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Large bosque fire going in Albuquerque
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| June 24, 2003
| Muleteam1
Posted on 06/24/2003 4:43:07 PM PDT by Muleteam1
A very large fire is now burning in the river bosque in Northwest Albuquerque. It was discovered about 3:45 pm this afternon and fire crews are now on the scene. The fire is moving north from the area of I-40 and Coors. Callers to KKOB (770 AM radio) have reported structures are on fire and a large number of customers lost electrical power for a period. The Governor is now on his way back from Mexico City where he just met with Mexican President Fox. State resources are standing by and U.S. Forest Service has dispatched a helicopter.
Muleteam1
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: albuquerque; bosque; fire; newmexico; riogranderiver
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To: Bohemund
BWAHAHA!
Mohemund, that was funny!
To: Muleteam1
There is also a Bozo's Garage in Santa Rosa that I'm betting belongs to Mr. Cordova? Indeed it does.
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posted on
06/24/2003 6:28:34 PM PDT
by
chance33_98
(http://home.frognet.net/~thowell/haunt/ ---->our ghosty page)
To: Muleteam1
Freeper prayers for all in the area.
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posted on
06/24/2003 6:32:02 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(Liberal bias in the media????)
To: Muleteam1
Oh no. Another bosque fire. The Buslims will find a way to blame the crusaders and zionists for this.
To: Muleteam1
Hope you and everyone in the area make it safely through and the fire is conquered quickly...
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posted on
06/24/2003 8:09:21 PM PDT
by
Tamzee
(Liberalism.... the willing suspense of rationality.)
To: Muleteam1; Grampa Dave
don't bother with lamestream media...
we've got FReepers on the ground !!
thanks for your excellent report, Muleteam1.
prayers for you and your neighbors. stay safe !
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posted on
06/24/2003 8:17:11 PM PDT
by
glock rocks
(shoot fast. shoot straight. shoot safe. practice. carry. molon labe)
To: ican'tbelieveit
Another firey summer out west. Maybe the Home Depot can make up a 1200 mile long hose and deliver some of the water from the flooding in the East?
To: nuconvert
Why not reduce medicaid and build reservoirs?
To: wilmington2
Why not reduce medicaid and build reservoirs? Reducing Medicaid would be fine, but there's no rain to fill reservoirs. Lake Powell and Lake Mead are both about half-empty.
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posted on
06/24/2003 9:09:50 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(...and Freedom tastes of Reality.)
To: AlGone2001
I will rail with you against what has happened to forests across the country any day. But as someone who lived in New Mexico for 25 years, I am afraid this does not fall into that category.
The Bosque is areas of dense brush, dogwoods, and more recently (well relatively speaking 100 yrs?) Salt Cedars. This is more akin to grass fires in Australia, or the Brush fires in the mountains around L.A.
This kind of growth will be back next year in the same density. The fire was literally in the city, hence the commotion. These fires are very, very common in New Mexico. I remember seeing 3 or 4 of the black plumes suddenly erupt a year in Las Cruces far into my youth and less frequently in the more developed area of New Mexico's largest city Albuquerque in my college years.
Now head north and west a little from Albuquerque, towards Los Alamos and you will find land destroyed by Forest Service Fire and Logging policy mis-management. A shame that is. You can actually drive a great road from Los Alamos to Cuba NM and pass through National Forest Service, BLM, Indian, and Private Forest and see the effects of the different management policies. From Now Barren scorched Federal Land, to healthier forest of the BLM and Indian Lands.
-- lates
-- jrawk
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posted on
06/24/2003 10:17:45 PM PDT
by
jrawk
To: Muleteam1
"Bosque is the spanish word for forest. Out here only the areas along the river have significant vegetation." For example, the President's Prairie Chapel Ranch is located on the Middle Fork of the Bosque River.
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posted on
06/24/2003 10:21:22 PM PDT
by
okie01
(The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE.)
To: All
It looks like they've got the fire whipped but not before it jumped from the west side of the river where it was first controlled to the east side. Only 600 acres burned so it was a large fire to occur within a city, but a small fire as compared to most Western States fires. Here's the story and pics:
http://www.abqjournal.com/news/apfire06-24-03.htm Muleteam1
To: Muleteam1
I was down by Coors and Montano when the fire broke out. It was a mess. The smoke got so bad they closed I-40 both ways for about 2 hours.
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posted on
06/25/2003 1:11:13 AM PDT
by
NRA2BFree
(BLONDES LOVE GUNS TOO. :))
To: jrawk
Now head north and west a little from Albuquerque, towards Los Alamos and you will find land destroyed by Forest Service Fire and Logging policy mis-management. A shame that is. You can actually drive a great road from Los Alamos to Cuba NM and pass through National Forest Service, BLM, Indian, and Private Forest and see the effects of the different management policies. From Now Barren scorched Federal Land, to healthier forest of the BLM and Indian Lands. I would love to see you expand on this. I'm not sure what you are saying here.
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posted on
06/25/2003 1:33:19 AM PDT
by
AlGone2001
(If liberals must lie to advance their agenda, why is liberalism good for me?)
To: AlGone2001
A few years ago, the US Forest Service decided they wanted to reclaim an ancient meadow, so they sent out some workers to set an extremely hot fire. In New Mexico, in the dry spring, on a windy day. The fire ended up consuming over 450 homes in Los Alamos, along with beautiful forests from where the fire was set to the Santa Clara Indian reservation, where it was finally contained.
The point being, some of our government agencies are run by extremists that do not allow for proper maintenance. But the other agencies, such as were mentioned, do better jobs at balancing preservation needs with fire protection. The drive he mentioned is one of the most beautiful in NM. And you can tell the difference in the forests as you pass into different jurisdictions.
To: OldFriend
And a bosque is?????????
Bird habitat along the Rio Grande.
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posted on
06/25/2003 6:18:43 AM PDT
by
wjcsux
To: Muleteam1
The "shift" key is our friend.
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posted on
06/25/2003 6:53:09 AM PDT
by
Redbob
To: OldFriend
"And a bosque is?????????" A type of pear.
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posted on
06/25/2003 7:49:01 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(Racism is the codified policy of the USA .... - The Supremes)
To: Brad Cloven; OldFriend; Muleteam1
Here's a real sizzling headline:Large bMosque fire going in Albuquerque
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posted on
06/25/2003 9:05:11 AM PDT
by
ppaul
To: wjcsux
Are there quetzals there too?
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posted on
06/25/2003 9:17:31 AM PDT
by
OldFriend
(Liberal bias in the media????)
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