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1,200 firefighters battle record New Mexico blaze
A firefighter works an area along the northwest perimeter of a massive blaze in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico in this photo made on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, and released by the U.S. Forest Service Friday.
Record-setting NM fire grows to 339 square miles
Deputy Incident Commander Pruett Small talks about the work firefighters have done to protect the community of Mogollon, N.M., during a briefing at base camp in Reserve, N.M., on Thursday, May 31, 2012.
Record-Setting N.M. Fire Expected to Burn for Weeks
Smoke from the Whitewater-Baldy fire rolls over ridges in the Gila Wilderness near Reserve, N.M., on May 31.
Record-setting New Mexico fire expected to burn for weeks
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Record-setting NM fire expected to burn for weeks
This image provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a May 29, 2012 photo, of the massive blaze in the Gila National Forest, seen from Neighbors Mountain directly east of Glenwood, N.M. Fire officials said Wednesday the wildfire has burned more than 265 square miles has become the largest fire in New Mexico history.
Governor tours fire area; promises state support
Gov. Susana Martinez with Pruett Small, deputy incident commander on the Whitewalter-Baldy Fire.
Record-setting NM fire spreading in all directions
An attorney says a star student at an Indiana high school who was stuck in Mexico over an immigration technicality is returning home in time for her graduation.
Massive NM blaze spreading in all directions as fears grow of more western wildfires to come
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Skyranger shows fire has room to grow
RESERVE, N.M. - The Whitewater Baldy Complex Fire set an unpleasant record Wednesday as it passed last year's Las Conchas Fire as the largest recorded in New Mexico history.
Gila fire still growing in all directions
The fire, which was measured at 170,272 acres on Wednesday morning, has grown more than 100,000 acres in a week and is still 0 percent contained.
Fire crews generating business for locals in Reserve
More than 1,100 firefighters are battling the Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire, which is now burning at an estimated 152,000 acres .
A community meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 29, at 6:00 pm at the Glenwood Community Center.
Whitewater-Baldy fire grows in Gila Wilderness
The Whitewater-Baldy fire ballooned to a scorching 122,000 acres on Sunday, making it nearly the size of the Las Conchas fire.
NM governor sends 15 soldiers to wildfire
Gov. Susana Martinez said today she has deployed 15 New Mexico National Guard soldiers to help secure areas around a wildfire in western New Mexico.
RESERVE, N.M. - The Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire has now grown to 122,388 acres and evacuations for two nearby communities are still in effect.
Fire evacuation set in historic town
RESERVE, N.M. - An evacuation of the historic mining community of Mogollon has been ordered as the Whitewater Baldy Complex Fire continues to grow out of control.
Growing fire in Gila destroys 12 homes; now more than 70,000 acres
Still uncontained on Thursday afternoon, the Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire was at more than 70,000 acres and growing.