There are many neighborhoods in Coal Creek Canyon (CCC) working on wildfire risk reduction activities. Each of these efforts is unique and dependent upon the initiative, needs, available resources, and capacities of the specific neighborhood. The Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) currently being developed is intended to assist CCC residents with understanding wildfire risk and developing actions to mitigate …
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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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!
