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Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Communities can take proactive steps to protect themselves from dangerous and damaging wildfire. The Forestry Division works with New Mexico Counties and federal land management agencies to assist counties and communities to plan ahead for wildfire. See below for available resources and contact your local Forestry Division office for additional information.<\/p>\n

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Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) are authorized and defined in Title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA)<\/a>. Federal and state funding for hazardous fuel reduction projects is dependent on whether a county or community has a signed and approved CWPP. <\/span><\/p>\n

CWPP’s have three main components: (1) Collaboration with all stakeholders throughout the CWPP process, (2) Identification and prioritization of hazardous fuel reduction areas, and (3) addressing the treatment of structural ignitability within the CWPP area. The New Mexico Fire Planning Task Force <\/a>reviews new and updated CWPPs by December 1st of each year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)<\/p>\n

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Communities at Risk (CAR) Plan 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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NM CWPP Update Status Map<\/strong><\/p>\n

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*Click the images to download a PDF.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Communities At Risk Interactive Map\u00a0<\/h2>\n

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This interactive map displays New Mexico Communities at Risk, along with their wildfire threat status.<\/p>\n

It also provides a CWPP calendar for all participating communities, showing what year the last update took place.<\/p>\n

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To see communities at risk and mitigation buffer zones throughout New Mexico<\/p>\n

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