Wildfire is a risk across Colorado where dry seasons and dry vegetation, human error, or lightning strikes have come together to start and fuel devastating forest fires. Forestry management and wildfire mitigation efforts can help reduce the risk of a wildfire spreading.  Having a wildfire plan can also mitigate the danger to people and livestock. Learn more to mitigate wildfire risk and maintain healthy forests on your property with these CSU Extension Resources.

Register in advance for this free virtual speaker series held every Wednesday in October from 6:00-7:30pm. http://bit.ly/WildfireWed

October 7: Fire Ecology and Behavior by Tony Cheng, PhD, Professor, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at CSU and Director, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute

October 14: Defenisble Space and Home Hardening by Daniel Beveridge, Wildfire Mitigation Program Specialist, Colorado State Forest Service

October 21: Fire Resistant Landscaping by Irene Shonle, PhD, Horticulture Associate, CSU Extension - El Paso County

October 28: Evacuation Preparedness and Animal Evacuation by Ragan Adams, DVM, Coordinator, Veterinary Extension Specialist Group College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Department of Clinical Science, CSU and by Sharon Bokan, Small Acreage Coordinator, CSU Extension - Boulder County

Initial Steps You Can Take Now

Below are initial steps you can take to protect you, your family, your home, and your community from wildfire.

1. Sign up for Code Red
2. Harden your home
3. Create defensible space around your home
4. Use fire resistant landscaping
5. Create your Wildfire Action Plan
6. Set up your emergency evacuation kit
7. Review your Community Wildfire Protection Implementation Plan