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eff maher is live near central and tingley with what they found. jeff. and tingley with what they found. jeff. the weather is getting hotter, the wind is not going anywhere, and the little rain we've gotten hasn't helped. with that formula in effect, fire crews are coming minute thumbnail 10:01 pm through this area daily -- not just looking for fires, but also, the people who could start them. "i-40 and tramway...no contact" a-f-d wildland firefighter brian not just looking for fires, but also, the people who could start them. "i-40 and tramway...no contact" minute thumbnail 10:02 pm a-f-d wildland firefighter brian fox is not here to take in the sights of the bosque. he's trying to prevent this from happening again. back in june of 2003, a huge fire erupted on all four sides of montano. the only home lost was under construction -- but it gave people a huge scare because of how close it came to so many homes that sit near the river. and then there was the sage fire last june near coors and la orilla. "our whole goal is to catch the fires when they're small and get them out" we went along with fox and his wildland team -- consisting of two trucks, as they patrolled up and down the bosque just south of montano. their presence here --means a faster response time when a fire breaks out. today was calm - "we had a guy that stopped us this morning that had a cut foot" but that calmness -- can change in an instant, fropeople simply not paying attention. "in previous years we've come across some grills with some smoldering charcoal in them" "the wind is heavy out here anyway so even the smallest things can turn into something major" the wildland trucks will be on patrol everyday from noon to eight p-m. and when we get closer to the fourth of july they will be adding trucks, and extending those hours. live near central and tingley. jeff maher. kob. eyewitness news 4.
