NEW MEXICANS ARE HELPING BATTLE THAT MASSIVE WILDFIRE IN CALIFORNIA. DAN WARE WITH STATE FORESTRY SAYS TWO ENGINE CREWS HAVE BEEN SENT FROM THE LAS VEGAS DISTRICT TO FIGHT THE RIM FIRE THAT'S BURNING IN AND AROUND YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.
WARE TELLS 770 KKOB THERE'S ALSO ONE OF THE NEWLY CREATED MILITARY VETERAN CREWS THAT HAS NOW BEEN SENT TO THE FIRE. WARE SAYS NEW MEXICO-BASED FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN BUSY LATELY. IN JUST THE PAST MONTH, NEW MEXICO CREWS HAVE BEEN HELPING WITH FIRES IN CALIFORNIA, OREGON, IDAHO, NEVADA, AND UTAH.
THE RIM FIRE HAS NOW BURNED OVER 300 SQUARE MILES AND IS 30 PERCENT CONTAINED.
