New Mexico wildfire scorches nearly 300,000 acres, becomes largest wildfire in state history
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The Hermits Peak Calf Canyon fire has destroyed hundreds of homes and scorched nearly 300,000 acres in the last five weeks, making it the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history.
New Mexico National Guard Aviation soldiers execute water drops as part of firefighting efforts, dropping thousands of gallons of water from a UH-60 Black Hawks with Bambi buckets on the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire in northern New Mexico. (New Mexico National Guard via AP) In this photo released by the U.S. Forest Service, an aircraft known as a "super scooper" battles the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires in the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico on Thursday, April 28, 2022. (J. Michael Johnson/U.S. Forest Service via AP) View of the remains of Michael Salazar's house, burned during the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires, in Tierra Monte, New Mexico, U.S., May 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Adria Malcolm) Michael Salazar walks at his property burned during the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires, in Tierra Monte, New Mexico, U.S., May 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Adria Malcolm) Michael Salazar speaks at his property burned during the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires, in Tierra Monte, New Mexico, U.S., May 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Adria Malcolm)
The Hermits Peak fire started on April 6 when a prescribed burn in the Santa Fe National Forest got out of control due to unexpected winds. The Calf Canyon Fire started about two weeks later and merged with the Hermits Peak fire on April 22.
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