The 2016 Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Summit will be held March 31st through April 2nd in Silver City, New Mexico at the Besse-Forward Global Resource Center on the Western New Mexico University Campus. This event is one of New Mexico’s largest meetings to discuss and prepare the state for wildfires, including the impending 2016 wildfire season which predicts above normal fire risk for portions of New Mexico. The theme for this year’s Summit is “Re-energize Community Fire Response”. This topic will be addressed throughout the two-and-a-half day Summit which features federal, state, and local partners with special insight on fire adapted communities and building community capacity. The Summit also provides an opportunity for New Mexico’s local government leaders, fire and emergency responders, businesses, and community members to discuss statewide efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire and what each player’s role is in mitigating risk of forest fires in the wildland urban interface. The collaborative event is hosted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, New Mexico State Land Office, New Mexico State Forestry, Forest Stewards Guild, Northern Arizona University- Southwest Fire Consortium, Grant County, and New Mexico Association of Counties.