Fire Danger Very Real (Part II)
From the MVT editorial this week:
While we hear news reports that the spring run-off will be high this year, what is missed is that the Manzanos and Sandias didn’t get the amount of snow pack this year that mountains in northern New Mexico did. Last November, more than 7,000 acres burned in the Ojo Peak fire. Seven structures were destroyed in that fire and evacuations were conducted. Living in and enjoying the mountains is special, but we need to work together to keep the mountains from burning. The Forest Service has implemented thinning projects, but residents and visitors also need to use some common sense. A wildfire can start from something as simple as a cigarette butt or a campfire that isn’t extinguished all the way.
