A COMMUNITY MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY EVENING FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE WHITE'S PEAK FIRE SOUTHWEST OF CIMARRON. THE LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRE HAS BURNED MORE THAN 11 HUNDRED ACRES AND IS 15 PERCENT CONTAINED. MONDAY NIGHT'S MEETING STARTS AT 6:30 AT THE CIMARRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYM.
THE THOMPSON RIDGE FIRE IS NOW 80 PERCENT CONTAINED AT JUST UNDER 24 THOUSAND ACRES IN THE VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE AND SANTA FE NATIONALF ORES. IT WAS STARTED BY A DOWNED POWER LINE MAY 31ST. AND IN THE GILA, FIRE CREWS HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON PROTECTING HOMES IN THE HISTORIC MINING TOWN OF KINGSTON FROM THE 35 SQUARE MILE SILVER FIRE . TWENTY SIX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PUT OUT OF THEIR HOMES SO FAR BY THE FIRE.
