IT APPEARS NEW MEXICO’S WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE MUCH BUSIER THAN THEY WERE A YEAR AGO. ALREADY IN 2016 GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS 132 WILDFIRES HAVE BURNED 45-THOUSAND ACRES. SHE SAYS THERE WAS PLENTY OF RAIN AND SNOW LAST YEAR, WITH A LOT OF GREEN THAT LATER DRIED, PROVIDING FUEL FOR HUNDREDS OF WILDFIRES STATEWIDE.
MARTINEZ SAYS THE NUMBER OF WILDFIRES THIS YEAR HAS DOUBLED FROM THIS TIME A YEAR AGO. SHE’S URGING ALL NEW MEXICANS TO HELP PREVENT DAMAGING FIRES.
ONE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO CLEAR A SPACE AROUND YOUR HOME IF YOU LIVE IN A FORESTED AREA.
