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Source: Albuquerque Journal, N.self storageM.Sept. 05--Increased drunken driving patrols and monitoring of social networks will be part of the police presence during tonight's burning of Zozobra and the rest of Santa Fe's Fiesta weekend.Law enforcement will have eyes inside the crowd as thousands of people gather to watch Old Man Gloom burn at Fort Marcy Park, but public safety workers will also be watching social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.The point, said city emergency management official Andrew Phelps, is to monitor the digital world for keywords or phrases such as "#Zozobra" or "#Fiesta" and then inform police, fire or medical workers about any messages that suggest something may be happening that needs a public safety response.For example, if the "Santa Fe Virtual Operations Support Team" comes across a tweet about people fighting in the crowd, the police will find out about it, Phelps said.He said the team is composed of several volunteers across the country who have backgrounds in emergency management.Phelps said the monitoring program isn't meant to be intrusive or intimidating, but that whenever thousands of people get together in a small area it presents potential safety issues that have to be addressed."It's really more about public safety and making sure people have a good time," he said.The online initiative was used for the first time last year, Phelps said. As wind and fire safety concerns delayed the actual torching of Old Man Gloom until 10:30 p.m., Phelps said the online volunteers read messages about people worrying that they'd miss the last train to Albuquerque. Those concerns were relayed to the Rail Runner train dispatchers and helped keep people from getting stranded in Santa Fe overnight.The Office of Emergency management also will be putting out information regarding the burning over its own Twitter account, which is @Santa-FeOEM, Phelps said.Santa Fe County Sheriff Robert Garcia plans on helping city police staff the Zozobra event with some of his deputies, but drivers also should expect to see deputies and other law enforcement personnel out on the road hunting for drunken drivers over Fiesta weekend.Wednesday morning, the Santa Fe County DWI Program held a pres迷你倉 conference just in time for Fiesta to announce a public information campaign that will run through this fall.Expect to see posters on city buses and near local drinking holes that show a man in handcuffs, the slogan "At .08 We Incarcerate" and a number inebriated people can call to get a $1 cab ride home on Friday and Saturday nights. A blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent is the presumed level of intoxication in New Mexico.County DWI Program coordinator Lupe Sanchez said that the commitment to arrest drunken drivers is often a greater deterrent than telling would-be DWI violators that they can injure themselves or someone else by driving drunk.Garcia reiterated that the county has recently broadened its power to seize vehicles of repeat drunken-driving offenders. Changes to the county's forfeiture program now provide that a driver with just one DWI conviction can have his or her car seized upon arrest for a second drunken-driving charge. Previously, a driver could lose his or her vehicle only on the third DWI.The recent amendments also increase hearing fees for people wishing to contest a forfeiture from $100 to $165.The county DWI Program provides funding for police and deputies to conduct saturation patrols and also funds the $1 taxi ride program.People who call 505-438-0000 can get the bargain rides from liquor establishments or parties to their homes.The rides are available on Friday and Saturday, from 5:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.County Public Safety Director Pablo Sedillo said at the news conference that over the past 12 months, about 1,103 people were jailed for DWI or DUI. The average stay in jail of each person was about 5.8 days, he said. If you goWHAT: The 89th burning of Zozobra.WHERE: Fort Marcy Park, Santa Fe.WHEN: Tonight. Gates open at 3 p.m. Entertainment starts at 3 p.m. "Official opening" at 7 p.m. Zozobra burns at dark. Organizers recommend that celebrants arrive by 8:30 p.m.TICKETS: $10, children under 10 free.INFO: Go to . burnzozobra.com for maps, parking and shuttle information and details.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, N.M.) Visit the Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, N.M.) at .abqjournal.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉