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Sugarloaf – Free Wildfire Mitigation Community Training

April 25, 2013 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Free Wildfire Mitigation Community Training

What: Educational program focused on wildfire mitigation and upcoming community chipping event

Program Highlights:

  • Hear about our planned Community Chipping Days.
  • Sign-up for the discounted curbside chipping program.
  • Learn about simple spring maintenance tips to better prepare your home for wildfires.
  • Understand the latest wildfire mitigation science.
  • Learn how to retrofit your home to be more fire-resistant
  • Program Sponsors: Sugarloaf Fire Protection District and Boulder County.

Program Description: Learn about simple actions you can take to dramatically improve the chances of your home surviving the next wildfire. Our understanding about how homes are lost in wildfires is changing. Learn the latest science available and lessons learned from last summer’s Waldo Canyon Wildfire.

Community Chipping Program: Boulder County recently awarded Sugarloaf Fire Protection District a community chipping reimbursement grant to help the community set up a curbside chipping program. This year Sugarloaf FPD will host two “curbside chipping events”, on May 15 and Oct. 15. Please join us at this community meeting if you are interested in learning more and taking advantage of the heavily discounted chipping program. If you cannot attend and/or have questions please call CB Bassity, Sugarloaf Firefighter, at 720-406-7835.

Program Sponsors: Sugarloaf Fire Protection District and Boulder County. For more information, call Ryan Ludlow, Boulder County Land Use at 720-564-2641.

Details

  • Date: April 25, 2013
  • Time:
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Organizer

  • Ryan Ludlow
  • Phone 720-564-2641

Venue

  • Sugarloaf Fire House # 2
  • 1360 Sugarloaf Road
    Boulder, CO United States
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