YOU GO TO THE FOREST BECAUSE YOU LOVE THE OUTDOORS. SO, DON’T BE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR BURNING IT DOWN. FIRE MANAGERS WITH THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST SAYS THEY’VE SEEN FAR TOO MANY UNATTENDED OR ABANDONED FIRES SO FAR THIS YEAR.
SINCE MEMORIAL DAY, 50 OF THOSE CAMPFIRES HAVE BEEN LOCATED. TERRENCE GALLEGOS IS A FIRE MANAGER WITH THE JEMEZ RANGER DISTRICT. HE TELLS US CAMPERS NEED TO COME PREPARED. HE SAYS PEOPLE VISITING THE FOREST SHOULD BRING ENOUGH WATER AND THE PROPER TOOLS SO THEY CAN THOROUGHLY DOUSE THEIR FIRE.
GALLEGOS ALSO TELLS US THAT CAMPERS CAN BE HELD LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THEIR FIRE, ESPECIALLY IF IT LEADS TO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF LIFE.
