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Do you live in or near a natural area of forest or grassland? This is the wildland urban interface or WUI, where fire is a natural occurrence and cannot always be stopped. You can be proactive by reducing fuels that could carry a wildfire to your home.<\/p>\n
Wildfire defense starts with\u00a0<\/span>understanding\u00a0embers<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0These small pieces of burning vegetation can be carried by winds over a mile ahead of a fire\u2019s front.\u00a0Embers can lodge in pine needles or\u00a0leaf\u00a0litter\u00a0on\u00a0a home\u2019s roofs and gutters, or on flammable vegetation\u00a0near\u00a0the\u00a0walls of\u00a0your\u00a0home.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 1. Check your home itself:<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. Clear out the first 5 feet from the walls of your home: <\/strong><\/p>\n 3. Check the 5-30 foot zone<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. Check the 30-100 foot zone<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n More steps towards Defensible Space<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||5px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n More information can be found at Firewise USA<\/a> \u00ae, a resource of many proportions. How to make defensible space around your home. Rate your home chances of surviving a wildland fire. 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How to make defensible space around your home. Rate your home chances of surviving a wildland fire. Interactive items, publications, other links. Brought to you by the National Wildland\/Urban Interface Fire Protection Program.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Getting\u00a0<\/span>homes\u00a0<\/span>ready\u00a0<\/span>to withstand a wildfire<\/span> now has the<\/span>\u00a0addition of the Wildfire Prepared Homes program<\/a>, started by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety\u00a0(IBHS).\u00a0New Mexico\u00a0is now\u00a0the newest <\/span>state in the west<\/span>\u00a0to offer certification opportunities to homeowners\u00a0that could help\u00a0keep\u00a0home insurance.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Applications\u00a0are available\u00a0through\u00a0<\/span>wildfireprepared.org<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Screenshot_13-3-2026_135219_wildfireprepared.org.jpeg” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Screenshot_13-3-2026_135219_wildfireprepared.org” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ url=”https:\/\/wildfireprepared.org\/” url_new_window=”on”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n There, homeowners\u00a0will\u00a0find a\u00a0<\/span>checklist<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of the recommended standards\u00a0homes are expected to meet\u00a0for wildfire preparedness.\u00a0After\u00a0the home passes an\u00a0assessment,\u00a0a designation certificate\u00a0is\u00a0provided that can be sent to the property insurer\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>s proof of the Wildfire Prepared designation.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n New Mexico residents receiving insurance through the\u00a0<\/span>F.A.I.R Plan<\/span><\/a>\u00a0can take advantage of\u00a0grant opportunities\u00a0for retrofit costs\u00a0that may be incurred through the program by visiting\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>New Mexico\u00a0Office of the Superintendent of Insurance\u2019s<\/span><\/a>\u00a0website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n If a Wildfire is Burning Near Your Home<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Steps to Protect Your Home From WildfireDo you live in or near a natural area of forest or grassland? 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