National forests add fire restrictions during wait for rain

摘要

More national forests are imposing fire restrictions as New Mexico waits for some much needed rain.The Cibola National Forest is implementing the first stage of restrictions today on the Mount Taylor,Magdalena, Mountainair and Sandia ranger districts. That means no campfires or fireworks, and smoking is limited to only developed recreation sites, barren areas or inside vehicles or buildings.The Carson and Santa Fe national forests also are enacting restrictions, and officials on the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico are warning that the fire danger level is high to very high for the region.