Welcome Ambassadors!
Please use this page to access resources that will help you be an effective Fireshed Ambassador for your community. Also see our Prepare section for additional resources.
Also don’t forget that we are here to support you. Please contact us if you have questions, suggestions or ideas.
Porfirio Chavarria - City of Santa Fe Fire Department - Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator - pnchavarria@santafenm.gov
Carlos Saiz - Forest Stewards Guild - Southwest Fire & Fuels Coordinator - carlos@forestguild.org
Getting Started
50 ideas for action to get you started
This Flyer contains 50 action items that range from easy to challenging that you can accomplish as an Ambassador to help ready your community for wildfire.
You can update these sample letters and use them to reach your neighbors.
Ideas for engaging your neighbors.
Topic idea list for emails, blogs and discussions
Resource Library
Understanding the Wildfire Threat to Homes
NFPA has developed an online learning module that contains an overview of fire history, fire basics, and how homes burn. It takes about 30 minutes to complete and features videos of the home ignition researcher Jack Cohen.
Prepare your Home for Wildfire
This page on our website has a wealth of information about how to prepare your home for wildfire including indepth tips from the NFPA on everything from eave construction to fences.
Wildfire Preparedness Community Action Ideas
Here is a list of great ideas for community action with estimates of cost and planning time.
Smoke and HEPA Filter Loan Program
Information from our website about how to protect your health from smoke, including our HEPA filter loan program and information about selecting your own filter and buying masks.
Publications You Can Use
Home Hazard Assessments
Use the resources above to conduct home hazard assessments. The guide is self explanatory so a home owner can go through the process alone but having an ambassador lead them through will lead to a better product and help provide them with a concrete and achievable to-do list. The worksheet accompanies the guide and produces a to-do list to increase your home’s wildfire safety.
Fireshed Ambassador Promotional Flyer
Fireshed Ambassador Promotional Rackcard
Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs)
Coming soon!
Emergency Planning
This flyer is ready to distribute to your neighbors and contains basic emergency preparedness and evacuation tips.
The official line of communication that City of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County use to distribute emergency information including evacuation notices. Encourage your neighbors to sign up for this program!