NEW MEXICO FIRE AGENCIES ARE MAKING GOOD USE OF ALL THE GRASSES AND OTHER FOLIAGE THAT’S GROWN IN THE STATE SINCE LAST SPRING.
METEOROLOGIST BRENT WACHTER WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS AGENCIES LIKE THE FOREST SERVICE LEAVE LIGHTNING-CAUSED FIRES TO GROW ON THEIR OWN. HE SAYS THOSE FIRES GET RID OF THE GROWTH THAT COULD FUEL WILDFIRES A YEAR OR TWO DOWN THE ROAD.
WACHTER SAYS ALL THAT GROWTH EVENTUALLY DRIES OUT AND CAN BECOME A REAL FIRE DANGER IF NOT ADDRESSED.
