THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING ITS PART TO PREVENT FIRES IN THE CITY’S BOSQUE. APD’S OPEN SPACE UNIT SAYS THEY’RE OUT LOOKING FOR ANYONE WHO’S EITHER SMOKING OR HAS BUILT A CAMPFIRE, IS GRILLING OR ENGAGED IN SOME OTHER ACTIVITY NOT ALLOWED NOW UNDER THE BURN BAN.
OPEN SPACE OFFICERS USE WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO GET AROUND … INCLUDING BIKES, RANGERS, ATV’S, HOVER CRAFTS AND AIR BOATS . THEY ALSO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR PEOPLE CAMPING OUT IN THE BOSQUE, WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED. HOMELESS CAMPS ARE OFTEN THE CAUSE OF BOSQUE FIRES, ESPECIALLY WITH CONDITIONS AS DRY AND WINDY AS THEY ARE NOW.
