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Recent rain and snow in parts of New Mexico have brought a temporary reprieve from the high fire dangers, but officials warn that the vegetation can dry out quickly and that precautions should be taken to prevent and prepare for wildfire.
“My biggest concern and concern from fire management is that people may become complacent because we have had a little bit of rain,” Teresa Rigby, a fire education and mitigation specialist with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, told
NM Political Report.
She said New Mexico is in fire season and that will continue through June and possibly into July.
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Gov. Little says wildland firefighters need to get vaccinated before the fire season
Idaho Gov. Brad Little said that lives could be lost if frontline firefighters get sidelined with the illness. Author: Keith Ridler / Associated Press Published: 5:19 PM MDT May 18, 2021 Updated: 5:39 PM MDT May 18, 2021
BOISE, Idaho With a potentially ferocious wildfire season threatening to ignite across the western U.S., a push is on to persuade wildland firefighters to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday that lives could be lost if frontline state and federal firefighters get sidelined with the illness as tinder-dry conditions prompt state officials to brace for the worst.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) With a potentially ferocious wildfire season threatening to ignite across the western U.S., a push is on to persuade wildland firefighters to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Republican Idaho Gov.
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