FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE STIFFER TODAY (MON) IN THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST, SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT, AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST. THEY'RE MOVING THE STAGE TWO RESTRICTIONS … WHICH MEAN NO CAMPFIRES … NO FIREWORKS OF ANY KIND … AND YOU CAN SMOKE ONLY IN YOUR VEHICLE OR RECREATION AREAS WHERE THERE'S A THREE FOOT DIAMETER CLEAR OF ANYTHING FLAMMABLE. YOU ALSO CANNOT FIRE A GUN, USE A TORCH, OR OPERATE A CHAINSAW IN THOSE AREAS … AND YOU'RE BANNED FROM TAKING ANY VEHICLE OFF ROAD.
THE NEW FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE BEING IMPOSED BECAUSE OF INTENSELY DRY CONDITIONS CREATED BY THE DROUGHT. THEY STARTED AT 8:00 MONDAY MORNING.
