FROM EAST MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS ASSOCIATION:

Our annual EMWPA (East Mountain Wildfire Preparedness Association) meeting is just over a week away. This will take place at the Sandia Ranger Station conference room, starting at 9 am and scheduled to last until 12 noon on January 18th. Board Member elections, the Ciudad SWCD thinning program, and the 2025 Fire Weather Season Outlook are on the agenda. The current slate of Board Members have all expressed their interest in serving again this year, and all attendees are eligible to vote for EMWPA officers. If any attendee who has an interest in becoming an officer, this is the time. We also would like to encourage participants to bring forth their ideas on projects that we can potentially take on during the 2025 season. Current Board Members and nominees for 2025 are the following:

                                Members at Large - Joe Stehling, Jim Kerry, Bob Watson, Bequi Livingston
 
We are working on getting this meeting available via our Zoom link. At this point there are no guarantees on this. But we are confident that we can make this happen. If you do not think you will be able to attend in person, but can connect via Zoom,