BAGS AND SAND ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT SEVERAL SOUTH VALLEY FIRE STATIONS … JUST IN TIME FOR THE MONSOONS. BERNALILLO COUNTY SPOKESMAN LARRY GALLEGOS TELLS 770 KKOB THAT RESIDENTS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY CAN STOP BY AND FILL AS MANY BAGS AS THEY THINK THEY NEED.
GALLEGOS SAYS THERE'S NO LIMIT ON HOW MANY BAGS RESIDENTS CAN FILL AND TAKE, BUT YOU MIGHT THINK TWICE BEFORE OVERLOADING YOUR VEHICLE. HE REMINDS PEOPLE THAT SAND IS HEAVY AND THEY LOAD DOWN A VEHICLE.
THE BAGS AND SAND CAN BE FOUND AT FIRE STATIONS 32, 33, 34 AND 38. CALL THE FIRE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION.