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As wildfire practitioners, your role in connecting communities with reliable, timely information is more important than ever. May is National Wildfire Awareness Month—a critical time to promote [...]

The Colorado Emergency Management Association (CEMA) hosted its first-ever Capital Day on Monday, March 10th. Fire Adapted Colorado’s Training and Network Specialist Lara Thomas and Network and [...]

Josh Hankes is the Executive Director of the Routt County Wildfire Mitigation Council (RCWMC), based in Steamboat Springs, CO.  Prior to being hired in November 2022, he was President & CEO [...]

Aaron Johnson is the Chief Operations Officer for the West Region Wildfire Council (WRWC), where he leads efforts to enhance wildfire resilience across six counties on Colorado’s Western Slope. [...]

Our mission is to collaboratively protect & prepare the San Luis Valley communities and ecosystems from the impact of destructive wildfire events. SLVWC provides a regional platform that [...]

Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District is a Volunteer Fire Department. Currently, 60 active members respond to emergencies in the three surrounding counties of Boulder, Gilpin, and Jefferson. [...]

As Fire Adapted Colorado looks to the future, its commitment to building stronger, fire-adapted communities remains unwavering. As we’ve seen in just a few short weeks in 2025, changes in funding [...]

It’s only January, and the size and scale of the LA Fires stand as a stark reminder of Colorado’s 2020 Conflagration–the Marshall Fire. With similar speed and spread, the western [...]

Sam Strain is a Wildfire Prevention and Community Mitigation Specialist with the USFS Rocky Mountain Region (Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas). Sam supports wildfire prevention [...]

Wildfire Resilience Network and Training Fellow, Sophie Pullen joined Fire Adapted Colorado (FACO) in January 2025 through the AmeriCorps CivicSpark Fellowship program. Prior to joining us, [...]

FACO’s visionaries recognized that sometimes a little ember of funding is all that is needed to get a new project or program underway, and established Opportunity Funds for Network [...]

The Power of the Fire Adapted Colorado Network in Building Wildfire Resilience As wildfires continue to challenge communities across Colorado, one thing has become increasingly clear: our ability [...]

Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2024 (FY25) West Updated February 19, 2025 The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the USDA Forest Service’s third round of the Community Wildfire Defense [...]

Brandguard Vents was founded by a California firefighter in who witnessed first-hand the dangers of burning embers, flames and radiant heat entering vents during a wildfire back in 2003. These [...]

At Xcel Energy, we’re working hard every day to improve safety and reduce wildfire threats across our service area. We are committed to doing our part and will continue to make strategic [...]

Through commitment, compassion and courage, the mission of the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority (LFRA) is to protect life and property.

Early October, in beautiful Snowmass, participants and enthusiasts of Colorado’s Wildfire Resilience Network, gathered to garner strategies that can make our state more resilient to [...]

As the air cools and the leaves start turning gold, it’s clear that fall is upon us in Colorado. For participants of the Fire Adapted Colorado (FACO) Network, this is a busy and exciting time of [...]

The Blue River Watershed Group (BRWG) was founded in 2004 by a group of local community members who were passionate about protecting and preserving the health of the Blue River Basin. Our mission [...]

United Policyholders (UP) is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization whose mission is to be a trustworthy and useful information resource and an effective voice for consumers of all types of [...]

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO | Thursday, November 7 through Friday, November 8 COST: $0 (includes lunches and materials) | Contact for the Steamboat Springs Course is Josh Hankes, [...]