Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Senate Bill 33, the Wildfire Prepared Act, establishing the New Mexico Wildfire Prepared Program is headed to the Governor’s desk. It develops property protection standards and certification guidelines to make communities safer from wildfires. The measure requires the state Fire Planning Task Force develop standards for defensible space and the five-foot zone closest to, and surrounding structures, and to develop guidelines for certifying properties as “wildfire prepared.” The certification is expected to make it easier for property owners to secure and maintain insurance coverage.
