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Santa Fe County Fire Department expands wildfire mitigation education with traveling ‘one‑stop’ community events
Summary
The Santa Fe County Fire Department described a series of wildfire mitigation education days that bring county, city and state resources to residents, offer property assessments and certificates for insurers, and promote Smart 9‑1‑1 and defensible‑space measures.
Santa Fe County Fire Department officials said they have staged a series of wildfire mitigation education days to give residents centralized access to wildfire preparedness resources and to push practical steps homeowners can take to reduce risk.
The events, described by Ignacio Lamingas, administrative services manager for the Santa Fe County Fire Department, were intended to “get all of the players involved under one roof” so residents can get answers and referrals without being bounced between offices. Lamingas said the county has held a larger central meeting and several smaller, traveling sessions in different commissioner districts to reach residents who could not attend the larger event.
The county framed the sessions as a “one‑stop shop” for information about defensible space, addressing and signage for county roads, evacuation zones, and registration for Smart 9‑1‑1 and Alert Santa Fe. “If we can cut 10 seconds off of every step of the process and…
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