BERNALILLO COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE COME UP WITH A NEW EMERGENCY SYSTEM FOR ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE AREAS OF THE COUNTY…PAJARITO MESA. COMMISSIONER ART DE LA CRUZ SAYS THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SOME TIME.
DE LA CRUZ SAYS THERE ARE NO IDENTIFIABLE ROADS OR EASEMENTS OR OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY, SO THE 400 FAMILIES THAT LIVE THERE HAVE A HARD TIME IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE SITUATIONS.
DE LA CRUZ SAYS THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS NOW MAPPED OUT THE ENTIRE AREA, AND GIVEN EACH DWELLING ON PAJARITO MESA AN I-D NUMBER. HE SAYS EMERGENCY RESPONDERS CAN NOW LOOK AT THE MAP, AND FIND ANY HOME IN THE AREA BASED ON THE NUMBER.
