Wildfire risk heating up for truckers in Southwest

Hermits Peak fire in New Mexico, with white Forest Service pickup truck in foreground.

As fire weather conditions rise across the Southwest, truckers may run into road closures, low visibility due to smoke, and a high risk of rollovers.

Most of the large wildfires are in New Mexico — five of them, according to the Inciweb interactive map. Sections of at least 12 state highways are still closed due to these fires, especially in the Santa Fe and Las Vegas areas.

The Southwest side of the Calf Canyon Fire this afternoon. Plans have been made to deal with this fire activity but...

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