IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING AND SUMMER: PEOPLE CAMP OUT IN THE SANDIAS … BUT THEY LEAVE THEIR CAMPFIRES UNATTENDED. AND IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN THIS YEAR. MANUEL MARTINEZ, THE DEPUTY FIRE STAFF OFFICER FOR THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST, SAYS THEY’VE FOUND SEVERAL ABANDONED CAMP FIRES IN THE FOREST.
MARTINEZ TELLS NEWS RADIO KKOB IT’S IMPORTANT FOR CAMPERS TO ALWAYS HAVE WATER AND A SHOVEL…AND TO DROWN THE CAMPFIRE THEN MIX IT UP TO MAKE SURE IT’S OUT.
HE SAYS FIRE CONDITIONS IN THE SANDIAS AREN’T BAD NOW…BUT THAT CAN CHANGE WITH A WEEK OF HOT, DRY, WINDY WEATHER.
