Better Day Predicted for Dog Head Fire Crews

Posted on June 20, 2016

THE DOG HEAD FIRE IS SCARRING BOTH LAND AND LIVES RIGHT NOW. BUT FIRE CREWS SHOULD GET A BREAK FOR NOW. BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON TELLS KKOB’S BOB CLARK THERE’S GOOD WEATHER NEWS:  HUMIDITY IS HIGHER AND THE WINDS ARE LOWER. THE FIRE IS STILL NINE PERCENT CONTAINED AT NEARLY 18-THOUSAND ACRES. BUT THAT’S…… MORE

Why Fire Evacuees Can’t Go Home Yet

Posted on June 20, 2016

Why Fire Evacuees Can’t Go Home Yet MANZANO MOUNTAIN RESIDENTS FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES BY THE DOG HEAD FIRE ARE EAGER TO GET BACK TO THEIR PROPERTY, IF FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN TO MAKE SURE IT’S STILL THERE. BUT KAREN TAKAI WITH THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT TELLS US JUST BECAUSE YOU DON’T…… MORE

Dog Head Fire Update

Posted on June 19, 2016

AS THE HUMIDITY INCREASED OVERNIGHT, SO DID THE CONTAINMENT OF THE FIRE BURNING IN THE MANZANOS, SIX MILES NORTHWEST OF OF TAJIQUE. AT LAST REPORT THE FIRE WAS 9 PERCENT CONTAINED WITH OVER 17, 600 ACRES BURNED. THE LATEST INFORMATION RELEASED INDICATES THAT 24 SINGLE RESIDENCES AND 21 OTHER MINOR STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. ON…… MORE

Dog Head Fire Update

Posted on June 18, 2016

THE WEATHER IS NOT COOPERATING IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DOG HEAD FIRE CURRENTLY BLAZING IN THE NORTHERN MANZANO MOUNTAINS. CONDITIONS ARE HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE WITH VARIABLE AND SHIFTING WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE EMBERS TO  CROSS THE FIRELINE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SPOT FIRES.  WITH ZERO CONTAINMENT AND CLOSE TO 1,000 FIREFIGHTERS  THE BLAZE IS…… MORE

Some Ignoring Evacuation Orders

Posted on June 17, 2016

     NOT EVERYONE IS LEAVING. STATE POLICE SERGEANT ELIZABETH ARMIJO SAYS SOME RESIDENTS OF AREAS UNDER A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER DUE TO THE DOG HEAD FIRE ARE STAYING PUT. ARMIJO SAYS STATE POLICE ACTIVELY MONITOR THE ROADS. FOR THOSE WHO OBEY THE EVACUATION ORDER, NO RE-ENTRY TO THE AREA IS ALLOWED.      ARMIJO…… MORE

Fire Compromises Air Quality

Posted on June 17, 2016

     THE DRY CONDITIONS PROMPT A FIREWORKS BAN IN PARTS OF SANTA FE COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMISSION SAYS THE SALE AND USE OF AIRBORNE FIREWORKS ARE NOW PROHIBITED IN THE UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF THE COUNTY.      THINGS SUCH AS SPARKLERS AND CONE FOUNTAINS ARE STILL ALLOWED, BUT ONLY ON PAVED OR BARREN AREAS.… MORE

Dog Head Fire Update

Posted on June 16, 2016

A WILDFIRE BURNING SOUTHEAST OF ALBUQUEREQUE KEEPS GROWING. THE DOG HEAD FIRE IN THE MANZANO MOUNTAINS HAD CONSUMED MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND ACRES AS OF 11:30 THURSDAY MORNING. MORE THAN 400 FIRE PERSONNEL ARE WORKING THE FIRE WHICH STARTED ON TUESDAY. THE FOREST SERVICE SAYS HIGH WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIRE’S RAPID GROWTH. SEVERAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING…… MORE