WE’RE NOW INTO WILDFIRE SEASON IN NEW MEXICO…AND THOSE FIRES DON’T JUST DESTROY PROPERTY, THEY CAN ALSO CAUSE HEALTH ISSUES. PAUL RHIEN WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO SMOKE. THOSE INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO ARE OLDER OR HAVE HEART OR LUNG CONDITIONS. :
RHIEN SAYS VISIBILITY DURING A WILDFIRE IS A GOOD INDICATOR OF HOW SAFE THE AIR IS. THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OPERATES AIR QUALITY MONITORS AT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE.
