Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Implementing the National Fire Plan

Southwest Strategy Coordination Office April 2001

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 1 Prepared at the direction of the Southwest Strategy Regional Executive Committee by the:

Southwest Strategy Coordination Office P.O. Box 1306 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103-1306 505-248-6882 tel 505-248-6883 fax [email protected]

This document is available on the Southwest Strategy web site: http://www.swstrategy.org/library.htm

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 2 Contents

Topic Page

Summary 4

Taos Zone 5

Santa Fe Zone 7

Albuquerque Zone 9

Gila-Las Cruces Zone 13

Lincoln Zone 16

Northern Arizona Zone 21

Central West Zone 23

White Mountain Zone 25

Southeast Zone 27

Funding Sources 29

Registered Participants List 32

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 3 Summary

Background In late 2000, the Regional Executive Com- mittee of the Southwest Strategy decided that a regional- level workshop was needed to assist in implementing the National Fire Plan. The Southwest Strategy Coordination Office worked with state and federal fire management officials to plan a working meeting that would incorporate the best practices from government fire officials, regional execu- tives, tribal members, and outside organizations. The team prepared the Fire Risk Reduc- tion and Recovery Workshop for March 7 & 8, 2001 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A Tribal Consultation Briefing on the National Fire Plan was held on March 6, 2001 at the Red Rock State Park facility in Gallup, New Mexico.

The consultation briefing and the workshop were not substitutes for federal and state agencies to working with tribal and local communities. Instead, these meetings represented the initial steps of beginning the dialogue on implementing the National Fire Plan at the Fire Management Zone level.

The purpose behind the workshop and the briefing was to strengthen the fire risk reduction and recovery coordination, communication and collaboration that currently exists in the southwest.

Participants About 100 participants attended the briefing in Gallup and about 250 participants attended the meeting in Albuquerque. In Albuquerque, the meeting participants were grouped into ‘break out sessions’ by Fire Management Zones to discuss common jurisdictional and planning issues related to reducing the risk of wildland fuels to communities. The break out sessions were each facilitated with a ‘road map’ for the workshop participants to identify opportunities for increasing their coordination and collaboration to implement the National Fire Plan. Each zone produced a series of recommendations and next steps, along with organizational information. The notes from these sessions make up this report.

Participants included Federal and state line officers and staff, tribal and local government officials, conservation districts and Resource Conservation and Development council members and environmental organizations.

Over forty Federal agency staff assisted in coordinating these events and acting as resource specialists on such items as contracting, planning, community involvement, fire suppression, endangered species and cultural resources consultation. These individuals and the participants at both the briefing in Gallup and the workshop in Albuquerque de- serve thanks from residents in Arizona and New Mexico. It is these interested and moti- vated individuals who are working to ensure a fire safe future for all of us.

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 4 Taos Zone

This break out session was facilitated by Rita Richardson, Bureau of Land Management.

USDA Forest Service: Carson National Forest Bureau of Land Management: Farmington Office, Taos Field Office Bureau of Indian Affairs: Jicarilla Agency US Fish and Wildlife Service: Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge New Mexico Forestry Division: Chama District, Cimarron District Pueblo of Taos, Jicarilla Apache Tribe

The Taos Zone Coordination Center is located in Taos, NM at the Forest Supervisor’s Office on the Carson National Forest.

The greatest concern that this zone identified is to work on promoting educational opportunities with private property owners about forest health, hazardous fuels buildup and risk reduction. The discussion noted that there is great local leadership and a team can create local education opportunities. The participants decided to use expand the zone board to include wildland fire prevention individuals.

Current and Planned Zoned Efforts Project Name: Upper Red River (Carson National Forest/Red River Village/State Forestry) Planning Stage Needs 1. Silvicultural work (mark what needs to be cut). 2. Have a central repository for data, e.g. projects, contract information. 3. Tie in the needed fire hazard reduction work with the potential products and potential work force to do work. 4. Need coordination with collaborative forestry (state-wide?) to reduce workman’s compen- sation for each individual group. Partners: Community of Red River, State of New Mexico, Private landowners Leverage Opportunities: 1 of 20 Communities at Risk (NM). Watershed priority for forest, community support, could be value-added contracting opportunities (e.g. small diameter/ post-peeler?)

Project Name: Copper Hill Project (BLM) Active Stage Needs 1. Get employees on board to do work 2. Refill positions 3. Personnel available (Rocky Mountain Youth Corps) but have no supervisor to lead project 4. Controlling public access 5. Protecting remaining stand Partners: Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Leverage Opportunities: Project is limited by time, though future opportunities exist with sur- rounding communities.

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 5 Project Name: County-wide assessment of Rio Arriba County Planning Stage Needs: 1. Grant money to do planning and contract work. Partners: Rio Arriba County, Fire Marshall, State Forestry, Northern Pueblos, Forest Service, BLM, Communities of Espanola, Chama, La Montaña de Truchas, La Madera Leverage Opportunities: Community-based forestry groups

Next Steps for the Taos Zone Short Term 1. Red River Demonstration Project 2. Public outreach at every phase 3. Media, Public Service Announcements coordination 4. Fire Risk studies 5. Video of reducing fire risk and fuels reduction 6. Using the existing Zone Board beyond suppression to include prevention Long Term Identify economic opportunities for interested and nearby communities. Conduct long-term economic viability discussions with business community, community forestry groups and others. Interagency Coordination Opportunities 1. NEPA work 2. Personnel shared positions 3. Shared contracting 4. Shared Survey Work (archaeological, T&E, silvicultural, etc.) 5. Centralized communication emergency response & local/federal Employment: attract and retain skilled personnel 1. Address high cost of living (stipend? housing complex?) Comprehensive training program Increased community awareness and participation network 1. Increase effective communication through website to post information, contracting information and community bulletin boards 2. Public education/interaction 3. Outreach/education to similar constituencies. (possibly a mobile education/outreach SWAT team) Monitoring component of program 1. Social and economic criteria 2. Ecological criteria (have we reduced hazard fuels sufficiently?)

New Zone Projects Outreach/Education/Private Landowners Taos Canyon WUI Rio Arriba Risk Assessment Create Reimbursement Vehicle Fire Protection (i.e. staff, equipment & planning) Cost Share Thinning Dollars

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 6 Santa Fe Zone

This break out session was facilitated by Reese Fullerton, New Mexico Consensus Council. USDA Forest Service: Santa Fe National Forest National Park Service: Bandelier National Monu- ment, Capulin Volcano National Monument, Fort Union National Monument, Pecos National Historic Park, Southwest Support Office US Fish and Wildlife Service: Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge Bureau of Indian Affairs: Northern Pueblos Agency Bureau of Land Management: New Mexico State Office New Mexico Forestry Division: Las Vegas District, State Office Pueblo of Picuris, Pueblo of Pojoaque, Pueblo of Tesuque, Pueblo of Nambe, Pueblo of San Ildefonso, Pueblo of San Juan, Pueblo of Santa Clara The Santa Fe Zone Coordination Center is located in Santa Fe, NM at the Forest Supervisor’s Office of the Santa Fe National Forest.

The Santa Fe Zone identified the need for resource managers to speak with one voice. It also identified the need to make sure communities are protected and that communities are involved in the planning process for reducing wildland fire risk and for integrating an economically sustainable component back into many forest dependent communities. In addition to promoting community involvement, the zone discussion also touched upon the personal responsibility of land owners. By promoting positive dialogue with land owners and communities on wildland fire protection, the message about reducing hazardous fuels on private land can also be distributed.

This break out session decided that the most sensible approach to take was to work on improving watershed health, rather than focusing on cutting trees. The group also identified contracting compliance and early on the ground coordination as important factors to consider when working on projects. There is a need for more effective ways to improve how that happens.

Critical Goals One voice to public Vigilance in connecting to local communities Personal responsibilities Acknowledge great work on getting projects up and going to demonstrate our ability to implement Approach should focus on water shed area National Fire Plan is broader than big trees We are trying to serve and protect communities We have to listen to What they need before we plan Empowering them and their initiative Compliance and contracting Better, more effective and efficient

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 7 Challenges to Critical Goals Coordinating compliance processes (NEPA, ESA, NHPA, etc) Involving communities

Next Meeting 1. Compliance issues discussion 2. Community involvement discussion 3. Next steps/logistics/next meeting discussions 4. Coordinate with federal partners, local and state partners and volunteer fire department partners discussion

Zone Visions and Interests for the Santa Fe Zone

Networking Like to interact Good habitat Monitoring ecosystem before and after All interested neighbors/partners Healthy forests/communities Reduction of fuels Economic development potentials Partners Feds and Locals Economic development around wood Helping others Wants to help public concern Maintain communications with public Sound (scientifically/economically) plans Partners Public and Private Be equals in partnerships + community based Ongoing partners long term 3 communities: Jemez/Los Alamos/Santa Fe Assisting private owners to be sage(sic) Assisting economic development ESA concerns Sierra Club / Acequias to be involved Healthy restoration Reduce risk of catastrophic fire How can we do this better? Take fire out of trees to the ground Common understanding of risk Implementation focus How to interface with small communities (people) when they are gone all day Education and partnership priorities Potential environmental concerns and risks Consequences of everything we do i.e. Sierra Nevadas examples to use Need programmatic analysis Non-commercial activities, local workers should be used Use of material after we take it out (to improve local economies) “Who” will do it (eco-benefits) is critical “Sustainability” of forest based economy Interaction good communication Helping small communities Improving partnerships Balance community and environmental needs Protecting communities Getting coordinated and ready to go

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 8 Albuquerque Zone

This break out session was facilitated by Penny Fabian and Mike Medrano, National Park Service.

USDA Forest Service: Cibola National Forest Bureau of Land Management: Albuquerque Field Office Bureau of Indian Affairs: Laguna Agency, Ramah Navajo Agency, Southern Pueblos Agency, Zuni Agency National Park Service: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Chaco Culture National Monument, El Malpais National Monument, El Morro National Monument, Petroglyphs National Monument, Salinas Pueblo Missions, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area US Fish and Wildlife Service: Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Grula National Wildlife Refuge, Mule Shoe National Wildlife Refuge, Optima National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico Forestry Division: Bernalillo District Pueblo of Acoma, Pueblo of Cochiti, Pueblo of Isleta, Pueblo of Jemez, Pueblo of Laguna, Ramah Navajo Chapter, Pueblo of San Felipe, Pueblo of Sandia, Pueblo of Santa Ana, Pueblo of Santo Domingo, Pueblo of Zia, Zuni Pueblo

The Albuquerque Zone Coordination Center is located in Albuquerque, NM at the Forest Supervisor’s Office of the Cibola National Forest.

PROJECTS: Effects of wildfires on Rio Grande and tributaries (USGS) Partnering with Army Corps of Engineers Pre-fire channel geometry to evaluate geomorphologic changes after fire Burned area recovery/salvage on Santa Domingo, BIA, Pueblo of San ID Almost complete Wildlands/Urban Interface (USFS) Wildland Urban Interface- San ID: Jemez BLM; Department of Commerce Santa Domingo - planning San Felipe - Planning Hazardous Fuels Reduction. Jemez Ranger District (USFS) Pueblo of Jemez - 50% complete; Department of Commerce Zia - ongoing Cochiti - Rocky Mountain Research , Fish and Wildlife Service, BIA, BLM, Albuquerque City Open Space - Planning Project Needs EAS (Biologist, Culture Resource Specialist) PAO (Public Involvement) NEPA Resources (Consultation Opportunities) BIA (as a whole) NEPA Compliance ESA (Section 7) (Batching)

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 9 WHEN DID NEPA/106 PROCESS CHANGE? November 2000 New NEPA Checklist Check with each agency Lead agency responsible NEPA Funding makes a difference

LEVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES: Walatowa Initiative Ability to get manpower from trained, skilled pools, (Start up for Pueblo workers)

CONTRACTING: Eliminate Hub Zone designation? Remove 8A cap? Government NEPA contracts Existing Streamlining contract process Need to get contracting information to the local units

JEMEZ/LA CUEVA: Monies for treatment on private lands 11 Projects - Planning/Implementation Various Partners Designation/Determination of how funds can be spent (Guidelines)

CIUDAD SWCD: East Mountains forest health Planning/implementation stage HYDE PARK WATERSHED - SANTA FE: Planning/Implementation

STATE FORESTRY, OPEN SPACE, AIR FORCE, DOD, DOE, TRIBAL PLUS OTHERS (Depend- ing on Communities) Wildland Urban Interface and Hazardous fuel reduction from Isleta to Placitas Looking for opportunities to bring in resources due to market flooding (Contracting & Agreements)

BIA ACTIVE PROJECTS: Santa Ana Restoration (Bosque) Sandia Restoration (Bosque) Isleta - Rehab (Lucero) Los Myos - presently burning Acoma - presently burning brushy mountain Other WUI projects funded but not started Public Lands Interface - Jemez; Department of Commerce

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 10 WESTERN NEW MEXICO PROJECTS: National Park Service - El Morro - Mechanical Thinning Proposal stage Interfaces with Park Buildings and year round residences Inside perimeter of boundary of Navajo, Tribal and private (potential partners) Compliance Issues Outdated Fire Management Plan RMP Process Collaborative Teams to complete FMP for many areas Bureau of Indian Affairs - Acoma Rio San Jose - Proposed WUI Fire Management Plan for Acoma Laguna may also have projects Ramah may also have projects Project Needs: Leadership, Management, Funding Blue Water (Zuni Mountains) Planning/Implementation NEPA & Decision by end of year Bureau of Land Management & National Park Service Fire Management Plan - Joint (Final within 45 days) Zuni Mountains - Presently burning, mechanical thinning 25 miles fence line thinning (BLM, USFS< Volunteer Fire Departments, county Pre-season and post season meeting Annual Meeting for Albuquerque Zone (next meeting March 19, Cibola Supervisors Office - Contact: Nancy Neskakasu 867-2334 Pine Haven - WUI Fuel reduction by mechanical thinning and burns Navajo National Council Review Split Albuquerque Zone at Rio Puerco due to differing issues east to west

WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT AN AREA TO LOOK LIKE IF FIRE WAS A PART OF THE ECO SYSTEM? Challenges and Barriers: NEPA - Expertise and information, CONTRACTING, TRAINING, RESOURCES

BEYOND 20 COMMUNITIES AT RISK, WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO NEXT? Three (3) years from now: In Fire preparedness? In Fuels Reductions? In Community Stewardship?

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 11 The Economics of the Situation Portions of the zone are within several Histori- cally Underutilized Business (HUB) zones (http:// eweb1.sba.gov/hubzone/internet) as defined by the Small Business Administration.

EDUCATION: Zone IDT Albuquerque Zone National Fire Management Planning Team Tier Off of existing Zone Board

BOSQUE - ONGOING PROJECT: (MRGCD, City of Albuquerque, State Forestry, BIA, 6 Pueblos, USFWS, BLM, USFS, RMRS, BOR, COE, BAER Team, Bosque Consortium

BLUEWATER AND NAVAJO PINE HAVEN These projects incorporate the following factors: multiple jurisdiction, fire safety, invasive species, water management and endangered species (silvery minnow and southwest willow fly catcher).

PINE HAVEN (NAVAJO): BLM, BIA, Navajo Nation (Pine Haven Chapter), Forest Service, Rural Fire Department (Enhance), Zuni, Private Landowners Process for endorsement by resources group Small Diameter Material Hazardous fuel reduction - Multi-jurisdiction, private, BLM Dynamics of working with tribe

BLUEWATER: Forest Service, BLM, E. Navajo Agency (2 chapters), Prewitt, Ramah, Bluewater Lake Fire Depart- ment, Zuni, Multi Private Landowners, NRCS, Bluewater Village, Acoma, Laguna, National Park Service Cumulative effects go beyond boundaries of project Disposal of collected product Landscape scale, forest health and watershed health Opportunities for small commercial products Fire risk reduction in rural setting

SUGGESTED FIELD TRIPS: MARCH - Albuquerque Board Meeting - March 19, Cibola Supervisors Office Contact: Nancy Neskakaus 867-2334 APRIL -Bosque, Middle Rio Grande Conserv. Contact: Yasmeen Najmi 247-0234 MAY - Jemez Pueblo- Congressional involvement Contact: Bill Whatley 834-7459

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 12 Gila-Las Cruces Zone

This break out session was facilitated by Melinda Smith, New Mexico Consensus Council.

USDA Forest Service: Gila National Forest, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Bureau of Land Management: Las Cruces Field Office, Socorro Field Office US Fish and Wildlife Service: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Andreas National Wildlife Refuge, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge New Mexico Forestry Division: Socorro District

The Gila/Las Cruces Zone Coordination Center is located in Silver City, NM at the Forest Supervisor’s Office of the Gila National Forest.

This zone began organizing its efforts to reduce hazardous fuels in December of 2000. It created a regional command team composed of members from USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, local volunteer fire departments, soil and water conservation districts, US Fish and Wildlife Service, state fire marshall, New Mexico Environment Department, the Gila Fish and Gun Club, industry representatives and county employees.

There are currently two branch teams:one for Catron county and one for Grant county. Some of the concerns that this group has raised previously include protection of infrastructure investments in communications, transportation and utilities. Additionally, local water supply is a critical component in the arid southwest.

This zone has strong leadership, good involvement with communities, and strong interagency cooperation. The zone has established clear and focused goals.

Volunteer Fire Departments The zone participants raised a point not often addressed–that of aging volunteer fire fighters. The average age of volunteer fire fighters in New Mexico is 59 years old. Over the next few years, much institutional knowledge will be lost as these volunteers cease their community assistance work. The zone will begin to address how they should build capacity for volunteer fire fighting among able-bodied citizens in this zone.

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 13 Accomplishments A Regional Command Team has been established with branch teams established in Grant and Catron Counties–the areas of highest priority.

1. The Grant County Branch Team has held four meetings. 2. The Catron County Branch Team has held three meetings. 3. The Grant County Branch Team has identified Pinos Altos as the priority. 4. The Catron County Branch Team has identified 11 priority areas. 5. Infrastructure needs: meeting with utility companies has taken place regarding maintenance of right-of-ways. 6. Draft action plans have been developed for each branch. 7. Communities have been identified and a priority list has been developed. 8. A focus list was developed, including infrastructure. 9. All agencies and governmental entities worked together to come to consensus on priorities.

Needs 1. Need administrative/finance structure through which we can work. 2. Input from people who have not had an opportunity to participate in team meetings. 3. Is the organizational structure that we are using adequate? 4. The Regional Command team needs to keep partners in the loop by way of monthly communications.

What has contributed to our success? Strong leadership Jump start with partners Proactive community leadership and involvement Strong interagency cooperation Clear and focused goals Flexibility

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 14 Gila-Las Cruces Zone Roles & Time Line How Action Steps Responsibilities

1. Facilitate and communicate A0gency line officers March 2 financial and administrative resources to branch teams

*2. Write grants Economic Contact entities and Doug Boykin Frank May 15 development planning decide on fiscal Kenney agent(s) (RC&D, Catron County Citizens Group, SWCD)

3. Write position description and N2M State Forestry March 1 evaluation criteria to hire coordinators to help branch teams accomplish projects

4. Develop MOU or official letter Jim McCormick will A0rea Command March 2 for zone follow up

5. Task branch teams with Back to Branch Frank Kenney Doug April 15 identifying and completing action teams Boykin Kate Padilla items Jim Savery

6. Identify leadership for the action At next branch Joy (acting Catron March 21 groups in Catron County meeting County Mgr) Doug Boykin

7. Meet with Catron County At next commission Mike Gardner Frank March 19 Commissioners to get involved meeting Kenney Kate Padilla with Catron County branch team Doug Boykin

*8. Accomplish environmental Pass it up to Marcia Andre paper work to implement on the Southwest Strategy ground projects when monies arrive (Programmatic EA that will meet the needs to be able to implement work on the ground)

* 9. Streamline consultation for WUI Marcia Andre will projects (NEPA) consult with Regional Forester

*10. Explore areas to "piggy back" Addendum to EA on on consultations and assessments private land?

11. Identify scarce and special Identify resources to Regional Command skills fill holes Team

12. Capacity building with Recommend state Frank Kenney will Ongoing communities – sponsor workshop level workshop consult with branch on small business employment (product teams opportunities development, economic development

13. Assess community readiness Make an agenda Regional Command March 20 for implementation item for next regional Team command team meeting

14. Involve procurement at branch Bring Mary Ann, Jeff, March 20 meeting to help identify resources Carl – invite one to available to accomplish work meeting

1m5. Report and monitoring success Branch tea Ongoing with project coordinators implementation

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 15 Lincoln Zone

This break out session was facilitated by Ric Richardson, New Mexico Consensus Council and Susanna Villanueva, National Park Service. USDA Forest Service: Lincoln National Forest Bureau of Indian Affairs: Mescalero Agency Bureau of Land Management: Roswell Field Office National Park Service: Big Bend National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Chamizal National Memorial, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Guadalupe Moun- tains National Park, White Sands National Monument US Fish and Wildlife Service: Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge New Mexico Forestry Division: Capitan District Mescalero Apache Tribe

The Lincoln Zone Coordination Center is located in Alamogordo, NM at the Forest Supervisor’s Office of the Lincoln National Forest.

Initially, the group expressed it’s desire to move beyond the current set of constraints and economic realities in the Lincoln Zone. Approximately 20 participants attended the meeting, with representation from most federal agencies with in the geographic area, tribal representative form the Mescalaro tribe, and representatives from Ruidoso. This was a good sign and indicative of this zone’s good participation, success and suppression capability. There is a great deal of collaboration and coordination with the zone.

The agencies, through a series of regular meetings among the line agency staff, had worked with several of the local governments to establish projects. These projects could easily span the next ten years and the coordinating group has set priorities for the next two to three years. The groups concluded that the workshop would be more productive and helpful to them if they used their time to step back, look at the big picture, then focus on projects and issues that cut across the Lincoln Zone.

The zone discussed projects from the framework of long-term and short-term accomplishment. Immediate action will be taken in the Ruidoso area, then spread throughout the zone. Some of the questions that this zone began to tackle include: How to organize within this Zone? What projects are we doing? What are some of our common requirements? What projects are “NEPA-ready” and funded? What are the standards we are going to use (defensible space and land issues) template to move from Ruidiso and go around the sub-zones

Follow-up meetings on March 20 in Cloudcroft and on March 29 in Ruidoso were planned.

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 16 Action Items 1. Have active line officer discussion (identify people to make this happens) 2. Need to put together task force for out-year planning (identify bottle necks) 3. Interagency planning for fuels management 4. Through this process the zone envisions community/agency cooperation with realistic timelines for out years.

Vision The group articulated the following characteristics that they would like to see in place in the next ten years as a result of the National Fire Plan. They asserted that the planning in the area would be based on watershed boundaries and focused on sustaining economic vitality. The planning and related projects would collectively restore ecosystem health throughout the Zone. The forests are beautiful, there is a higher water yield in the resorted watersheds; enhance water quality, improved wildlife habitat and less diseased trees. There is less erosion in the forest areas, and the public as well as agency personnel hare more interested in and informed about forest management and ecosystem issues.

One outcome of careful planning and participation is that the NEPA system has been streamlined and clarified, allowing for well planned, broadly supported and carefully researched projects to go forward. The planning process is anchored in community-based planning and the federal agencies are working together, maintaining good communication. The environmental community is supportive of the efforts and participates actively in the local planning and development process. Projects that go forward are based on broad consensus and good science. At the end of the ten years, both goals of forest restoration and sustainable yields for private industry have been met. As a result, economic development in the region has diversified and is not solely based on tourism

Challenges The challenges to implementing the vision include: 1. Some lack of interagency coordination. 2. There need to be much stronger community connections. 3. Recommendations for the proposed inter-agency NEPA Task Force need to be approved at a higher level in each agency. 4. There are conflicting laws and federal regulations at the national level, and a need for an inte- grated resource plan with economic incentives for local development. 5. There is litigation resulting form NEPA challenges that are costly and time consuming. 6. The Forest Supervisor and key staff in the fire zones need to make recommendations to agencies heads in Washington, D.C. 7. It is challenging and difficult to prepare a Zone-wide NEPA review process. 8. It is difficult to contract with small non-governmental organizations, community groups and local agencies.

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 17 Opportunities and Initiatives In response to these challenges, the group felt that there were significant strategic opportunities present that could overcome the obstacles. These opportunities, framed as initiatives and key projects include:

1. Using the existing Line Officers meetings and regular meetings in each of the major communities could include an agenda item about the need to establish fire zone program and project initiatives for NEPA reviews.

2. Forming an interagency task force to perform NEPA reviews on a Fire Zone basis. The NEPA reviews should be based on overall plans prepared for key watersheds including by sharing resources “on the ground.” This could build on the existing watershed coalition efforts in the region including: The Upper Hondo (The Pecos Drainage) Tularosa Creek The Rio Penasco The La Luz watershed The Pecos Valley

3. The region could learn from the conservation districts and the resource conservation and development councils about initiatives in local contracting. These initiatives could be expanded to the urban interface communities and local landowners.

4. The interagency Task force could work with local governments and environmental groups to prepare a “Zone-wide” NEPA for hazardous fuels reduction. This could also be based on programmatic initiatives in cultural resource management (SHPO) and endangered species protection.

5. Broaden community involvement and support community-based planning and development efforts

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 18 Actions The groups discussed the action steps that would need to be taken to implement the projects listed above in order of priority.

1. The zone-wide NEPA review: a. Used the Mescalaro Tribe as an example and learn form their initiatives. b. Develop a database of the projects that are already under NEPA review in the Zone. c. Map future projects that will require a NEPA review. d. Form a Task Force of agencies composed of the key federal, state tribal and local agencies, as well as local non-governmental and environmental interests. e. Agencies jointly develop and share a GIS database of NEPA studies, range monitoring projects and resource conservation projects.

2. Gaining Technical Expertise and Assistance a. Contract with local and regional experts outside of the agencies. b. Draw on internal expertise on the federal and state agencies. c. Look to local and regional Universities and the Extension Service for technical assistance. d. Leverage resources among and between agencies.

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 19 LINCOLN ZONE ACTION PLANNING

Lraunch Activity 1rst Quarte 2rnd Quarte 3rRD Quarte 4th Quarte

NEPA Task Force Outcome: Streamlined NEPA Process

1. Put issue on the Inventory current Make contact with Hold interagency agenda of the line officers projects involving the local fire Breakfast and meeting. Begin NEPA review department expand to include developing a template county meeting Commissioners

2. Discuss issue at Inventory up- coming Form interagency Begin developing Initiate programmatic meeting in Cloudcroft in projects requiring team GIS data base for and project based March 20th NEPA review NEPA projects and NEOP reviews. information

3. Discuss issue during Identify Agency Focus on SHPO, meeting on Ruidoso on Representatives and Endangered March 28th other stakeholders speciesand biological issues

Meet with the Contract for thinning Utilize web-base Mescalaro Tribe on Federal Land communication

Community-Based Planning Outcome: Prepare for a zone-wide NEPA process for Hazardous Fuels Reduction

1. Initiate projects in Meet with watershed Meet with local and Identify key Jointly prepare Cloudcroft and Ruidoso planning groups regional watershed-base environmental environmental projects analysis interests

Meet with local Jointly plan the Utilize program officials NEPA process information above

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 20 Northern Arizona Zone

This break out session was facilitated by Mary Zabinski, USDA Forest Service. USDA Forest Service: Coconino National Forest, Kaibab National Forest Bureau of Indian Affairs: Navajo Agency, Hopi Agency, Southern Paiute Field Station, Truxton Canon Agency National Park Service: Canyon De Chelly, Hubbell Trading Post, Navajo National Monument, Sunset Crater Volcano, Walnut National Monument, Wupatki National Monument, Grand Canyon National Park Arizona State Land Department: Flagstaff District The Navajo Nation, The Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Havasupai Tribe, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe

The Northern Arizona Zone has two separate offices in which resources are dispatched. The Flagstaff Office is located in Flagstaff, AZ (Coconino National Forest) and the Grand Canyon Office is located in Williams, AZ (Kaibab National Forest).

Approximately one half of the area of the Northern Arizona zone is tribal land. Each of the projects discussed in this session was identified as a community-driven effort. Each agency has been moving forward for months with a collaborative emphasis on communities.

This zone session decided that no one agency should be the driving force on how to approach the National Fire Plan implementation. The zone should instead determine how best to assist all participants in implementing their own programs. Also, the zone can act as facilitative force to announce job opportunities, alert vendors, mobilize a labor force and disseminate public information. The zone can also act as facilitator for training, for example: how to assist equipment, personnel, logistics, contracting, purchasing.

There was quite a bit of discussion about becoming more pro-active with non-fire related topics. For example, a need to educate public on managing the forest was expressed and the zone may be able to assist on this issue. National Fire Plan funding may end up being short term; with this in mind, the zone determined that it needed to get the public, communities, tribes, and congressional representative to discuss the resources needed to take care of long term concerns.

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 21 Examples of Projects in the Northern Arizona Zone Sedona Fire Department Oak Creek Canyon Planning Develop a fire management plan for fire occur- rence in canyon (Coconino National Forest, Sedona Fire Deparment, Department of Public Safety, Coconino County, Arizona Department of Transportation). Includes: Evacuation Plan, Medical Plan, Communication Plan, Safety Plan, Aviation Plan, Fuels Treatment Plan

Navajo FY2001 4 communities at risk. +22 projects (some ongoing) There is a need to define Wildland Urban Interface for Indian Country Share information onhow to communicate with communities about WUI

Grand Canyon Forest Partnership (Flagstaff) 10 year/180,000ac approach There is a need for greater private landowner participation In cooperation with local agencies

Arizona Strip/Bureau of Land Management Mt. Trumbal (BLM/NAU/AGFD) Ongoing project with expected completion in 3-5 years Concern: competition for contractors WUI-Littlefield (grass) no fuels treatment, but community education

Zone Needs 1. Coordinate personnel information (detailers or contractors) 2. Interagency funding pool for contractors (possibly through Rural Fire Assistance Contracts) 3. Better publicity of job opportunities. 4. Personnel folks are swamped. 5. A zone-based BAER (Burned Area Emergency Restoration) team that could expand from the current Navajo-level to the zone. There are resources available now within the zone. 6. The Navajo Nation needs technical assistance help from silviculturalists. This could be a shared arrangement.

There is no need for a ‘super-zone’ dictating agency needs and community needs. The Fire Man- agement Zone mechanism can be used to facilitate National Fire Plan by coordinating: Implementation and communication as needed by local units. Communities through member agencies Competition for vendors

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 22 Central West Zone

This break out session was facilitated by Cliff Sanchez, Natural Resources Conservation Service. USDA Forest Service: Prescott National Forest, Tonto National Forest Bureau of Land Management: Phoenix Field Area, Yuma Field Office Bureau of Indian Affairs: Western Regional Office, Colorado River Agency, Pima Agency, Fort Yuma Agency National Park Service: Casa Grande National Monument, Montezuma Castle, Tonto National Monument, Tuzigoot National Monument, US Fish and Wildlife Service: Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Arizona State Land Department: Phoenix District (A1S) Tonto-Apache Tribe, Gila River Indian Community, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Yavapai Apache Tribe, Yavapai Prescott Tribe, Cocopah Tribe, Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe, Chemehuevi Tribe, Ak Chin Indian Community, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe The Central West Zone Coordination Center is located in Prescott, AZ at the Prescott Fire Center.

The Central West Zone is divided into two vegetation zones–chaparral along the Lower Colorado River and pine/juniper in the Bradshaw Mountain range and along the southern slopes of the Mogollon Rim formation.

The zone took the time in its session to review the current list of communities-at-risk within the zone and decided to form an interagency/communities team in order to best determine the needs of the communities and to review projects.

The zone noted that there needs to be improved coordination on the following areas: procurement, vegetation management, grants for contracting, fire planning. The participants also expressed a great need to develop a communications plan.

The zone participants also identified salt cedar and other invasive species along the river as requiring increased funding for research on management.

PROJECTS IN THE WORKS 1. NRCS Colorado River technology and equipment (salt cedar eradication, educating private landowners through conservation districts)

2. Sedona Development Fire Management Plans (sharing equipment)

3. Take care of FEMA grants training to emergency responders for Arizona tribes, (Emergency Response/ 1st Responder/ 1st On Scene)

4. ICIN--Indian Country Intelligence Network (law enforcement branch)

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 23 5. Help re-write joint Fire Plan along Colorado River(refuges along Colorado River) using a common format for prescribed burning. (Reduce fuels around houses on Imperial Refuge. Havasu Marsh management [habitat for wildlife] annually and tri-annually).

6. Hazardous Fuels reduction plan (aerial-laser survey in refuges and outside ready to share with other agencies)

Globe Ranger District (Tonto NF) 1. Pinnacle Mountain Range electronic site (500 ac) analysis area with urban interface. Planning Draft E.A. 2. Peak Fire (3000 ac) Chaparral burn planning in non-attainment area 3. City of Globe Grant Proposal is one of the approved projects BLM Prevention Program re: arson from recreationists (hire positions to help) AG Trespass Lease Convert to Native Species (AGFD Yuma) Work with Yuma on tree nursery grant ($250,000) Long Term working on Fuel Model for salt cedar.

Payson Ranger District (Tonto NF) 1. Prescribed burning in Urban Interface but primarily aimed at Resource Improvement i.e. wildlife burns. 2. 500 ac of mechanical treatment planned for treatment this year. Approximately +/-500ac on books for additional treatment outyear. 3. Developed strategy for outyear planning (NEPA) 4. Working with town of Payson on implementing grant proposal

Bureau of Land Management (PHX) 1. Pine Lakes fuels reduction projects, Title IV $ 200 homes, includes public education, prevention, major communication site. 2. Cave Creek (with Tonto & Prescott NF) joint burns in chaparral., sharing resources eliminate boundaries between agencies, share overhead. 3. North Valley Interagency Prevention Group 4. Mojave County Fire Chiefs 5. Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation for threatened and endangered species.

Bureau of Indian Affairs 1. Need to be concerned about consultation with Native American tribes regarding ancestral lands, reservation at different location.

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This break out session was facilitated by Atilla Balaty, National Park Service.

USDA Forest Service: Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Bureau of Indian Affairs: Fort Apache Agency National Park Service: Petrified Forest National Park Arizona State Land Department: Flagstaff District White Mountain Apache Tribe, San Carlos Apache Tribe, Zuni Pueblo

The White Mountain Zone Coordination Center is located in Springerville, AZ at the Forest Supervisor’s Office of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.

The participants in the White Mountain zone session noted that everyone is doing fire control except private land owners. In an area that once averaged 8 to 10 trees per acre, there are now up to 1000 trees per acre. This zone needs to make its communities aware of unsafe environment being created. The zone will try to bring a fuels reduction outreach program to the communities.

Some of the areas that this zone will be addressing include disposal of pine needles, a hazardous practice not currently being managed. The Rainbow Fire brought the zone together to understand the hazardous fuels problem years ago. Since then, the zone has established a good communication network, but the zone participants agreed that they need to increase their communication between each other. One example of how the zone will work together is a mock disaster training held on March 17. Other areas will include addressing weed management.

Individual Interests: Strengthen communication Economic development Understanding National Fire Plan dynamics Understanding community projects so we can tie in to it Concerns about infrastructure - ability to deal with authorities/jurisdictions. Minimize chaos in urban interface situations Developing action plans Clarification of EA process Community involvement/education More coordination between local, state, federal and tribal agencies

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Public Education Programs in Pinetop/ Lakeside/McNary This is an active project, but it needs additional training materials (audio/visual). The Rainbow Fire (as an example) taught us we need egress roads. Example: It would take 12 hours to evacu- ate the Pinetop County Club Partners: US Forest Service, White Mountain, Navajo County, Apache County, Extension, NRCS and University of Arizona.

“FireWise” Neighborhood Public Awareness This is an active project and should expand statewide. The FireWise program is designed to educate citizens on what they can do to reduce fire risks on their properties. This project has the potential for developing new partners and program outlets through National Fire Plan implementation. The program currently enjoys agency support and the zone is consider- ing providing this program to all communities in zone Potential Partners: Collaborate with Chambers of Commerce; massive media blitz, “Speak with one voice.” www.firewise.org - Program educates developers, elected officials.

White Mountain Apache Tribe Treatment Urban Interface Thinned around school (Arizona principals and tribes worked with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to burn).

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This break out session was facilitated by Fred Deneke, USDA Forest Service.

USDA Forest Service: Coronado National Forest Bureau of Land Management: Safford Field Office National Park Service: Saguaro National Park, Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Tumacacori National Monument (TUP) Bureau of Indian Affairs: Papago Agency, San Carlos Agency US Fish and Wildlife Service: Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Cabeza National Wildlife Refuge, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge Arizona State Land Department: Tucson District (A3S) Tohono O’odham Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona

The Southeast Zone Coordination Center is located in Tucson, AZ at the Forest Supervisor’s Office of the Coronado National Forest.

This zone identified several key areas that they need to work on in order to best address fire and fuels issues in a coordinated manner: streamline the fire management budget process across the zone, conduct more cross-training between agency with local fire dept (wildland fire prescription burns) and address resources improvements.

Some specific actions that the zone agreed to do included: providing GIS maps of sensitive areas to fire fighter from outside the zone. These maps would include T&E species habitat locations. There was also a need expressed for more monitoring programs on all fires (both wildland and prescribed) as a way to improve professionalism and build community support.

This session was not attended by local Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Depart- ment of Defense representatives and the group agreed that ‘inreach’ efforts need to focus on these agencies. Local fire departments need to be involved also.

The zone participants agreed that the ultimate goals was to treat all lands as part of ecosystem, and that there needed to be expanded wildland fire training for desert ecosystems–especially those found on the Tohono O’odham reservation. Some tribal members live in traditional home envel- oped in thick brush–there needs to be a program that addresses this specific problem. There was a call for increased and open communication between federal agencies and local tribes and conservation districts. The participants noted that the Southeast Zone is not often viewed as a fire zone by tribes and local communities. There was also discussion of a need for a similar meeting in Tucson or Sierra Vista in the near future.

The topic of Undocumented Aliens was raised relating to the difficulty and danger of traversing through brush thicket that are in actuality hazardous fuels areas. Also, these individual often de- posit plastic bags that collect in the wind and creates fire hazards due to toxic fumes.

Fire Risk Reduction and Recovery Efforts in Arizona and New Mexico Page 27 Projects: 1. Streamline the budget process between the agencies (USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service) 2. Establish complimentary fire policies 3. Cross-training of city/community/fire departments (wildland/structural) 4. Improved processes for sharing resources across agencies and with Mexico. 5. Establish common radio frequencies (coordinated fire management plans), sensitive issue date 6. Develop common protocol for threatened and endangered species, cultural sites 7. Monitor impacts of fires (wildfire and prescribed) on the land 8. Promote the role of fire in native plant restoration

Southeast Zone Realizations: The Southeast Zone needs to be activated. There was no participation in session by Coronado National Forest or NRCS, and slight participation by BLM, DOD. Counties, cities and community fire chiefs need to be brought in and up to speed along with conservation districts and resource conservation and development councils. This session was a great start at dialog between state lands and Tohono O’odham Nation, with the expectation that more will continue.

Fire is increasing in frequency in the desert ecosystem–primarily due to invasive species. This increased fire regime, combined with invasive species, will undoubtedly impact the desert tortoise, pigmy owls and watersheds. Vegetation concerns include chaparral, creosote, mesquite. Wind- blown plastic bags are also a concern because they build up in leeward areas and are highly com- bustible with toxic fumes.

Decisions: Expand “fire” thinking beyond forest to desert ecosystems

Open up federal communications to outside agencies and organizations (counties, tribes, RC&D’s, conservation districts)

Need to have an identical meeting in the Southeast Zone and need resource materials to provide understanding and overview (Powerpoint/Handouts). Alan Cox, NPS will take the lead on this.

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Generic Funding Contacts

Aorizona Nnew Mexic Entire Regio

Kirk Rowdabaugh (602) 255-4059 Toby Martinez (505) 476-3328 George Martinez (505) 842-3344 or Angela Sandoval (505) 842-3289 Arizona State Land Department NMEMNRD, Forestry Division Fire Management Division P.O. Box 1948 USDA Forest Service 2901 West Pinnacle Peak Road Santa Fe, NM Southwestern Regional Office Phoenix, AZ 87504 Cooperative Forestry Staff 85027-1002 333 Broadway SE Albuquerque, NM Mike Fisher (602) 417-9200 John Selkirk (505) 438-7431 87102

Bureau of Land Management-Arizona Bureau of Land Management-New Mexico PO Box 45155 PO Box 27115 222 N Central Avenue Santa Fe, NM Phoenix, AZ 85702-7115 85004

For projects that emphasize the following:

1. Hazardous fuel reduction in communities. 2. Upgrading wildland fire equipment. 3. Training volunteer fire department in wildland fire fighting.

CURRENT NATIONAL FIRE PLAN ASSOCIATED FUNDING MARCH 2001

GERANT SOURCE PSURPOS QTUALIFIED APPLICANT CNONTAC APPLICATIO GRANT TERMS INFORMATION

Hazardous Fuel Reduction Funds were granted to communities, rural or urban fire State Foresters' Offices Title IV Last cycle ended on Must have some level of Information and Education departments, local or state agencies, or non-profit (Kirk Rowdabaugh in November 21, 2000 cost sharing, preferable organizations in order to further hazard reduction in Arizona and Toby State Fire Assistance 50/50 Homeowner and Community Action wildland urban interface areas Martinez in New Mexico) (Defensible Space)

Economic Use of Small Diameter Products Title IV Small Diameter Market Expansion Priority Projects and Match of at least 20% Provide Markets for Material Incentives USDA Forest Service cash or in-kind services Removed During Hazardous Fuels State Governments, County Governments, Local Regional Office Proposals due by May recommended (Funds Treatments Governments, Tribes, Communities, Businesses, Non- Economic Action Pilot (George Martinez or 15, 2001 distributed under Profit Organizations Projects Angela Sandoval) Economic Action Authority Provide Economic Opportunities require match) for Rural Forest Dependant Community and Private Communities Land Fire Assistance Pilot Projects that Utilize Hazardous Fuels Removed from WUI

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GERANT SOURCE PSURPOS QTUALIFIED APPLICANT CNONTAC APPLICATIO GRANT TERMS INFORMATION

Title IV Community Planning for immediate Match of at least 20% and future needs to protect against USDA Forest Service cash or in-kind services Community Planning for wildland fires. State Governments, County Governments, Local Regional Office Proposals due by May recommended (Funds Fire Protection Governments, Tribes, Communities, Businesses, Non- (George Martinez or 15, 2001 distributed under Community Planning for business, Profit Organizations Angela Sandoval) Economic Action Authority Community and Private entrepreneurial training, market require match) Land Fire Assistance assessments, resource inventories

Promote healthy watershed and reduce the threat of wildfires, insect infestation, and disease.

Reduce the density of small Walter Dunn Projects cannot exceed diameter trees on Federal, Tribal, (505) 842-3425 $450,000 (80% federal State, County, and Municipal matching) or four years. forestland. Title IV Community Forest USDA Forest Service County Governments, Local Governments, Tribes, Restoration Act Southwestern Regional Projects cannot exceed Improve the use of and add value Communities, Individuals, Businesses, Non-Profit Office To Be Determined $450,000 (80% federal to small diameter trees. Organizations, Educational Institutions Additional Hazardous Cooperative Forestry Staff matching) or four years. Fuels Reduction 333 Broadway SE Encourage sustainable Albuquerque, New Projects cannot exceed communities and sustainable Mexico $450,000 (80% federal forests through collaborative 87102 matching) or four years. partnerships.

Develop, demonstrate, and evaluate ecologically sound forest restoration techniques.

Planning and assessments (i.e. development of community based forestry partnerships and assessments of economic opportunities to ulitze generated fuels).

Business development (i.e. capital In Arizona and New investment, product line expansion, Kim Kostelnik Mexico or specific Title II & Title IV technology transfer, training). (505) 476-3337 counties in Utah and Four Corners Money Colorado. Market Assistance (i.e. projects Program Manager Last cycle Title IV targeting development of value New Mexico Energy, Must qualify for Rural State, tribal, and local governments, communities, Letter of Intent by January Priority Projects and added and innovative products of Minerals, and Natural Development or businesses, and non-profit organizations 19, 2001, Proposals by Incentives forest resources). Resources Department Economic Recovery March 16, 2001 Forestry Division funds. Title II Service Capacity (i.e. projects to PO Box 1948 Economic Action Program develop local workforce capacity Santa Fe, NM Non-federal match and/or and service industry to implement 87504 in-kind match of 20% wildfire risk reduction practices in required the WUI).

Wood Utilization (i.e. value added products using machined round wood material).

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GERANT SOURCE PDURPOS QUALIFIE CNONTACT APPLICATIO GRANT TERMS APPLICANTS INFORMATION

Applicants may apply for grants in any 2 of the 6 categories.

A maximum of $750K may be awarded to any one grantee/year.

Grantees that serve jurisdictions of 50,000 or fewer residents are required Train Firefighting (866) 274-0960 to provide a non-federal cost- personnel. toll free share of 10%. information Establish wellness & Grantees that serve a fitness programs for Local Fire (866) 274-0942 jurisdiction of over 50,000 are firefighting personnel. Departments toll free faxline required to provide a cost- recognized by the share of 30%. Buy firefighting vehicles, State (Eligible usfagrants@fem- including fire trucks. applicants are Applications FEMA a.gov Match must be in cash, limited to fire are open April Assistance to Firefighters without the use of in-kind Buy firefighting departments or 2 to May 2, Grant Programs www.usfa.fema.- contribution. equipment, including Emergency 2001 gov communications and Medical Service Grantee must maintain monitoring equipment. Operations under Various industry, expenditures at the average control of a Fire government, of their department's Buy PPE (personal Department) and tribal expenditures in the selected protective equipment). organizations grant category(s) from the get regular previous two fiscal years. Fund fire prevention updates. programs. Grantees must provide information to the US Fire Administration's national fire incident reporting system during the period of assistance.

Grantees must provide a final report to the Director of FEMA on how assistance was used.

Contact local To qualify, rural fire Department of departments must meet the the Interior following criteria: offices or the following: 1. Must have a cooperative fire agreement with a DOI BLM Contacts agency or a cooperative fire see p. 26 agreement with the state Contact forester. BIA -Western agencies for Region John more 2. Must serve a community of Philben information. under 10,000 people. (602) 379-4512 Funding priorities are 3. Funding can be used only Training BIA-Southwest made by local for training, equipment and Rural Fire Assistance Region John Rural Fire agencies in prevention. (through Department of Equipment Waconda Departments consultation the Interior) (505) 346-7579 with 4. Rural fire department must Fire Prevention cooperators share a minimum of 10% of BIA-Navajo and local the cost. In-kind services Region Harold departments. may be part of the cost- Russell Emphasize fire sharing. (520) 729-7228 suppression activities. 5. Rural fire department must National Park serve a community in the Service- local wildland urban park units interface(where development occurs near federal land US Fish & vulnerable to wildfire). Wildlife Service Jeff Whitney $20,000 maximum limit per (505) 248-6474 grantee.

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Able, John ST Rt 2 Box 90 Hillsboro, NM 88042

Ables, Alan Bervin, David 1800 Marquess Bernalillo, NM Las Cruces , NM 88005 Bewley, Bob Burns, Danita Acheson, Gail 1474 Rodeo Rd 435 Montano Rd 10409 S. Fairway Drive Santa Fe, NM 87502 Albuquerque, NM 87120 Yuma, AZ 85367 Blackwell, Hank Cajero, Malcolm Agpaoa, Liz 14 Fire Place Office of the Governor, PO Box Albuquerque, NM Santa Fe, NM 87505 100 Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024 Aguirre, Michael Bliss, Del Alamogordo, NM Sells, AZ Cart, Emmett PO Box 3 Aldridge, Dennis Boucher, Paul Jemez Springs, NM 87025 Magdalena, NM Silver City, NM Casaus, Louie Alire, Duane Boykin, Doug HC 33, Box 109#4 P.O. Box 418 Socorro, NM Las Vegas, NM 87701 Santa Fe, NM 87552 Bracken, Bryan Cervantes, Cornel Anderson, Steven St George, UT P.O. Box 189 910 Warm Sands Drive Mescalero, NM 88340 Albuquerque, NM 87123 Bradley, Omar P. O. BOX 1060 Chavez, Michelle Andre, Marcia Gallup, NM 87305 Santa Fe, NM 3005 E. Camino del Basque Silver City, NM 88061 Briggs, Art Chavez Jr, Martin Albuquerque, NM Taos, NM Armenta, Ed 1009 East Highway 260 Browning, Donny Chicharello, Elouise Payson, AZ 85541 500 Gold Avenue P. O. BOX 1060 Albuquerque, NM 87103 Gallup, NM 87305 Beddow, Tom Springerville, AZ Bruce, Bob Clifton, Richard 706 South First Street Sells, AZ Bedell, John Tucumcari, NM 88401 Apache-Sitgreaves National Cordova , Judith Forest Brudevold-Black, Ginger Petroglyph National Monument P.O. Box 640 Albuquerque, NM 6001 Unser Blvd., NW Springerville, AZ 85938 Albuquerque , NM 87120 Bulletts, Jr., Danny Begay , Willie Fredonia, AZ Coss, David 517 Gold Ave. SW NM State Land Office Albuquerque, NM 87102 Burnette, Keith PO Box 1148 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Ben, Jr., Leon Burns, Joseph Phoenix, AZ

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Cox, Alan HCR 2 Box 6500-01 Willcox , AZ 85643

Daw, Darryl Keams Canyon, AZ 3005 E. Camino del Bosque de la Torre, Rebecca Silver City, NM 88061 6200 Jefferson Garcia Sr., Joe Albuquerque, NM 87109 Fausto, Cesar 1601 Plantation Drive Alamogordo, NM Mohave Valley , AZ 86440 DeClay, Jr, Paul Whiteriver, AZ Ferreira, Rodger Gilbert, Richard 5338 Montgomery NE Parker, AZ DeIaco, Rick Suite 400 Ruidoso, NM Albuquerque, NM 87109 Gillespie, Michael Flagstaff, AZ Dennison, Andrew Fisher, Steve 3705 Park Pointe Place NW 3205 20th Avenue, SW Gonzalez, Gerry Albuquerque, NM 87120 Albuquerque, NM 87107 Phoenix, AZ

DePrey, Paul Fisher, Cheryl Gow, Thomas Southwest Strategy Coordination P. O. Box 1306 435 Montano, NW Office Albuquerque, NM 87103 Albuquerque, NM 87107 3003 North Central Ave, Ste # 900 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Fisher, Mike Greene, Brian 222 North Central Avenue Mountainair, NM 88220 Drake, Larry Phoenix, AZ 85004 Sedona, AZ Grogan, Sterling Flemming, Cynthia P.O. Box 581 Dunn, Walter 33000 Nixie Way, Ste 326 Albuquerque, NM 87103 Albuquerque, NM 87102 San Diego, CA 87037 Gustin, Mike Dunn, Cliff Flinn, Bruce 3841 Midway Pl, NE Tijeras, NM 11245 W. Ford Dr Albuquerque, NM 87109 Lakewood, CO 80226 Dunn, Walter Gutierrez, Florine USDA Forest Service, S&PF/C&IF Fuchs, Hollis Bureau of Indian Affairs 517 Gold Ave. Box 457 P.O. Box 1667 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Carrizozo, NM 88301 Albuquerque, NM 87103

Ellis, Mitch Fulfer, Glenn Harris, Wayne Yuma, AZ P.O. Box 517 P. O. Box 160 Mountainair, NM 87036 Red River, NM 87558 Epps, Mell Overgaard, AZ Fullerton, Reese Hawkes, Jerry Santa Fe, NM Ruidoso, NM Eringen, Perry Ramah, NM Gallegos, Tammy Hawkes, Michael National Park Service Rt. 2 Box 138 Fajardo, Maria Anna P.O. Box 728 Cibola, AZ 85328 Santa Fe, NM 87504

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Henington, Brian Forestry Division- Inmate Work Camp 3201 Hwy 314 SW Los Lunas, NM 87031

Henke, Steve Jones, Dale Leeds, Yamie Albuquerque, NM 1191 Jon Road P.O. BOX 1448 Belen, NM 87112 Laguna, NM 87026 Herrera, Macarrio Phoenix, AZ Joubert, Betty Leiting, Ken Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM Hitt, Sam 1411 2nd Street Kaufman, Nancy Little, George Santa Fe, NM 87505 Albuquerque, NM Phoenix, AZ

Hollenshead, Ed Kenney, Frank Livingston, Russ AZ 86303 200 N. Arizona St Denver, CO 80225 Silver City, NM 88061 Huggins, Clive Lopez, Ernie Las Vegas, NM Kessler, Michael P. O. Box 5 123 E. Rossevelt Ute Park, NM 87749 Hughes, Debbie Grants, NM 87020 163 Trail Canyon Road Luedtke, Hal Carlbad, NM 88220 Kessler, Keith H. Albuquerque, NM HC 67 Box 99 Hunt, Duston Nogal, NM 88341 Lujan, John 11 Mc Millen Rd. 123 E. Roosevelt Ave Silver City, NM 88061 Kleindienst, George Grants, NM 87020 Williams, AZ Huntsinger, Ron Luna, Barbara Taos, NM Ladd, Skip NM Forestry Division P.O. Box 25287 P.O. Box 277 Jervis, Tom Lakewood, CO 79938 Capitan , NM 88316 60 Barranca Rd Los Alamos, NM 87544 Lane, Mark Lund, Thomas 198 Neel Ave, NW St George, UT Johnson, Dale Socorro, NM 87801 Belen, NM Maitland, Julie LaVin, Johnny MSC APR Johnson, Jennifer Benson, AZ P.O. Box 30005 PO Box 63 Las Cruces, NM 79998 La Jara , NM 87027 Lawrence, Holly Albuquerque, NM Martin, Jon Johnson, Marlin BIA Navajo Regional Office 517 Gold Ave. SW Leaverton, Bob P.O. Box 1060 Albuquerque, NM 87102 517 Gold Gallup, NM 87305 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Jones, A. Trinkle Martinez, Frances 1415 N. 6th AV Lee, Bob Las Vegas, NM Tucson, AZ 85701 P.O. Box 27115 Santa Fe, NM 87501 Martinez, Jose

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Alamagordo, NM

Martinez, Cameron Espanola, NM

Martinez, Toby NM-EMNRD-Forestry Division P.O. Box 1948 Monahan, Peter Santa Fe, NM 87504 1190 St Francis Drive Orozco, Paul Santa Fe, NM 87502 1474 Rodeo Road Martinez, Frank Santa Fe, NM 87504 Sacramento Ranger District Montoya, Clarence PO Box 288 Las Vegas, NM Ortiz, Febe Cloudcroft, NM 88317 6200 Jefferson NE, Suite 305 Moosman, Fred Albuquerque, NM 87109 Martinez, F. Leon Route 2 6200 Jefferson NE Box 43 Ortlund, Robert Albuquerque, NM 87109 Ramah, NM 87321 1009 East Highway 260 Payson, AZ Massey, Sr, Dallas Morgan, Gabriel Whiteriver, AZ 305 De Vargas Lane Otteni, Lee Taos, NM 87571 Farmington, NM Matic, Cecilia Intermountain Region NPS Myers , Nathan Padilla, Kate PO Box 728 5338 Montgomery NE 198 Neel Ave, NW Santa Fe, NM 86776 Suite 400 Socorro, NM 87801 Albuquerque, NM 87109 Maxon, Bill Palmer, Ray Southwest Strategy Coordination Najmi, Yasmeen Whiteriver, AZ Office P.O. Box 581 PO Box 1306 Albuquerque, NM 87103 Pino, Cal Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306 BIA Southern Pueblos Agency Neskauskas, Nancy 1000 Indian School Rd. McCarthy, Laura Bernalillo, NM Albuquerque, NM 87104 Forest Trust P.O. Box 519 Nolan, Rick Pollak, Gregory Santa Fe, NM 87504 P.O. Box 418 2 Tano Alto Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87552 Santa Fe, NM 87501 McCormick, Jim 1800 Marquess Norwick, Jim Powskey, Richard Las Cruces, NM 88005 NM State Land Office 1000 Indian School Road PO Box 1148 Albuquerque, NM Medrano, Michael Santa Fe, NM 87504 6001 Unser Blvd NW Praytor, Robert Albuquerque, NM 87120 Nowicki, Brian 25029 Parkcrest Drive Southwest Forest Alliance Murrieta, CA. 92562 Mehrhoff, Loyal PO Box 1948 1436 Last Oak Court Flagstaff, AZ 86002 Prentiss, Susan Fort Collins , CO 80525 517 Gold Avenue, SW O’Neal, Lonna Albuquerque, NM 87102 Miller, Anthony Phoenix, AZ 7680 Sixshooter Cyn. Rd. Quijano, Michael Globe, AZ 85501 6001 Unser Blvd. NW

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Albuquerque, NM 87120

Quintana, Michael P. O. Box 14 Glorietta, NM 87573

Ray, Loretta Silver City, NM Rottach, Dolores Socorro, NM 87801 USDA, Forest Service, Acquisition Recker, Tony Mgt Schein, Kenneth PO Box 189 517 Gold Avenue, SW HC 75, Box 100 Mescalero, NM 88340 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Chama, NM 87520

Reidhead, Lanny Rowdabaugh, Kirk Schulke, Todd Overgaard, AZ Arizona State Land Dept Fire POB 102 Management Pinos Altos, NM 88053 Reifel, Janell 2901 West Pinnacle Peak Road BLM-Arizona State Office Phoenix, AZ 85027 Schumann, Martha 222 North Central Avenue Forest Trust Phoenix, AZ 85004 Russell, Harold PO Box 519 P. O. Box 1060 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Ribe, Tom Gallup, NM 87305 PO Box 31151 Sekayumptewa, Hubert Santa Fe, NM 87594 Saiza, Danny Keams Canyon, AZ P.O. Box 189 Rinkevich, Sarah Mescalero, NM 88340 Shanks, Howard P. O. Box 1306 PO Box 457 Albuquerque, NM 87103 Salazar, Richard Carrizozo, NM 88316 517 Gold Avenue, SW Roberson, Ed Albuquerque, NM 87102 Siderits, Karl BLM Roswell Field Office 2324 E. McDowell Rd. 2909 West Second Salisbury, Jennifer A. Phoenix, AZ 85006 Roswell, NM 88201 NM Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Singleton, Ed Rodriguez, Joe 1220 S. St. Francis Drive Albuquerque, NM Las Vegas NWR, Route 1, Box Santa Fe, NM 87505 399 Slusher, Mike Las Vegas, NM 87701 Sanchez, Jerome P. O. Box 1269 1122 Industrial Park Road Santa Fe, NM 87509 Rogers, Terry Espa±ola, NM 87532 333 Broadway Sovick, Joe Albuquerque, NM 87103 Sanchez, Cliff PO Box 728 6200 Jefferson NE, Room 305 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Romero, John Albuquerque, NM 83375 1474 Rodeo Road Spangle, Steve Santa Fe, NM 87504 Sandoval, Louis US Fish and Wildlife Service 7680 Sixshooter Cyn. Rd. Albuquerque, NM 87103 Ross, John W. Globe, Az. 85501 Payson, AZ Standish, Claudia Savery, Jim 1474 Rodeo Road Rossbach, Fred PO Box 1246 Santa Fe, NM 87504 P. O. Box 1948 Santa Fe, NM

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Stephens, Kathy 1474 Rodeo Rd Santa Fe, NM 87502

Stephenson, Steve 6401 Richards Ave. Albuquerque, Santa Fe, NM 82618 NM

Stubbs, Tim Wade, Karen Carlsbad, NM 88220 Regional Director, National Park Service Swift, Bryan Denver, CO NPS-IMR-FIRE 12795 W. Alameda Pkwy Wallace, Henry Lakewood, CO 80228 Window Rock, AZ

Tadano, Terry Watson, Paul Socorro, NM Pinetop, AZ

Theiss, Leslie Watson, Mark BLM Carlsbad Field Office 6663 Vooscane 620 E. Greene Street Cochiti Lake, NM Carlsbad, NM 88220 Weiss , Linda Tolth, Larry 5338 Montgomery NE P. O. Box 3360 Suite 400 Window Rock, AZ 86515 Albuquerque, NM 87109

Towns, Eleanor Whatley , William Albuquerque, NM Office of the Governor, PO Box 100 Van Driel, Donald A. Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024 Phoenix, AZ Whitney, Jeff Vigil, Norman Albuquerque, NM 224 Los Alamos Ave., Suite 1 Espanola, NM 87532 Widner, Larry 7680 Sixshooter Cyn. Rd. Vigil, Eddie Globe, AZ 85501 P. O. Box 955 Tularosa, NM 88352 Wolf, Gregory P.O. Box 3009 Villanueva, Susanna Needles, CA 92363 6001 Unser Blvd Albuquerque, NM Wong, Corey Williams, AZ Vincent, Toya Office of the Governor, PO Box 100 Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024

Waconda, John

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