New Mexico Department of Health and New Mexico Environment Department Issue Smoke Advisory for Northeastern New Mexico Thursday evening

Residents of San Miguel, Mora, Colfax (NW of I-25)

Santa Fe — The New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Environment Department today issued a smoke advisory for communities in San Miguel, Mora, and Colfax Counties due to anticipated smoke from the Hermits Peak Fire in New Mexico. The advisory will be in effect through Thursday evening. The Hermits Peak Fire started on April 6, 2022 at about 4:30 p.m., approximately 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas at the base of Hermits Peak in the Pecos Wilderness.