THE NEW MEXICO STATE FORESTRY DIVISION IS LENDING A HELPING HAND TO SOME NEIGHBORS. THE DIVISION HAS SENT 116 PERSONNEL, INCLUDING 40 MEMBERS OF THE RETURNING HEROS WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER PROGRAM, TO ASSIST IN FIGHTING FIRES IN CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MONTANA AND UTAH.
OVERALL, THEY’RE WORKING ON A TOTAL OF 11 FIRES. MOST OF THE RESOURCES ARE IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE THEY’RE ASSIGNED TO FIVE MAJOR INCIDENTS, INCLUDING THE SOBERANES FIRE NEAR MONTEREY. IT’S CHARRED AROUND 92-THOUSAND ACRES.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, FIREFIGHTERS FROM COLORADO, THE DAKOTAS AND WYOMING HELPED HANDLE FIRES IN NEW MEXICO.
