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Megan Kamerick
| KUNM

As people evacuate from the South Fork and Salt fires, KUNM is working with Source New Mexico and other media outlets to help people connect with loved ones and friends. Newsrooms have set up a Google Voice and Speak Pipe number so you can record messages for people you’re looking for or to let friends and family know you’re safe.

We will post transcripts of these messages here. We may also broadcast them on air and a reporter may call you to follow up and interview you.

Please follow these guidelines:

  • Leave your first and last name and spell them
  • Tell us where you’re from
  • Leave your message

The number to call is(505) 738-4020. You can also visit the KUNM website and leave a message there. There is also a community page on social media called Reunite Ruidoso, which was created to allow people to post messages for their loved ones. There is also an online form the group uses to find missing people.

South Fork Fire and Salt Fire shelters are available at:

  • Inn of the Mountain Gods Convention Center, 287 Carrizo Canyon Road, Mescalero
  • Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Gymnasium, 52 B University Blvd.
  • Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 2500 SE Main St., Roswell
  • New Mexico Military Institute Athletic Center, 101 W College Blvd., Roswell
  • Church in Motion, 901 W. Brasher Rd., Roswell
  • Church on the Move Dream Center, 2700 W. Second, Ruidoso
  • Capitan High School, 519 Smokey Bear Boulevard, Capitan
  • Carrizozo High School, 800 avenue D, Carrizozo
  • Community Church of Christ, 2960 N Scenic Dr., Alamogordo
  • The New Mexico Military Institute, 101 W. College Blvd., and the Roswell Civic Center, 912 N. Main Street, are accepting evacuees housed in animals on a leash.

Evacuation of large animals/livestock:

ENM Fairgrounds, 2500 SE Main, in Roswell, and Lea County Fairgrounds, 101 S. Commercial Street, Lovington, offer stable space and RV hookups. Contact Wyatt Duncan, Lea County Fairgrounds Manager, at 575-333-0252.

The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, in partnership with the Lincoln County Community Foundation, is currently directing its efforts to Lincoln and Otero counties through the Greatest Needs Impact Fund. This fund provides financial resources to meet the immediate and long-term recovery needs of people, animals and places affected by the devastating wildfires in southern New Mexico. The fund is also supported by the Shelter Fund, the New Mexico Wildfire Relief Fund and the Emergency Action Fund held within the Albuquerque Community Foundation. Those who wish to contribute can do so here.