Albuquerque Fire

Monsoon season has arrived in #NewMexico & that means sudden, often dangerous flash flooding. @ChrisMcKeeTV & @gburkNM sat down with @abqfire to discuss what goes into high-stakes swift water rescues & why people get trapped in arroyos. #NewMexicoNewsInsidersPodcast

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This Sunday is International Firefighters' Day. Join us in thanking our brave @abqfire team! From keeping our Bosque safe to lending their time and skills to national efforts like the California fires, we are grateful every day for their commitment and sacrifice. #OneAlbuquerque

@RElement1330 @ABQRAW @cabq @pulsepoint That is not true. Brush 3 responded from November through April specifically for warming fires, cooking fires and encampment fires. Brush 3’s response numbers were posted monthly.

@ABQRAW @cabq @abqfire @pulsepoint They want us to stop reporting the camps and fires

abqraw.com/post/city-of-a… @cabq's @abqfire has turned off updates of fire/rescue incidents with the popular app @pulsepoint. We dug deep into the reasoning.

@TubeTom @ABQRAW @cabq @pulsepoint AFR channels are not encrypted.

@ABQRAW @cabq @abqfire @pulsepoint Don't get me started. I've been listening to public service radio transmissions for 50+ years as a hobby. When APD and AFD encrypted their signals, my investment of thousands of dollars I put into my radio gear turned into a pile of useless electronics. Transparency my a$$.

Take a look back & take a ride with Captain Otero on his final shift with AFR. Captain Otero was truly a master of the craft & will leave as a legend. Hear his farewell dispatch & some thoughts on 25 years in the fire service. Enjoy your retirement Captain. #abqfirerescue

AFR Chief Emily Jaramillo had a plan to improve response by changing how resources are dispatched - but @cabq City Councilors quashed that plan in a 7-2 vote. This week on #NewMexicoNewsInsiders w/ @ChrisMcKeeTV & @gburkNM why the chief thinks this is problematic. @abqfire

16 members of the 103rd Cadet Class pinned their badges, took their oath, received their helmets and have officially started their journey as probationary AFR firefighters.

UPDATE: AFR crews have cleared the scene at Central and La Veta. NM Gas has stopped the leak. Traffic patterns should be returning to normal.

UPDATE: Central is shut down in both directions at La Veta. Crews will have to do additional excavation to stop the gas leak. Avoid the area. On 7/7/24 at 10:32 E-11 responded to a blowing gas line at Central & La Veta. Utility work was being done & a gas line was hit. @nmgasco

On May 28 at 13:54 AFR, BCFR & Kirtland AFB responded to University south of Rio Bravo for a plane crash. BCFR and AFR’s Batt 1 confirmed a downed aircraft on fire. The pilot was located & transported while fire was extinguished. Scene has been turned over to Kirtland.

@NMdeathtrap505 @ABQRAW The outside fire pilot program ended April 19th.

AFR & APD on scene at Tramway & Indian School working a fatal motor vehicle collision. Two patients were transported with serious injuries & one was pronounced deceased on scene. Avoid the area. Tramway is shut down in both directions from Lomas to Indian School. @ABQPOLICE

Albuquerque Fire Rescue would like everyone to have a safe & happy Thanksgiving. Unattended cooking is the leading contributing factor in fires, injuries & deaths. Follow a few simple instructions to ensure a safe and happy holiday.

Still a very active scene on the 4100 block of Ridgeley Ave NE. NM Gas crews are on site investigating, working on the main line & extracting vapors from the ground. Evacuations will remain in place until NM Gas determines conditions are safe for occupants to return. @nmgasco

UPDATE: Natural Gas leak at 4100 Ridgeley Ave NE has been mitigated. Evacuations will remain in place until crews can determine that levels in the ground are safe. Conditions are being monitored by AFR and NM Gas and occupants will be allowed to return to their homes when safe.

AFR and NM Gas are on the 4100 block of Ridgeley Ave NE. Crews are evacuating residents from Montclaire east to Washington. NM Gas is getting readings of natural gas in the ground. Crews will continue evacuating until gas is no longer detected. Avoid the area.

The IOAD theme for 2023 is “Recognizing those people who go unseen,” in honor of those whose lives have been altered by overdose. AFR is dedicated to helping reduce overdose incidents in our community with the leave behind Narcan kits and educating the public on prevention.

UPDATE: Crews have cleared the scene and Yale is now open at Lead/Coal.

AFR crews are still on scene at 304 Yale Blvd SE monitoring hot spots on this two alarm commercial structure fire. Yale is closed between Lead and Coal. Please avoid the area.

Correction: 306 Yale Blvd SE. Yale still closed between Lead and Coal.