An inside look at AFR's enhanced bosque patrol

Police drones will patrol Bosque after recent fires

Albuquerque police are tightening security along the Bosque after two fires in June and another one on Tuesday morning.

An inside look at AFR's enhanced bosque patrol

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque Fire Rescue’s wildland crews will be working overtime this Fourth of July weekend to protect the city’s Rio Grande bosque. Lately, there have been back-to-back fires and then an arrest for alleged arson. AFR is playing offense to the problem and starting Level 2 patrols. Four wildland units will patrol the open spaces, instead of the normal two, a week early this year. AFR Lt. Jason Fejer said they can’t ignore an…