Boulder County Wildfire Mitigation Training #1- Fourmile Canyon Area

Boulder County and the Colorado State Forest service are offering another series of wildfire mitigation trainings for residents interested in learning more about creating defensible space around their homes.

The “Keys to Creating and Maintaining Effective Defensible Space” trainings present lessons learned from the Fourmile Canyon Fire and other recent fires and give participants concrete steps to take to prepare their homes and forests for future fires. In the spring we offered this same training in 7 communities (290 folks in attendance) throughout Boulder County and many attendees told us they left feeling motivated and empowered to take action on their land.

Presentations will be given by Boulder County and Colorado State Forest Service staff and local firefighters will be available to answer questions.

The program focuses on the findings of nationally recognized wildfire researcher Dr. Jack Cohen, U.S. Forest Service’s Fire Lab in Missoula, Montana, who for the past two decades has been studying how structures ignite during wildfires. His research shows that landowners who take precautionary action can dramatically increase the likelihood of their homes surviving the next fire.

Sponsors: Four Mile Fire Protection District