July 9, 2024 
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in New Mexico is soliciting applications to transfer
three excess Type 6 fire engines, equipment, and supplies to local fire departments to enhance
their wildland firefighting capabilities. The deadline has been extended until July 29, 2024. See BLM district contacts below for submittal or more information.
Under BLM’s Rural Fire Readiness (RFR) program, local wildland firefighting cooperators that
meet certain requirements may receive at no cost wildland fire engines, water tenders, radios,
pumps, hose, chainsaws, hand tools, personal protective equipment, fire shelters and other
items the BLM no longer needs. This year BLM New Mexico will be transferring three fire
engines, the fire engines will come stocked with $3,000 worth of firefighting tools, hose, and
appliances. Transfer of the three engines will occur when BLM has received the replacement
for those engines from our vendor.
The fire engines available for transfer are the following.
- 2011 Ford F550 Type 6. This fire engine has 79,033 miles, 3,519 hours on the vehicle
engine and 558 hours on the pump. - 2011 Ford F550 Type 6. This engine has 80,738 miles, 3,641 hours on the motor and
366 hours on the pump. - 2015 Ford F550 Type 6. This engine is still in service but at time of the letter the engine
has 131,390 miles, 4,906 hours on the motor and 379 hours on the pump.
Eligibility Criteria
Local cooperators must meet ALL of the requirements below to be considered for BLM RFR
funding and equipment transfers.
● The local cooperator has an existing cooperative fire response agreement with BLM. The
agreement can either be directly with a BLM unit or through a statewide master
agreement.
● The local cooperator continues to be in compliance with the cooperative fire response
agreement, to include the following elements (Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire
Aviation Operations, ch.2 Agreements with Cooperators):
o 18 years of age or older
o Have basic wildland fire training
o Have and use the required personal protective equipment (PPE)
o Pre-identified incident communication protocols
o Utilization of the Incident Command SystemThe Fire Department serves a rural community, has wildland fire responsibilities, and is
in the vicinity of or within the wildland urban interface. Rangeland Fire Protection
Associations (RFPA) automatically meet this requirement because they serve a rural
geographic area within their response boundary.
● The local cooperator must be in close proximity to BLM administered lands and respond
to wildland fires in support of BLM when available and as needed.
● The BLM must be dependent on the local cooperator for response to wildfire incidents.
The application deadline is July 7st 2024 and BLM New Mexico expects to complete the initial
application and evaluation process by the end of August. Transfer of the three engines will
occur when BLM has received the replacement for those engines from our vendor.
To apply local cooperators will complete a BLM RFR Direct Transfer Request identifying the
applicable needs of their organization. It is recommended that the BLM point of contact for
each local cooperator, such as the respective District Fire Management Officer, make
recommendations and assist with this process.
Submission of applications must be emailed to the closest BLM District Fire Management Officer:
Farmington District
Kyle Sahd District Fire Management Officer
ksahd@blm.gov
(575) 751-4767
Albuquerque District
Lann Moore, acting District Fire Management Officer
lwmoore@blm.gov
(575) 838-1296
Las Cruces District
Mark Bernal, District Fire Management Officer
mbernal@blm.gov
(575) 525-4305
Pecos District
Nathan Curnutt, District Fire Management Officer
ncurnutt@blm.gov
(575) 627-0311
NM Fire Info 
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