Living with wildfire in Santa Fe, New Mexico: 2024 data report
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Abstract
Community wildfire readiness includes homeowner wildfire risk mitigation and wildfire evacuation preparedness. This report presents results from a household survey distributed to homeowners in the study area around Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2024 which was a follow-up to a previous survey of homeowners of the same residences, consisting of mostly identical questions, that was conducted in 2021. This follow-up survey was motivated by the nearby 2022 Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. Comparison of results indicates general stability in the aggregated responses to most survey questions. As found previously, 2024 results indicate that Santa Fe survey respondents are engaged in preparing for wildfire, yet more could be done to reduce risk in study communities. Despite decreases between 2021 and 2024 in the acceptability of fuels treatment methods that concern the use of fire, respondents generally support multiple types of programs intended to reduce wildfire risk to the city, including most but not all types of fuels treatments on public lands.
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Meldrum, J., Donovan, C., Wittenbrink, S., Chavarria, P., Champ, P.A., Brenkert-Smith, H., Barth, C.M., and Wagner, C., 2026, Living with wildfire in Santa Fe, New Mexico: 2024 data report: Research Note RMRS-RN-111, vi, 71 p., https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-RN-111.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Federal Government Series |
| Title | Living with wildfire in Santa Fe, New Mexico: 2024 data report |
| Series title | Research Note |
| Series number | RMRS-RN-111 |
| DOI | 10.2737/RMRS-RN-111 |
| Publication Date | February 01, 2026 |
| Year Published | 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | USDA Forest Service |
| Contributing office(s) | Fort Collins Science Center |
| Description | vi, 71 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| City | Santa Fe |