Wildland Fire
Wildland fire is one of the most dynamic and dangerous threats facing our community. El Dorado Fire Rescue maintains trained and equipped wildland firefighters capable of initial attack, extended attack, and mutual-aid deployments to protect homes, natural resources, and lives in the wildland-urban interface (WUI).
What We Do
Wildland fire operations differ significantly from structural firefighting. Our wildland crews respond to:
- Initial attack on vegetation fires before they can grow and spread
- Structure protection in the wildland-urban interface
- Fireline construction using hand tools and power saws
- Backfire and burnout operations under direction of qualified personnel
- Mutual-aid deployments to state and federal incidents
- Post-fire mop-up, patrol, and holding operations
Santa Fe County Fire Department -- Wildland Division
https://www.santafecountynm.gov/fire/wildland
