{"id":23,"date":"2015-11-17T12:46:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T19:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:15:51","slug":"programs-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/programs-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs &#038; services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Officers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>President:<\/strong> Jerome Macdonald; resident<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vice-President:<\/strong>\u00a0 Kerry Jones, resident<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secretary:<\/strong> \u00a0John Helmich, resident\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treasurer:<\/strong> Billy Zamora, resident<\/li>\n<li><strong>Member-at-large:<\/strong>\u00a0 Mark Adolph, Fox Hills Community Liaison<\/li>\n<li><strong>Member-at-large:<\/strong> \u00a0Vicky Estrada-Bustillo, Community Liaison<\/li>\n<li><strong>Member-at-large:<\/strong> \u00a0Jim Kelley, Paa-Ko Community Liaison<\/li>\n<li><strong>Member-at-large:<\/strong> \u00a0Ricky Reedy, Ciudad SWCD Liaison<\/li>\n<li><strong>Member-at-large:<\/strong> \u00a0Joe Stehling, FIREWISE Liaison<\/li>\n<li><strong>Member-at-large:<\/strong> \u00a0Bob Watson, Heatherland Hills Community Liaison<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Affiliated Agencies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>New Mexico State Forestry Division, Bernalillo District<\/li>\n<li>Bernalillo County Fire Department<\/li>\n<li>Sandoval County Fire Department, La Madera District #16<\/li>\n<li>Santa Fe County Fire Department<\/li>\n<li>Albuquerque Fire Rescue<\/li>\n<li>Cibola National Forest, Sandia Ranger District<\/li>\n<li>Village of Tijeras<\/li>\n<li>Southern Pueblos Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs<\/li>\n<li>Bernalillo County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li>Bernalillo County Office of Emergency Management<\/li>\n<li>Sandoval County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li>Sandoval County Office of Emergency Management<\/li>\n<li>Santa Fe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li>Santa Fe Office of Emergency Management<\/li>\n<li>Torrance County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li>Torrance County Office of Emergency Management<\/li>\n<li>Village of Tijeras Fire Department<\/li>\n<li>Central Tri-County Soil and Water Conservation District<\/li>\n<li>Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District<\/li>\n<li>Claunch-Pinto Soil and Water Conservation District<\/li>\n<li>East Mountain Community Emergency Response Team<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Service&#8211;Albuquerque<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>EMWPA History<\/h2>\n<p>Wildfires more than 30 years ago in the East Mountain wildland-urban interface prompted founding of the East Mountain Interagency Fire Protection Association (EMIFPA) on February 17, 1990. \u00a0At that time, the Association was a diverse mix of federal, state, county, municipal, and village governments working together to provide a unified wildfire suppression response.<\/p>\n<p>EMIFPA grew throughout the years with the participation of local residents, neighborhood associations, and businesses. \u00a0This is vital for maintaining working relationships to achieve mutual goals.<\/p>\n<p>In cooperation with Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District, EMIFPA spearheaded an effort in 2006 to create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for the East Mountains using a community-based process. \u00a0That Plan was updated in 2015. \u00a0In 2022, Bernalillo County updated the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">2015 Plan<\/span> by incorporating the entire county in a <a href=\"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/cwpp\/\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><em>Countywide Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, to keep pace with increased wildfire potential in the East Mountains, EMIFPA rebranded its title and logo, as well as its approach to wildfire preparedness information distribution and education efforts. \u00a0EMIFPA is now <em><strong>East Mountain Wildfire Preparedness Association (EMWPA)<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>EMWPA sponsors numerous education, outreach, and fire training opportunities throughout the East Mountains, including the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Community workshops and interagency meetings on\u00a0defensible space, wildfire preparedness, wildfire prevention, and evacuation information for the East Mountain community, including homeowners, schools, and local businesses;<\/li>\n<li>Information outreach for neighborhood associations, local residents, and schools;<\/li>\n<li>Design, printing, and distribution of wildfire safety materials;<\/li>\n<li>Annual participation in National Fire Prevention Week, New Mexico Wildfire Awareness Week, and other wildfire prevention activities;<\/li>\n<li>E-mail notification list for upcoming fire-related events, current information on wildfire and prescribed fire, news releases, general information on wildfire and emergency incidents, and related information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To become a member, get involved as a volunteer, obtain training, or participate in EMWPA programs, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:EMWPA.2023@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>EMWPA.2023@gmail.com<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>East Mountain Wildfire Preparedness Association (EMWPA)<\/strong>\u00a0serves eastern Bernalillo, eastern Sandoval, western Torrance, and southern Santa Fe Counties in New Mexico. EMWPA members include fire protection, emergency management, and law enforcement agencies, as well as local residents and businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officers President: Jerome Macdonald; resident Vice-President:\u00a0 Kerry Jones, resident Secretary: \u00a0John Helmich, resident\u00a0 Treasurer: Billy Zamora, resident Member-at-large:\u00a0 Mark Adolph, Fox Hills Community Liaison Member-at-large: \u00a0Vicky Estrada-Bustillo, Community Liaison Member-at-large: \u00a0Jim Kelley, Paa-Ko Community Liaison Member-at-large: \u00a0Ricky Reedy, Ciudad SWCD &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/programs-services\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":98,"href":"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4534,"href":"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/4534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emifpa.org\/emifpawp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}