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re: UPDATE: Our Best Friends' House in Ruidoso Spared!
Posted on 6/19/24 at 2:07 pm to Gorilla Ball
Posted on 6/19/24 at 2:07 pm to Gorilla Ball
quote:The OP in the title of the damn thread
Who said it was a vacation home?
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Posted on 6/19/24 at 2:19 pm to LegendInMyMind
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This post was edited on 6/19/24 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 6/19/24 at 2:27 pm to BuckyCheese
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I wonder why....
Biggest reason it its New Mexico. It is a great place if you are a hermit. Most people are not. Also one of if not the poorest states in the nation. Relatively sparsely populated with a lot of really and truly poor people and real estate tends to be cheaper.....
Zoning and building codes are also very owner friendly in New Mexico. In much of the state it is not only possible but pretty common to build a house out of mud....nice houses....damn near mansions. Some actual mansions. If the dirt has water on it...much of it does not....it is pretty affordable. And you may not have a neighbor for 20 miles or a paved road.....
Posted on 6/19/24 at 2:40 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I get all the "first world problem" comments in this thread, at least to an extent. But, 500 structures have been destroyed to this point between the two fires. I bet most of those don't belong to the people many believe they do.
Ruidoso is a New Mexico resort area....it is a little bit like Gatlinburg. New Mexico resorts are not what most people think of when thinking of a resort. It is also a regular town....unlike Gatlinburg. Most of the residents and property owners aren't wealthy, those who own second homes there are most likely solidly middle class and close to retirement and they live in ABQ or Las Cruces or Texas....they ain't wealthy...if they were they'd have a vacation home in Taos or Santa Fe. Owning a quarter horse in New Mexico is also not a sign of wealth....its akin to owning a fishing boat in Alabama. Hell a $9500 pure bred from Roswell New Mexico won the Kentucky Derby in 2009. For a pretty good while before and after that win that horse could be seen in a pasture alongside US 380 just outside of Roswell. That ranch wasn't nearly as palatial as those in Aiken SC or Ocala FL. Everyone I worked with and know in New Mexico owns horses...its like owning a jon boat in Alabama.
Posted on 6/19/24 at 3:02 pm to AwgustaDawg
The risk of a fire developing is driven by three main factors:
- Dry fuel such as leaves, grass, branches, and other organic materials
- Oxygen in the air
- Heat to ignite and burn
The latter can be a natural event, such as lightning strikes or spontaneous ignition, or it can be directly linked to human activities, such as vehicle fires, cigarette butts, or campfires. But what are the most common ignition sources of wildfires around the world?
Lightning is the most common ignition source that causes the vast majority of wildfires. There are two types of lightning: cold and hot. Cold lightning is usually of short duration and thus rarely a cause of wildfires. The same cannot be said of hot lightning: currents in hot lightning have less voltage but occur for a longer period of time. Because of the intense heat it generates, hot lightning accounts for the majority of natural fires. While this natural phenomenon is completely unpredictable, adequate land management and landscape fire management planning can significantly diminish the intensity of wildfires and prevent unnecessary deaths and the displacement of people and animals.
- Dry fuel such as leaves, grass, branches, and other organic materials
- Oxygen in the air
- Heat to ignite and burn
The latter can be a natural event, such as lightning strikes or spontaneous ignition, or it can be directly linked to human activities, such as vehicle fires, cigarette butts, or campfires. But what are the most common ignition sources of wildfires around the world?
Lightning is the most common ignition source that causes the vast majority of wildfires. There are two types of lightning: cold and hot. Cold lightning is usually of short duration and thus rarely a cause of wildfires. The same cannot be said of hot lightning: currents in hot lightning have less voltage but occur for a longer period of time. Because of the intense heat it generates, hot lightning accounts for the majority of natural fires. While this natural phenomenon is completely unpredictable, adequate land management and landscape fire management planning can significantly diminish the intensity of wildfires and prevent unnecessary deaths and the displacement of people and animals.
This post was edited on 6/19/24 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 6/20/24 at 1:46 pm to blueridgeTiger
Bumped for update in OP.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 1:49 pm to blueridgeTiger
Good news OP
I thought the original responses were a little harsh (although it did seem a little self centered in phrasing). Louisiana people are elitists when it comes to natural disasters, albeit for good reason.
I thought the original responses were a little harsh (although it did seem a little self centered in phrasing). Louisiana people are elitists when it comes to natural disasters, albeit for good reason.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 1:53 pm to blueridgeTiger
Cowboy Ken lost his favorite dog, then his house to the fire.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 1:53 pm to blueridgeTiger
They evacuated the whole track Tuesday afternoon. I think about 200 horses? I felt like they were cutting it a bit close.
Glad theirs is ok and their house was spared.
Glad theirs is ok and their house was spared.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 2:14 pm to blueridgeTiger
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I just talked to our friends—the houses around theirs were destroyed, but theirs is okay.
So y’all aren’t really friends… why would you assume that it was already destroyed & they were heartbroken
Posted on 6/20/24 at 2:36 pm to Aspercel
Up to 1,400 structures lost to those two fires now.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 2:37 pm to LegendInMyMind
The videos I saw from near the track Tuesday were terrifying 
Posted on 6/20/24 at 2:41 pm to LSUandAU
quote:
Lightning is the most common ignition source that causes the vast majority of wildfires.
Nope.
According to the most recent US Forest Service data around 85% of wildfires are human caused. That number has grown in recent years, but it being the leading cause is not new.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 2:44 pm to blueridgeTiger
So is the trip to visit them back on?
Posted on 6/21/24 at 6:39 pm to blueridgeTiger
The Ruidoso fires were first officially reported as human caused for two days. Then, a CIMT spokesperson said they were told the fires were lightning and human caused. The mayor of Cloudcroft, NM, not far from the southern fire says that he was told the fires were intentionally set.
Now, it is being reported that the FBI is in Ruidoso investigating the cause of the fires.
It is possible that these fires may be added to the growing list of recent major wildfires attributed to arson.
Now, it is being reported that the FBI is in Ruidoso investigating the cause of the fires.
It is possible that these fires may be added to the growing list of recent major wildfires attributed to arson.
Posted on 6/21/24 at 6:44 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:
Now, it is being reported that the FBI is in Ruidoso investigating the cause of the fires
So the FBI is investigating themselves?
Posted on 6/25/24 at 11:33 pm to blueridgeTiger
Whelp, we can add this one to one growing number of major destructive wildfires that are attributed to arson.
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