THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN NORMAL TO BELOW NORMAL WHEN IT COMES TO WILDFIRE ACTIVITY IN NEW MEXICO. BUT FIRE WEATHER METEOROLOGIST BRENT WACHTER SAYS THIS SPRING COULD BE MORE OF A CHALLENGE FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
HE SAYS THERE ARE A LOT OF GRASS FUELS OUT THERE AND WE’RE EXPECTING A WINDIER SPRING THAN IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. AND THAT COULD RESULT IN MORE WILDFIRES ACROSS THE STATE…ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THAT SHOULD ESPECIALLY BE TRUE IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO.
