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Resources for those affected by wildfires and those who want to help

A firefighting plane drops water over a plume of smoke near Las Vegas, N.M., on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. The fire has torched 250 square miles (647 square kilometers) over the last several weeks. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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A firefighting plane drops water over a plume of smoke near Las Vegas, N.M., on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. The fire has torched 250 square miles (647 square kilometers) over the last several weeks. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

KU狈惭鈥檚 News Department is continuously updating this page. If you want to add resources not on here please contact News Director Megan Kamerick at megankamerick@kunm.org.

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  • US Forest Service report:
  • - includes morning and evening briefings on fire, resources, services, weather
  • - daily briefings on Black Fire
  • Twitter
  •   - Official information relating to National Park Service Fire Management in NM
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  • A global wildfire detection and monitoring service that uses existing satellite data and our top fire algorithms to show hotspot detection in your area. Users can create custom area boundaries and receive notifications when hotspots have been detection in their area. There are multiple map forms that allow you to assess fire risk, detect early, monitor in near real time, and analyze damages.

Donations:

  • Home Education Livelihood Program, Inc. in 1965 by the interdenominational New Mexico Council of Churches.  They have a Disaster Relief Fund, inclusive of shelter funds. 
  • .  Safe Space is a nonprofit 501c3 founded by Vanessa Garcia, a northern New Mexican Native, who wants to make a difference in New Mexico.  Vanessa and the Safe Space Board of Directors then created the NM Fire Relief Fund and enlisted a network of local hotel owners to help shelter evacuees.
  • from the New Mexico Coalition of Community Foundations. Grants from the All Together NM Fund will go to emergency shelter, food and water distribution, and access to medical support.
  • allows donations to go directly to the Hermit鈥檚 Peak Wildfire Relief Fund
  • and NM Sol are collaborating with I.B.E.W. 611 and AFSCME Council 18 to assist families affected by the fire
  • seeks donations since its state funds limit its ability to purchase food with its normal operating budget. 
  • collecting donations to support livestock producers
  • for displaced animals
  • Pet and animal owners are encouraged to visit  for a list of resources and additional information.

Government:

  • locations in Glorieta, Las Vegas and Ruidoso
  • The allows New Mexico renters to receive aid for current, temporary, or new rental housing in New Mexico.
  • on frequently asked questions and rumor control

  • FEMA GIS supports the emergency management community with world-class geospatial information, services, and technologies to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate against all hazards
  • (in ) is an interagency effort by federal and state agencies in New Mexico to provide timely, accurate, fire and restriction information for the entire state. The agencies that support this site are the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, State of New Mexico, and US Forest Service.
  • - comprehensive site on Calf Canyon/HermitsPeak evacuations, shelter, crisis hotline, property damage survey form
  • for evacuees from fires starting May 16, including some free RV parking, food boxes, housing information, animal welfare services
  • from the
  • and links to information on assistance in Los Alamos County
  • Disaster Assistance for Homeowners and Renters from
  • - New Mexico homeowners and renters in the five counties, who sustained damage from the wildfires and straight-line winds beginning on April 5 and continuing, could be eligible for help from FEMA.
  • New Mexico Highlands University for Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire
  • for farmers and livestock producers affected by wildfires and drought
  • - information on weather forecasts, air quality, weather alerts, advisories and warnings, and safety tips
  • is a map from an interagency all-risk incident information management system. 
  •  Interagency Coordination.  
  • - information on air quality and health and safety risks and precautions
  •  Also .
  •   
  • - a map of current wildfires and their size and containment
  • - Daily updates on the air quality in your community
  • NMDOHContacts for 鈥淧atient and associate lines have been established for : 505-827-2613 and 505-827-9710.鈥 per 5/2/22 press release.
  • NM Aging and Long-term Services
  • 狈惭鈥檚  
  • outlines how to build a disaster survival kit 
  • 鈥淭his guide was written to help New Mexico communities recover after wildfire. It includes information on how to mobilize your community, a list of resources available to communities and individuals for assistance, and a technical guide with information about post-fire treatments to address the catastrophic effects of a wildfire on the land and to prepare for potential flooding.鈥  From the US Forest Service  and NM State Forestry.   
  • The (FAC NM) is about fostering fire adapted communities - communities that acknowledge and take responsibility for their wildfire risk, and take actions to protect residents, homes, neighborhoods, businesses, infrastructure, forests, and open spaces.  Intergovernmental   

Private:

  • A safely and starting the recovery process
  • - now open to victims of New Mexico fires it provides emergency financial assistance to dialysis and recent transplant patients who have been impacted by a natural disaster
  • via NMWild.  
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  • from the National Fire Protection Association.  

Climate Change Resources.

  • , a wildfire  risks and map via  is a project aimed at showing how Americans in all 50 states are experiencing the impacts of climate change. Our work focuses on five threats 鈥 extreme heat, drought, wildfires, coastal flooding and inland flooding 鈥 and the states most affected by these threats. In 2015 States at Risk evaluated how prepared each of the 50 states are for their current and future climate threats in its Preparedness Report Card.
  • Climate Signals is a nonprofit, nonpartisan project of Climate Nexus that curates cutting-edge attribution science and provides resources in real time explaining how climate change worsens extreme events.
  • Hydroclimate, drought, wildfire 鈥淗ydroclimate, Fire, Vegetation, and Society. Park Williams and the HyFiVeS Research Group in the UCLA Department of Geography. We research the causes and consequences of changes in water availability across earth鈥檚 continents.鈥
  • One in six Americans live in areas with a significant wildfire risk.
  • Launching April 2020, this site offers interactive maps, tables, charts and data to help inform communities about their relative wildfire risk profile, the nature and effects of wildfire risk, and actions communities can take to manage and mitigate wildfire risk.
  • WCS provides global subseasonal and seasonal forecast (i.e., long-range forecasts) to commercial entities. The site is helpful to journalists because long-lead forecasts are becoming a critical source of information to detect emerging climate hazard risks.

Trauma, Grief, Loss resources.

  • Tool for Trauma First Aid鈥.
  • Learn about who is most at risk for emotional distress from wildfires and where to find disaster-related resources.
  • in Albuquerque.
  • Helping Children after Natural Disaster
  • Families & Adults:
    • Lingering . 
    • Frontline Wildfire Defense (Developed in 2012 by an expert group of firefighters, technologists, and landscape ecologists)  
    • Other communities form support groups.  , for example.