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2020 New Mexico Wildland Urban Fire Summit
October 22, 2020 @ 9:00 am - October 23, 2020 @ 12:30 pm
Register (this virtual summit is free of charge)
2020 New Mexico Wildland Urban Fire Summit: Learning from Raging Fires in the Southwest.
October 22 & October 23
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Fire season is a challenging time let alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local governments, state and federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations that have a passion for fire prevention are hosting this virtual NM Wildland Urban Fire Summit (WUFS). The event provides a continuous effort among community leaders, fire responders, and government personnel to share the latest techniques, cohesive strategies, and resources for wildfire adaption and economic resiliency, wildfire preparedness, and planning.
The summit is a collaborative effort of New Mexico Counties, NM Municipal League, Forest Stewards Guild, NM Prescribed Fire Council, Southwest Fire Science Consortium, NM State Forestry, NM State Land Office, U.S. Forest Service Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs.