ANOTHER INDICATION OF THE DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS NEW MEXICO…STAGE ONE FIRE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE ALL ACROSS THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST. SPOKESWOMAN DONNA NEMETH SAYS THAT MEANS NO CAMPFIRES EXCEPT IN DEVELOPED AREAS.
NEMETH SAYS SEVERAL RECENT WILDFIRES WERE CAUSED BY ABANDONED CAMPFIRES. THE RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE IN ALL OF THE MOUNTAIN DISTRICTS…INCLUDING SANDIA, MOUNTAINAIR, MOUNT TAYLOR, AND MAGDALENA. VIOLATIONS COULD MEAN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FINES.
