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What is JMFA and Who Are We?
Our Mission: The purpose of the Jemez Mountains Firewise Association (JMFA, formerly Greater Eastern Jemez Wildland/Urban Interface Corporation or GEJWUIC) is to reduce fuel loads on private property in the Jemez Mountains. JMFA is a non-profit tax-exempt organization helping landowners implement the Firewise program along the upper Jemez corridor. Firewise is sponsored by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group whose members are responsible for wildland fire management in the United States. JMFA is here to assist individual property owners in creating defensible space around residences and in thinning over-stocked lots. The Focus Area lies north of Soda Dam, south of the Sandoval/Rio Arriba County line, west of the Sandoval/Los Alamos County Line and east of the Fish Hatchery along State Highway 126 and includes the communities of Areas 1, 2, and 3, La Cueva, Thompson Ridge, Seven Springs, Sierra Los Pinos and Cochiti Mesa (see map below). Any resident, business, or organization within the Focus Area may apply to join the Jemez Mountains Firewise Association, which has an ongoing commitment to finding better solutions for each of our diverse communities.
Meetings
Recruitment meeting for new board directors. Please contact meeting coordinator Jason Redmond at jemezmountainservices@gmail.com.
Where: Jemez Springs Public Library
Time: Saturday, August 23, 6-8 PM.
Quarterly Business Meeting. Election and seating of prospective new directors followed by a keynote address given by the Deputy Director for NM Forestry, Lindsey Quam. This will be followed by a catered lunch.
Where: Jemez Springs Public Library
Time: Monday, September 1 (Labor Day), 10 AM-2PM.
Property Insurance Presentation: Two Bureau Chiefs from the NM Office of the Superintendent of Insurance will make a presentation on property insurance, the NM FAIR Plan and the IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home Program as established in the 2025 NM Wildfire Prepared Act. This will be followed by a brief Q&A session. Open to the public.
Where: Jemez Springs Public Library
Time: Friday, September 26, 2:30-4:30 PM.
Organizations contributing to or participating in the project implementation are:
Firewise Communities/USA
State of New Mexico, State Forestry Division
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