GOVERNOR MARTINEZ TOURS FIRE DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY. FIRST SHE'LL LOOK AT THE BURN RECOVERY AREA FROM LAST YEAR'S LITTLE BEAR FIRE IN THE RUIDOSO AREA AND DISCUSS CONTINUED RECOVERY EFFORTS IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND OTHER AREAS THAT BURNED.
THEN SHE HEADS TO SAN LORENZO WHERE SHE WILL BE BRIEFED ON EFFORTS TO CONTAIN THE SILVER FIRE BURNING IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST. IT IS THE LARGEST ACTIVE FIRE, HAVING DESTROYED OVER 30-THOUSAND ACRES.