"Valencia County, Bernalillo County Fire Department and state forestry are responding to a large bosque fire north of the city of Rio Communities.
The fire started on the west side of the Rio Grande and has jumped to the east side.
Evacuation is in progress in the area of Blue Sky Road and Nighthawk Road, east of the Rio Grande, and Las Chapulinas, west of the river. If you live in that immediate area, the Valencia County Fire Department advises you to prepare for evacuation now. Evacuee’s should report to the Belen Recreation Center, 305 Eagle Lane. The Valencia County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents on south Gabaldon Road to voluntarily evacuate.
The fire is moving northeast at this time. N.M. 47 is closed in both directions from La Entrada south to River Road."- Valencia County News
BCSO is assisting with water buckets from our helicopter to slow the growth of the fire.
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