NEW MEXICO IS ALREADY SEEING AN ELEVATED FIRE THREAT…AND STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE WARNING THAT CONDITIONS COULD GET EVEN WORSE THIS WEEKEND.
ACTING STATE FORESTER DONALD GRIEGO SAYS WARMER TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS COMBINATION. HE SAYS IT’S THE TYPICAL BEGINNING OF OUR FIRE SEASON BEFORE THE GREEN-UP ACCOMPANIED BY MARCH WINDS.
MORE THAN 130-THOUSAND ACRES BURNED IN NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR. AND ALREADY IN 2017, THE STATE HAS SEEN MORE THAN 50 WILDFIRES.
