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The voluntary burn ban in Marion County has been extended, but rain is in the forecast and officials will assess the situation again next week.

Created: April 26, 2021 09:54 PM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque Fire Rescue said they're bracing for a busy wildfire season this year.  On Monday, fire crews put out a fire in the Albuquerque bosque near Tingley and Alcalde in the same spot where two fires burned last week. AFR said they believe someone may have set the two earlier fires intentionally. "I would say unfortunately they are caused by people being not safe, and not utilizing our open spaces wisely and safely. The fires that happened last week, there wasn't any rain or any lightning, so you can rule out that it was...

WEARS VALLEY — A brush fire this week off Little Cove Road burned near more than 25 homes but only damaged one, and firefighters said it illustrated the importance of the wildlands task force and of Firewise safety measures. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, officials said. Neighbors in the area reported there had been a controlled burn in the area that got out of hand. The first firefighters responding to the scene Tuesday found a fast-moving fire on a steep slope near a number of homes and rental cabins. “They identified the fire behavior and asked for the Wildla...