STAGE ONE FIRE RESTRICTIONS WILL KICK IN MONDAY IN THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST'S SANDIA AND MOUNTAINAIR RANGER DISTRICTS. THAT MEANS THE ONLY FIRES ALLOWED ARE THOSE IN GRILLS THAT ARE PROVIDED IN DEVELOPED RECREATION SITES. SPOKESWOMAN KAREN TAKAI SAYS THIS IS AN INDICATION OF HOW BADLY THE DROUGHT HAS AFFECTED THE FOREST.
TAKAI TELLS 770 KKOB IF DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE, THE RULES MAY BECOME EVEN MORE STRINGENT.
