New Wildfire Email Alert System

New wildfire alert system touted

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Wildfire season is already here, and this year is expected to be a bad one. 

State Forestry officials unveiled an added layer of security for residents who live in the fire zones.New Mexico is rolling out a new wildfire email notification system.

"Prompt and accurate information can save lives," said New Mexico State Forester Tony Delfin.

That information will now come in the form of an email that will give critical information to displaced families and the rest of the public fast.  "There are going to be frequent updates with information about the status of the fire, is it growing, are there homes or businesses in harm's way," said Gov. Susana Martinez.

Governor Martinez says they saw the need when talking to worried evacuees from the Las Conchas fire last year.  "They wanted information and they wanted it constantly," said Governor Martinez.  Officials say that means the evacuees will have vital information, right at their fingertips, be it on their phones, their computers or anything else that gets email. 

In the last two years combined, New Mexico has seen 1,440 wildfires that have burnt more than a million acres. New Mexico is bracing for a busy fire season given the drought conditions that are spreading across the region.