The mock fire will not be open to the public. Bervin said the wooded areas of the East Mountains, Placitas and the bosque presented unique challenges for firefighters. Jason D. Gallegos, a firefighter with the Bernalillo Fire Department, said he would participate in the field day. He said his department had plenty of practice fighting fires in the thick undergrowth along the bosque. We get lots of brush fires.
People just get careless.
Placitas Fire Chief Paul Bearce said the field day would benefit firefighters in the North Valley and West Side, where an abundance of open space increases the possibility of fires.