A firefighter stands on a firetruck as they and hotshots battle remnants of the South Fork Fire while it ravages northern Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

The skeleton of a vehicle sits in front of a residence affected by the South Fork fire in Alto, New Mexico, U.S., June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Smoke rises as the South Fork Fire burned most of the structures in Cedar Creek after mass evacuations of the village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

Damaged vehicles and supplies lie in front of a business in the aftermath of the South Fork fire in Alto, New Mexico, U.S., June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

The skeleton of a vehicle sits in front of a residence in the aftermath of the South Fork fire in Alto, New Mexico, U.S., June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

A USDA Forest Service hotshot firefighter returns from battling the blaze and assisting with evacuations caused by the South Fork Fire in Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

A chimney is left standing at the center of a residence levelled by the South Fork fire in Alto, New Mexico, U.S., June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Smoke from the South Fork Fire covers the sun, casting an orange light across the Lincoln National Forest at Cedar Creek, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

Smoke from the South Fork Fire covers the sun, casting an orange light across the Lincoln National Forest at Cedar Creek, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

The walls of a damaged home stand in the aftermath of the South Fork fire in Alto, New Mexico, U.S., June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

A tree smoulders outside a residence in the aftermath of the South Fork fire in Alto, New Mexico, U.S., June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Smoke rises as the South Fork Fire left behind extensive property and forest damage in northern Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

Volunteers, first responders and local officials prepare an emergency shelter with cots and other Red Cross resources for those under evacuation orders because of the South Fork Fire, at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell in Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

Smoke rises as the South Fork Fire continues to smolder in northern Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

Hotshot Matt Landolt spreads mud around the inside of a burning tree in an effort to suffocate the flames remaining from the South Fork Fire in Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S., June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

Homes are seen damaged in the aftermath of the South Fork fire in Alto, New Mexico, U.S., June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Charlie Barron holds his head in his hands after settling in at an emergency shelter where university and local officials set up cots and other Red Cross resources for those under evacuation orders because of the South Fork Fire, at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell in Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

A sign indicating the presence of a gas pipeline is seen damaged in the aftermath of the South Fork fire in Alto, New Mexico, U.S., June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

A drone view shows smoke from the Central New Mexico wildfires, including the South Fork fire and Salt fire, rising over the Lincoln National Forest as seen from the town of Orogrande, New Mexico, U.S., June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif