Fire danger prompts closure of entire Rio Grande bosque

is now closed from cochiti dam to
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04:43 pm the bosque del apache - all the way through sandoval - bernalillo - valencia and socorro counties - stuart dyson is l9ive downtown with details on the ban and how it will be neforced. last week albuquerque and bernalillo county imposed a partial closure - allowing people to keep on using the paved bike trail - that was then - this is now - things have changed and the whole shootin' match is closed! fire conditions have gone from bad to worse and that has local governments joining forces with the conservancy district to shut the bosque down completely - you get caught in there you're looking at fines up to 500 dollars and up to 90 days in jail - firefighters want to avoid a disaster in the bosque and a complete shutdown all the way through four counties is the
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04:44 pm way they're doing it. " please - be very careful - be very cautious - if you see something don't think somebody's already called - place that phone call - if you see somebody burning or you see smoke call 9-1-1." the cityof albuquerque and bernalillo county are also completely closing down all open space areas - they are shut down until further notice - the risk of fire is simply too big. so again - the rio grande bosque is totally closed all the way from cochiti dam in the north to the bosque del apache wildlife refuge in the south - and in bernalillo county all public open space areas are off limits - back to you. john garcia - bern co fire chief

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[cisco385]

Stupid rules

[Searching4Truth1]

Wonder if this includes the illegal aliens; ie, will they also be stopped from entering this area?