Immediate Safety
Safety comes first after a destructive wildfire. This section outlines practical steps to protect people, pets, and property while you begin stabilizing your home, your neighborhood, and daily routines.
Mobilize Your Community
Local governments and community leaders can use this section to coordinate recovery, assign roles, and track tasks that matter in the first weeks after a wildfire.
Who Can Help?
This section lists programs and services from agencies and nonprofits that may assist wildfire-affected communities and households. Eligibility, funding, and availability change over time, so confirm details with each provider.
Post Wildfire Treatments
This guide explains post-fire treatments that reduce erosion, protect water quality, and help burned landscapes recover.
Financial Tips
Wildfire recovery raises questions about insurance, assistance, and local budgets. This section offers practical financial guidance for households and communities.
Flood Information
Burned slopes increase flood and debris-flow risk across New Mexico. This section explains warning signs, preparation, and where to get local flood guidance.
Additional Resources
Find printable guides, wildfire news sources, FAQs, contributor information, and a photo gallery that documents New Mexico wildfire recovery.
Wildfire Information
Get current wildfire updates for New Mexico through official incident pages, state alerts, and trusted public information channels.
Welcome to the After Wildfire Guide
Experiencing a destructive wildfire is overwhelming. This guide helps New Mexico communities and families take informed steps after fire, from immediate safety through long-term land and financial recovery.
Use the menu and slides above to open each topic. The guide covers mobilizing your community, programs that may offer assistance, and a technical guide to post-fire treatments for burned landscapes and flood preparation. If you are reading before a wildfire affects your area, the same sections can help you plan ahead.
Content is maintained for accuracy, but program rules and agency contacts change. Verify deadlines, eligibility, and local requirements with the agency or official listed on each page.
What you will find in this guide
Immediate Safety covers health risks, utilities, structures, and travel on burned ground, including a checklist for returning home after officials clear re-entry. Mobilize Your Community offers coordination steps for local leaders. Who Can Help? summarizes state, federal, tribal, and nonprofit resources, with notes on how to apply.
Post Fire Treatments describes options to stabilize soil and reduce erosion. Financial Tips addresses insurance, assistance paperwork, and community funding basics. Flood Information explains why flood risk rises after fire and how to prepare before monsoon rains.
Additional Resources includes printable PDFs, photos, FAQs, and links to current wildfire information. For active fires and Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team reports, see the section below and our Wildfire Information page.
Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) and active incidents
When a large wildfire occurs, BAER assessments and treatment plans are posted on federal incident pages. Check InciWeb for open incidents in New Mexico, or visit nmfireinfo.com for state-focused updates. Sign up for New Mexico State Forestry wildfire alert emails for notices on fires affecting private and state lands.