The Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District (CCCFPD) and its Community Outreach Team members thank the CCC community for their robust support of the new Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). So far, residents have been given six ways to become engaged in the CWPP process and communicate to us your questions and concerns about living …
As I shared last month in the Saws & Slaws article, we hosted Team Rubicon to a wildfire mitigation event in Coal Creek Canyon in August. It was a fantastic event where over 70 volunteers worked on 11 properties for three days totaling 700 hours. We created eight acres of defensible space and removed 17,000 …
by Nate Goeckner, CCCFPD Community Outreach Team Since 2001, Colorado has experienced the top 20 largest wildfires in Colorado state history. The top five most destructive wildfires in Colorado have occurred since 2012, and the Marshall fire in December 2021 demonstrated that the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is growing and reaching communities that historically were …
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Thank you to those that participated in the Station #1 Focus Group meeting last Thursday. Our next meeting will be held on 6/15 at Station #2 for the plan units around that station, including Camp Eden, Coal Creek Heights, Copperdale, Wondervu and Miramonte. As part of our effort to update the current CWPP, our partners, …
Thank you!To the folks who have already filled out the Fire Department’s Community Survey, we salute you and thank you. To everyone else: Please take 15 minutes to complete our survey. The survey closes soon and we need your input in order to have an impactful CWPP. Just Click this Link to Take the Survey …
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Please fill out the Resident Survey! Please take 15 minutes to complete the Fire Department’s online CWPP Survey today. Your input will help the CCCFPD craft a CWPP to protect our families, homes, property, firefighters, forest, and beloved lifestyle. Click here to complete The Fire Department’s Resident Survey. About the CWPP Focus Group Meetings The …
Make your voice heard
The Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District (CCCFPD or District) 2008 Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is being updated this year. The District respectfully asks you to become involved in the process. Voicing your concerns and insights is vital to producing a CWPP that addresses the fire mitigation needs of the CCCFPD and all CCC …
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Residents of Coal Creek Canyon (CCC), like all foothills dwellers, understand that the privilege of living inour beautiful mountains comes with the responsibility to protect our environment, lifestyle, and to helpour neighbors in times of emergency. We don’t have the municipal resources that urban dwellers takefor granted, like water, sewer, snow removal, and municipal fire …
First, we need to rethink the way we look at wildfire risk. Let’s start with the terms we use in talking about fire protection. Suppression is too late…Mitigation is the emergency!
