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You may:
take your slash/pine needles to Taos County Landfill (Taos Dump). Check their website for current hours and any restrictions, and be sure to take your “dump card.”
-Check Rio Fernando Fire department website regularly for updates (https://rffd.org/)
UPDATE ON LAND THINNING GRANT
Announcements about funding on the Lot Clearing Assistance Grant in expected in July or August. If we are successful, the selection committee, after determining where funding would be best spent, will notify landowners that applied, and also request letters of commitment for joint treatment development of land at that time.
I. READY: Create and maintain defensible space and “harden” your home against flying embers.
II. SET: Prepare your family and home ahead of time for the possibility of having to evacuate. Ensure you have a plan of what to take and where to go. Ask friends or relatives outside your area if you would be able to stay with them, should the need arise. Check with hotels, motels and campgrounds to learn if they are open. Stay up to date with these websites:
III. GO!: When wildfire strikes, the response plan for Valle Escondido for each incident may be different. Instructions will be based according to the location of the fire and the agency in charge (local, county, national). Initial information may be on websites, but we must also rely on door-to-door evacuation instructions from the agency in charge. Depending upon the fire incident, this might include:
Complete information about READY, SET, GO! can be found at:
ACTION GUIDE
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