FOREST OFFICIALS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIRE DANGER IN THE SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT. SPOKESPERSON KAREN TAKAI TELLS 770 KKOB THE AREA WILL GO INTO STAGE-2 FIRE RESTRICTIONS AS OF MONDAY MORNING. SHE SAYS TREES IN THE SANDIAS ARE EXTREMELY DRY DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY KIND OF MOISTURE, RAIN OR SNOW.
TAKAI SAYS UNDER STAGE-2 RESTRICTIONS, VIRTUALLY ALL OPEN FIRES ARE BANNED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STOVES WITH TURN-OFF VALVES. SHE SAYS FOREST OFFICIALS WANT TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS DUE TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE EAST MOUNTAIN AREA.
