FIRE PREVENTION STAFF AT THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST FIND MORE THAN 45 ABANDONED CAMPFIRES LAST WEEKEND. FOR FOREST OFFICIALS, IT’S A RED FLAG AS THEY LOOK AHEAD TO THE JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY. PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER JULIE ANNE OVERTON TELLS US CAMPERS NEED TO BE PREPARED TO PROPERLY DEAL WITH THEIR CAMPFIRES. LAST WEEK, NEAR FOREST ROAD 10, AN ABANDONED CAMPFIRE WAS BLAMED FOR A 2-ACRE WILDFIRE THAT REQUIRED THREE ENGINE CREWS TO SUCCESSFULLY PUT IT OUT.
