WITH THE WARM, DRY WEATHER WE'RE NOW SEEING IN NEW MEXICO, THE FIRE DANGER IS ON THE RISE. DAN WARE WITH THE STATE FORESTRY DIVISION SAYS YOU NEVER KNOW HOW A FIRE MIGHT START. THE BIG WILDFIRE THAT BURNED THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO LAST MONTH WAS ACTUALLY STARTED BY A BLOWN TIRE.
WARE SAYS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF WILDFIRES SO FAR THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AGRICULTURAL BURNS.
