Hello FACNM community!
We hope you’re enjoying the rainy weather we’ve been fortunate enough to have across much of Northern New Mexico this week! We’re grateful for a little moisture on the ground before this upcoming weekend’s festivities and hope everyone will stay diligent with some fire restrictions being lifted across the state.
Did you know that there are different levels of engagement you can have with the Fire Adapted Communities New Mexico Learning Network? Receiving this newsletter is a great start and if you’re feeling ready to become a little more involved and connect with other individuals in our community we’re here to tell you how! If receiving this newsletter is enough for you, we also have an way for to you take a small action to increase your fire preparedness in our community.
This Wildfire Wednesday features two ways to take action:
Become a FACNM “member”
Sign up for wildfire alerts
Keep reading to learn more about these actionable tasks. Hope you all have a wonderful Fourth of July and holiday weekend!
Liz
Become a FACNM Member
If you’re interested in connecting with community leaders and professionals who are working towards making our communities more fire-adapted, becoming an official member of the Fire Adapted Communities New Mexico Learning Network is a great next step for you! Members consist of residents, retirees, fire professionals, emergency responders, researchers, architects, ranchers, hydrologists, foresters, and more! Membership costs nothing and you gain access to events, learning opportunities, and it connects you with a network of professionals who can support you in efforts to make your community more fire-adapted.
A breakdown of how our FACNM members self-identify within their community.
To sign up to become a member of the FACNM network click here to visit the directory page and select “Add”. You will then be added to our member list and receive updates about networking and learning opportunities.
Sign up for Alerts
Signing up for wildfire alerts is a small, actionable task that will help ensure you are informed and prepared this wildfire season! Click on any of the pages below to sign up. We also recommend bookmarking this InciWeb site which shows all of the active wildfires across the USA so you can plan ahead and be prepared!
New Mexico wide:
NM State Forestry Wildfire Alert email (only for state or private land, not federal)
NM Fire Information (click on the + at the bottom of the page to add your email, shown on the right)
Santa Fe fireshed: