We'll gather on a Zoom video call to talk about how COVID is impacting you and your community's preparations for wildfire and how the ambassador network can support you. Please send topics or questions to Sam (sam@forestguild.org) or Porfirio (pnchavarria@santafenm.gov) ahead of time.

Please register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qcOiurzwjGtHd04Tlm3Xz4fw0oIJv8kv-

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Hope to “see” you soon!

-Sam

March 11th at 5:30 PM

City of Santa Fe Department of Emergency Management

1600 St Michael's Drive Bldg #2 - Public Safety Building

Although it feels far away, wildfire season is fast approaching and we all need to be prepared!

Join your fellow ambassadors as we make plans to prepare our communities for wildfire!

New members are always welcome to find out what Fireshed Ambassadors is all about.

We want you to host an event in your community on Wildfire Community Preparedness day on May 2nd in the morning and then come celebrate with us at the Wildfire Fair from 12:00 to 4:00 pm. Events can take any shape from informational potlucks to community workdays, and don’t forget to apply for a $500 mini-grant from NFPA by Feb 29th to support your event!

If you want help with an idea or a proposal, feel free to contact Porfirio or myself. Our contact info is here.

Here are two resources from our ambassador toolkit with ideas for community events:

Wildfire Preparedness Community Action Ideas

50 ideas for action to get you started

Hope to see you there!

Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is an annual campaign that encourages people to come together on a single day to take action to reduce their wildfire risk. On May 2nd this year communities and organizations across the county will engage in a huge variety of activities including community chipper days, potlucks and discussions about reducing fire risk, planning phone trees and wildfire notification systems for your community, building go kits, etc.

To support Wildfire Preparedness Day NFPA and State Farm are offering $500 grants to fund any sort of wildfire risk reduction or preparedness activities.

Check the link below for information about applying. On the NFPA website, there are tips about how to apply and examples of past projects that have succeeded.

Applications are due on February 29th.

Wildfire Community Preparedness Day and grant application page at NFPA .

Scroll partway down the page to find the application. The official rules for the grant contest can be found here.

If you’d like help reviewing your application or coming up with ideas, contact Sam or Porfirio. Their contact info is on the Ambassador toolkit page.

Also, check out our Fireshed ambassador page for more information on planning community wildfire action for your community:

http://www.santafefireshed.org/ambassador/

Here are two resources from our ambassador toolkit with ideas for community events:

Wildfire Preparedness Community Action Ideas

50 ideas for action to get you started

About the Ambassador program and planning for the year ahead.

Wednesday, January 8th at 5:30 PM

1600 St Michael's Drive Bldg #2 - Public Safety Building, Santa Fe, NM

on the old Santa Fe University of Art and Design Campus.

It’s a new year!

What can do in 2020 to prepare for wildfire and how can the ambassador program help you work towards wildfire adaption? Let’s come up with some ideas and make some plans!

We’ll also talk about our plans for Community Wildfire Preparedness Day next May.

Hope to see you there!

Simtable presented by the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition and Villages of Santa Fe

How does fire spread? How vulnerable is my neighborhood? Simtable creates wildfire simulations to show how fire spreads through communities. The topography of Santa Fe is projected onto a simulation table and the sand is contoured to match Santa Fe’s mountains, arroyos, and rolling hills. Wind speed and direction are factored in plus the available fuel and then fire AND, although fire might not be your concern, air quality might, so what is your evacuation plan?

Focus Communities

At the times listed below we will focus on certain communities and project their area on the Simtable.

Please feel free to come to any session. At 6:00 we will have a session open to anyone and will decide where to do the fire simulation based on who is in attendance.

• 3:00 – Highway 14, Ranch Allegre

• 3:45 - Eastside

• 4:30 - 599 Corridor

• 5:15 -  Eldorado

• 6:00  - General Public

Videos and more information:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Pn-aV5DtE 

http://www.simtable.com/emergency-management/fire/

This event will take place of our November Fireshed Ambassador meeting. Regular meetings will resume in January.

We’ll present our new Fireshed ambassador toolkit that will provide you all of the tools that you need to effectively prepare your community for wildfire.

Being an ambassador can take many forms and this toolkit will help you find ways to use your skills and interests in the time you have to promote fire preparedness.

Hope to see you there!

Location:

CITY OF SANTA FE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

1600 St Michael's Drive Bldg #2 - Public Safety Building, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Come join us for our bi-Monthly Fireshed Ambassador Meeting.

We’ll talk about how you can spread the message of wildfire preparation to your community.

Sam Berry, a project coordinator and prescribed fire practitioner from the Forest Stewards Guild will discuss the fire ecology of the Santa Fe area and how fire would naturally function. A key part of adapting your community to wildfire is understanding how wildfire is crucial to the forest we know and love here in Santa Fe, and how we can anticipate wildfire to play a role here.

Hope to see you there!

CITY OF SANTA FE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

1600 St Michael's Drive Bldg #2 - Public Safety Building, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Recap from Wildfire Prep Day and Potluck!

May 8th, 2019
5:30 PM

Santa Fe Department of Emergency Management Building
Midtown Campus
1600 St. Michael's Dr
Public Safety Building 2

Come celebrate our success from wildfire prep day and plan for the rest of the year!

Pizza provided, bring potluck items if you'd like. 

Agenda

• Recap Wildfire Prep Day Events

  • Hear from ambassadors and others who hosted events 

  • Plan ahead for more events this summer

• Thoughts from the national Fire Adapted Communities meeting in Ashland, OR

• Ambassador Recruitment and building the program

For more information visit the Ambassador Toolkit page here.

Wildfire Preparedness Day -May 4th 2019

Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is an annual campaign that encourages people to come together on a single day to take action to reduce their wildfire risk. As an ambassador organizing an event in your community is a strong step to take toward making your neighborhood more fire adapted. These events can take many forms, from hosting a potluck and talking about making your home more resistant to wildfire to renting a chipper and having your community come together to remove woody waste. For more information, ideas of events, and resources go to the NFPA website.

$500 Mini grants available

NFPA and State Farm offer $500 grants to fund wildfire risk reduction activities. Check this link below for information about applying.

MINI GRANT APPLICATION

With wildfire season on the horizon we’ll talk about preparing for fires and planning for community action on Wildfire Preparedness Day in May.

Agenda

• How to prepare for wildfire season

  • Walk through the Ready Set Go program

  • How can ambassadors spread the information from this program and about fire preparedness generally?

  • What is working or not working in your community?

  • Overview of some of the materials and programs available

• Develop plans for Wildfire Preparedness Day on May 4th 

  • Plan an event in your community

  • Use the lead up to preparedness day as a chance to spread information

For more information visit the Ambassador Toolkit page here.

IMPORTANT!

If you’d like to apply for an NFPA mini grant of $500 to support your action for Wildfire Preparedness Day the application deadline is March 1, 2019. Visit the NFPA website for more information: https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Campaigns/National-Wildfire-Community-Preparedness-Day/Apply-for-an-award

Representatives from the department of Emergency Management will present on how to prepare to evacuate for a wildfire. We will also hold our bimonthly meeting for our Fireshed Ambassadors to discuss our ongoing effort to advance community wildfire adaption in the Santa Fe Fireshed area.

Hope to see you there!