HELPING OUT A NEIGHBOR, AND BEYOND. APPROXIMATELY 60 FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE STATE ARE NOW WORKING ON FIRE LINES IN STATES SUCH AS CALIFORNIA, OREGON, IDAHO AND UTAH. DAN WARE WITH THE NEW MEXICO STATE FORESTRY DIVISION TELLS 770 KKOB THAT THE MANPOWER IS AVAILABLE BECAUSE OUR FIRE SEASON HAS, FOR THE MOST PART, COME TO AN END.
THE CREWS TYPICALLY STAY ON THE JOB FOR TWO WEEKS BUT CAN ADD ON ANOTHER IF THEY'RE STILL NEEDED.