Johnson Fire Update

Silver City Engine Crews are Recruiting for Firefighter Positions!  Silver City, NM; December 10, 2013–The Silver City Engine Crews from the Gila National Forest will soon be advertising multiple fire engine crewmember jobs. We are looking for highly motivated individuals with a strong work ethic and ability to work outdoors! Interested individuals must be able…

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The Bayard City Council at its June 8 meeting approved a $36,261.68 work order for Engineers Inc. to begin engineering and design services for a 125,000-gallon water storage tank at the Bayard Wellfield.  The consent agenda consisting of various department reports and workshop and symposium attendance requests for city…

Grant County officials recently gathered public input for an updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan, which found all 48 evaluated subdivisions at high fire risk. The plan outlines mitigation projects and would make communities eligible for grant funding once approved by the state. Many at-risk areas are in mountainous regions, with a strong emphasis on creating…