THE CONTINUING DRY, HOT CONDITIONS MEAN MORE FIRE RESTRICTIONS BEING PUT IN PLACE. DANITA BURNS IS THE MANAGER FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. SHE SAYS FIRE RESTRICTIONS WILL NOW COVER 2-POINT-5 MILLION ACRES ACROSS 8 NEW MEXICO COUNTIES. THEY ARE BERNALILLO, CATRON, CIBOLA, MCKINLEY, SANDOVAL, TORRANCE, SOCORRO AND VALENCIA COUNTIES.
THE RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. UNDER THE RULES, NO CAMPFIRES ARE ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF ESTABLISHED CAMPFIRE RINGS AND GRILLS.
