About us

The PREP Alliance is a volunteer, nonprofit organization that works to design, implement and continuously improve, community programs, plans, actions and activities that cultivate emergency preparedness and resilience within and among individuals, organizations and the communities in the Placitas Area.

PREP in Action –   Things we are working on

Establish a regular calendar of public information and education events to raise awareness of, and to build proficiencies in, emergency preparedness and response in a variety of emergency and disaster situations
Provide an easy-to-use resource platform from which individuals can obtain emergency preparedness information, checklists, guides, links to other emergency preparedness information and more
Advocate and facilitate neighbors-helping-neighbors programs to provide for mutual assistance in response to disaster and emergency situations
Encourage community engagement and provide advocacy for the emergency related interests and needs of the Placitas community
Outreach to community-based organizations, county, state and federal agencies involved in emergency preparedness and emergency response in the Placitas area
Tracking legislation and grant funding related to emergency preparedness in the Placitas area
Work with other community-based organizations to make fire mitigation and the creation of “defensible space” around residential structures more available to, and less costly for, homeowners
Opportunistic activities related to emergency infrastructure:

Buffalo Tract: Work with BLM to evaluate opportunities for possible firefighting staging and safe areas, water supply and more
Mt Adams/Vulcan: evaluate the potential for firefighting water supply; staging and safe areas
Helping US Forest Service and local traditional communities to plan and execute fuel reduction projects in Cibola National Forest, especially in Las Huertas Canyon

Goals:

Promote a broad and shared community knowledge and understanding of the importance and principles of emergency preparedness and a bias toward action in applying that know-ledge resulting in wide-spread individual and community-level preparedness and com-petencies in dealing with all kinds of emergency situations – both large-scale and small
Inspire and facilitate a high level of cooperation and synergy in endeavors related to resilience and emergency preparedness among community-based organizations and agencies operating in, and/or serving, the Placitas Area
Community emergency response readiness: 

Cultivate awareness and proactive identification of existing and emerging hazards and threats to public safety in the Placitas area
Represent Placitas communities in a continuing assessment of the emergency and disaster infrastructure available for response
Help to identify issues and opportunities for improvement; 
Facilitate action to enhance response capabilities and capacity

Cultivate community-wide awareness of “Resilience” through education and mentoring

We are here to help:

Be Aware:  What actually happens when a major emergency incident occurs in terms of the response of emergency service agencies
Get Ready: What you can do for yourself, your family, pets, livestock, home & pro-perty in terms of emergency preparedness
Work with your Neighbors: Your individual actions also benefit your neighbors; their preparedness helps you; team-up together to help the whole community
Act Responsibly: Be informed about emergency preparedness capabilities and status at the community level