Wildfire Preparedness & Prevention Resource Center

Southwest Wildfire Interactive Map  

Interactive map provided by Southwest Coordination Center helps track current wildifire incidents. For more information please click here.

Additional Resources 

Wildfire season is here, and now is the time to get ready. Learning about wildfire danger and being prepared can help reduce the threat of fires to our natural surroundings, our homes, and our communities. 

These helpful tips and resources aim to provide New Mexicans with the best information available to prepare for fire season.

Active Wildfire Information

Wildfire Preparedness

  • New Mexico Wildfire Information -- list of helpful links to information for active fires, protection, prevention, and rehabilitation.
  • Firewise -- information on preparedness, defensible space around homes and communities, and online courses.
  • New Mexico Ready, Set, Go Wildfire Tips and Planning -- tips on how to create a defensible space and harden your home, prepare for emergencies, and what do in case of an emergency. 
  • American Red Cross Wildfire Preparedness -- tips on preparing for, responding to, and recovering after a fire for your home. 
  • After Wildfire -- guide and resource to help families and communities recover after a wildfire. The guide includes helpful tips on immediate safety, how to mobilze your community, who can help, post-fire treatments for land, and other additional resources. 

Wildfire Prevention

  • Be Smart Outdoors -- information on how to prevent wildfires from campfires, debris burning, and equipment use. 
  • Practice Wildfire Safety -- prevention recommendations before, during, and after a fire. 
  • Know The Risk -- learn about fire restrictions and closures in all 33 New Mexico Counties or call 1-877-864-6985

For Businesses

Additional Resources And Contacts

Additional Safety Tips:

  • Do not use fireworks of any kind; 
  • Use caution and common sense before lighting any fire; 
  • Understand that any fire you create could become a wildfire;
  • Never, ever leave any fire unattended;
  • Properly extinguish and discard smoking materials; 
  • Be aware of your surroundings and careful when operating equipment including off road vehicles during perids of dry or hot weather;  
  • Speak up and step in when you see someone in danger of starting a wildfire; and
  • Be prepared for any emergency by putting together a disaster kit and family evacuation plan. 

Common ways you could unintentionally start a wildfire:

  • Unattended debris burning; 
  • Equipment fires such as from lawnmowers, ATVs, power equipment; 
  • Smoking; 
  • Unattended campfires; 
  • Children playing with matches or lighters; and
  • Fireworks.  

 

Latest

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    During a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to receive testimony on a discussion draft entitled Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest Management Act of 2016, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) continued his fight for wildfire funding reform and improvements to our nation's forest management system. The committee received testimony from U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie and U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Wildland Fire Director Bryan Rice.   Read More

  • Heinrich underscored need for prescribed fire and mechanical thinning

    Heinrich underscored need for prescribed fire and mechanical thinning

  • Heinrich Statement On Dog Head Fire

    U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement on the Dog Head Fire in Bernalillo and Torrance Counties: Read More

  • Heinrich Questions Forest Service Chief Tidwell on Wildfire Prevention, Boosting Outdoor Recreation in National Forests

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  • Heinrich Visits U.S. Forest Service Fire Desk & Command Center To Discuss Wildfire Funding Reform

    U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, visited the U.S. Forest Service Fire Desk and Incident Command Center to receive a briefing from U.S. Forest Service Chief Thomas Tidwell on the agency's wildfire suppression efforts and work to protect vital water resources. Senator Heinrich discussed the need to protect, restore, and improve the health of watersheds in our national forests and the urgency for wildfire funding reform. Read More