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80 wildfires have burned more than 12,000 acres since January 1st
Santa Fe, NM – At a news conference today, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division, and its partners came together to observe Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week in New Mexico and Arizona. This year’s theme, “don’t wait for wildfires to start, prepare and be aware,” carried through the event as EMNRD Cabinet Secretary Sarah Cottrell Propst and others encouraged New Mexicans to remember that wildfire prevention and preparedness is everyone’s responsibility.