The Association is your neighbors, area residents, local groups/organizations, and government agencies working together for wildfire preparedness through education, training, outreach, and information to help communities with year-round opportunities for reducing wildfire risk.

 

HOME HAZARDS?  HELP US HELP YOU! 

Need help assessing and addressing home hazards on your property?  If so, help us help you. Review this Home Hazard Assessment Guide and Worksheet from the Forest Stewards Guild to learn how to recognize and assess potential hazards that may exist around your home.  Then we invite you to take this short hazard assessment survey.  Your responses will help us gain a more accurate picture of hazardous fuels conditions around homes in the East Mountains so that we can work with Team Rubicon volunteers to provide the help you need.  

 CURRENT WILDFIRE INFORMATION, SEASONAL OUTLOOKS

See NM Fire Info for updates on current wildfires in New Mexico.  For information on large wildfires nationwide, including maps, see InciWeb and the National Interagency Fire Center. The Southwest Coordination Center’s Outlooks page offers 7-day, monthly, and seasonal outlooks for the Southwest.  See also the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook and note the progression of New Mexico’s wildfire potential as shown on the monthly maps.

WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS IS YEAR-ROUND

Year-round, reduce wildfire risk on your property by creating defensible space, including firewise landscaping.  See Fire Adapted New Mexico Learning Network, Living with Fire:  A Guide for the Homeowner (New Mexico), and How to Prepare Your Home for Wildfires.   For New Mexico forest health conditions, review the 2023 Forest Health Conditions Report and 2023 Data Dashboard.  Another resource is the 2024 Wildfire Safety Outreach Toolkit, a compilation of fire education and outreach resources.

COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN

Bernalillo County incorporated your comments into its updated countywide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).  The update includes revised data analyses, base maps, community risk assessments, priorities for hazard reduction activities, and recommendations for reducing structure ignitability.  Access the CWPP through its Story Map.