THE RECENT WILDFIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAY HAVE YOU WONDERING WHAT THE FIRE DANGER IS LIKE RIGHT NOW IN NEW MEXICO. STATE FORESTER DONALD GRIEGO TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB, WITH THE LACK OF MOISTURE IN OUR STATE, THE FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. BUT THE FIRES THAT HAVE STARTED RECENTLY HAVEN’T SPREAD. HE SAYS COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A LACK OF WIND HAVE, SO FAR, SAVED NEW MEXICO.
GRIEGO SAYS THE FORESTRY DIVISION IS CAPABLE OF FIGHTING FIRES ANY TIME OF THE YEAR WITH VETERAN AND INMATE CREWS. HE SAYS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS ALWAYS LOCAL GOVERNMENT FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
