THE DOG HEAD FIRE IS SCARRING BOTH LAND AND LIVES RIGHT NOW. BUT FIRE CREWS SHOULD GET A BREAK FOR NOW. BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON TELLS KKOB’S BOB CLARK THERE’S GOOD WEATHER NEWS:  HUMIDITY IS HIGHER AND THE WINDS ARE LOWER.

THE FIRE IS STILL NINE PERCENT CONTAINED AT NEARLY 18-THOUSAND ACRES. BUT THAT’S MUCH IMPROVED OVER LAST WEEK WHEN THE FIRE WAS ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED.

JOHNSON SAYS THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION SUNDAY NIGHT WILL ENSURE RESIDENTS ARE TAKEN CARE OF … OVERTIME IS PAID TO FIRE CREWS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT … AND THE COST OF THE FIRE IS REIMBURSED.