THE CURTIS FIRE BURNING ON THE EDGE OF THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST IN OTERO COUNTY IS PROOF OF HOW DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN NEW MEXICO RIGHT NOW. THAT FROM DAN WARE WITH STATE FORESTRY, WHO TELLS 770 KKOB THAT HIGH WINDS ON WEDNESDAY … GUSTING UP TO MORE THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR … HELPED THE WILDFIRE GROW FROM 40 ACRES TO 109 ACRES.
BUT WARE ALSO SAYS CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING A LOT BETTER THURSDAY FOR GETTING THINGS UNDER CONTROL. HE SAYS AS SOON AS THE SUN WENT DOWN WEDNESDAY, THE WINDS DIMINISHED AND THE TEMPERATURES DROPPED, ALLOWING CREWS TO HOLD CONTAINMENT LINES OVERNIGHT.
WARE SAYS THE FIRE IS 10 PERCENT CONTAINED AND CREWS WANT TO CONTINUE PUTTING LINES AROUND THE FIRE BEFORE THE WINDS KICK UP AGAIN. IT'S BELIEVED THE FIRE IS HUMAN CAUSED.
