ANOTHER DAY OF HIGH FIRE DANGER IN BERNALILLO COUNTY FOR MONDAY 
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FIRES ARE RAVAGING FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES IN COLORADO, ARIZONA, AND EVEN NEW MEXICO. SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS ARE PARAMOUNT FOR EVERYONE.
THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF BERNALILLO COUNTY.
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT PERMITTED IN BERNALILLO COUNTY.
RED FLAG AND HIGH FIRE DANGER SITUATIONS MEAN THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE RIPE FOR A CATASTROPHIC FIRE. HIGH WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW HUMIDITIES ARE THE HALLMARKS OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS. NO OPEN BURNING IS PERMITTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR UNINCORPORATED BERNALILLO COUNTY, SEE: http://www.bernco.gov/Open_Burn_Ban_Information/
* NO OPEN BURNING WILL BE PERMITTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* USE CAUTION WITH ANY OPEN FLAME OR SPARK PRODUCING EQUIPMENT.
* DISPOSE OF SMOKING MATERIALS IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS.
**** Check the Bernalillo County Fire Department Burn Advisory Hotline before performing any outside burning. 468-7200 ****
Address/Location
Bernalillo County Department of Emergency Management
6840 2nd St NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 505-468-1307
