What is the Bailey Healthy Forests Initiative
We are a group of Partners helping to implement a variety of forest & river health Projects.
What Motivates Homeowners to Reduce Their Wildfire Risk?
Colorado researchers share their research results and insights into what drives homeowners to reduce their wildfire risk in the wild land-urban interface (WUI) in the September/October 2013 Science You Can Use Bulletin: Bulletin Sep-Oct – Fire on the Mountain
Forest Policy Updates
Forest-related policy updates from Senator Mark Udall are available here.
What does a fire adapted community look like?
Take a closer look at the Fire Adapted Communities infographic showing what a fire adapted community looks like.
What is a fire adapted community?
A Fire Adapted Community takes responsibility for its wildfire risk. Actions address resident safety, homes, neighborhoods, businesses and infrastructure, forests, parks, open spaces, and other community assets. The more actions a community takes, the more fire adapted it becomes.
How does a community become fire adapted?
Becoming a fire adapted community is a process and includes the following characteristics:
- It is in or near a fire adapted ecosystem.
- It has adequate local fire suppression capacity to meet most community protection needs.
- Its structures and landscaping are designe
- d, constructed, retrofitted and maintained in a manner that is ignition resistant.
- It has local codes [building, planning, zoning, and fire prevention codes] that require ignition-resistant home design and building materials.
- Fuels on land near and inside the community are treated and maintained for safety.
- It has and uses a community wildfire protection plan.
- It has built other safety features such as buffers between fuels and the community; safe designated evacuation routes; and safe zones in the community when evacuation is not advisable.
CUSP Selected to Lead One of Eight Fire Adapted Community Pilots
Download ‘A Learning Network for Growing Fire-Adapted Communities: Pilot Project Kick-Off’ powerpoint for more information about the Learning Network.