First Person: Wildfire Forces Evacuations in NM

First Person: Wildfire Forces Evacuations in NM



Thousands of residents calmly fled Monday from the mesa-top town that's home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory, ahead of an approaching wildfire that sent up towering plumes of smoke, rained down ash and sparked a spot fire on lab property. (June 27)

Arizona Governor Tours Growing Wildfire Near NM

Arizona Governor Tours Growing Wildfire Near NM



Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer took an aerial tour of a growing wildfire, the Wallow Fire, near the NM border. It's the third largest in state history. Crews are also working to protect communities from a second wildfire in southern Arizona.