Wildfire Mitigation Community Education Days
If you missed our last Wildfire Mitigation Community Education Day, no worries! We have 4 more days! Join OEM along with subject matter experts regarding wildfire preparedness and mitigation. Below are the dates and times of the up and coming Wildfire Mitigation Community Education Days where you can ask questions of the experts, and learn about what you can do to protect yourself and your home and make Santa Fe County a more resilient community. Locations and dates are listed below:
Free Green Waste Drop-Off Days!
To help reduce wildfire risk, residents with valid Solid Waste permits can dispose of green waste for free at Stanley, Jacona, and Eldorado Convenience Centers on the following dates:
July 11–12, 2025
August 1–2, 2025
September 5–6, 2025
To enhance wildfire prevention efforts, additional green waste disposal days may be scheduled in coordination with the Office of Emergency Management, Fire Department, and Public Works Department. Before participating in free drop-off days, please review prohibited materials per Ordinance No. 2014-010 and comply with all County convenience center guidelines.
For more information on solid waste permits and transfer stations, visit the Santa Fe County Convenience Center webpage or contact Les Francisco, Solid Waste Superintendent, at 505-992-3068 or lfrancisco@santafecountynm.gov.
Alert Santa Fe/Smart 911
OEM in collaboration with Senior Services and Regional Emergency Communications Center, will be visiting our senior centers, to assist anyone with signing up for Alert Santa Fe/Smart 911 throughout 2025. Dates and times to be posted at each senior center.
Alert Santa Fe and Smart 911? Smart 911 enhances your 911 services. You will not only receive alerts from Alert Santa Fe, but you can create your own personal profile that 911 operators can see, prior to dispatching emergency services when you call 911. In that profile, you can put emergency contacts, access and egress from your address for responders, you can add household members who may have health conditions that responders may need to know about. You can upload medical documents like DNR/DNI or medication lists. All this information will better assist first responders tending to your needs, enhancing that engagement with our responders and assisting them in providing a quality of care. You can also upload pictures of you, your home, vehicles, vehicle information and much more. Scan the QR code below to get started!
