his career, Vern has served as a District Judge, a Supreme Court Justice, and Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. He has also lectured at multiple law schools, the National college for Trial Judges, and Indian tribal courts. He has an advanced legal degree in the Judicial Process from the University of Virginia. Rothstein Donatelli LLP has decades of experience litigating in New Mexico state and federal courts.
