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Santa Fe County Emergency Management is hosting a meeting to present information and obtain input on reducing risk to natural disasters in the County, including floods, wildfires, winter storms and other hazards. The meeting is on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Edgewood Fire Station #1, #1 Municipal Way, Edgewood, NM.

The meeting is part of the Santa Fe County Local Hazard Mitigation Planning Project. This plan is being developed by a Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee comprised of representatives from various County departments and key stakeholders. The intent of the plan is to reduce the vulnerability of people and property in the County from the impacts of natural hazards.  Another benefit is to become eligible for certain mitigation grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 

All interested parties are invited and encouraged to attend and learn more about hazards and the proactive approaches that are being proposed to reduce their impact before they occur again. Public input on the draft risk assessment and ideas for potential mitigation projects are being sought at this meeting. 

Feedback from the meeting will be incorporated into the draft plan, as appropriate, which will be made available for public review and comment in July. For more information on this project, contact Martin Vigil at (505) 992-3072 or mavigil@santafecountynm.gov.

Contact: Martin Vigil

Santa Fe County Emergency Management

(505) 992-3072