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.
A combination of steep terrain, high temperatures, and low humidity has complicated efforts for the more than 2,000 firefighters currently trying to suppress the blaze, which was 27% contained on Monday. 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.In this photo released by the U.S.
The wildfire had burned 298,060 acres on Monday morning, surpassing the previous record set in the state by the Whitewater Baldy fire in 2012. 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.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.
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