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As the calendar flips to May, the arrival of Wildfire Community Preparedness Day and Wildfire Awareness Month serves as a poignant reminder for Coloradans. In a state where living with wildfire [...]

Wendie is the Special Projects Director for Coalitions & Collaboratives, Inc.  Her current focus is running the Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices training courses and assisting [...]

Prevent, prepare for, respond and recover from active risk or threats, natural or human caused disasters. Engage stakeholders to prepare for, reduce, or mitigate risks to include: wildfire.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) Wildfire Mitigation Section educates community members in the City of Colorado Springs wildland urban interface (WUI) on wildfire risk and how they can [...]

We create parks and protect public land where they’re needed most so that everyone will have access to the benefits and joys of the outdoors for generations to come. The Conservation Finance [...]

By: Lisa Hatfield and Lara Thomas Wouldn’t it be great to have more everyday people encouraging their neighbors to make their properties safer and more resilient to wildfire? How can we [...]

Byline: Poudre Canyon FPD contributor, Maya Daurio As wildfires increase in size, severity, and frequency, more and more communities across Colorado will experience wildfire, smoke from [...]

The Crested Butte Fire Protection District is committed to excellence in the protection of life and property and serves the community with professionalism, compassion, and respect. Vision Strive [...]

The Center for Collaborative Conservation (CCC) was established in CSU’s Warner College of Natural Resources in 2008 to inform, promote, and support collaboration on tough conservation issues [...]

Community Ambassadors serve as volunteer liaisons between the Fire Protection Districts and residents of their neighborhood, increasing awareness of wildfire risk and forest health issues. [...]

Tri-State Generation and Transmission is a wholesale power supplier based in Colorado. We provide electricity for 42 utilities across in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming 200,000 square [...]

James (Jimmy) White is a Cooperative Fire Protection Specialist with the Rocky Mountain Region, emphasizing in wildfire prevention and community wildfire mitigation. In addition, he supports [...]

Patrick Kieran was born and raised in beautiful Vermont. He attended Unity College, in Unity, Maine and received a B.S. in Park Management. After working multiple years in park management with [...]

I am a 21-year Veteran of the U.S. Army, where I served in a variety of roles within the Military Intelligence Corps, retiring with the rank o Sergeant First-Class, and having served as the SGM [...]

Julie Klett joined FACO in spring of 2024 as the organization’s first Development Director.  Boasting over a decade of experience spearheading fundraising and communications initiatives for [...]

As a Watershed and Flood Protection Specialist at the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Steven Reeves plays a pivotal role in post-wildfire recovery and hazard mitigation. Prior to his current [...]

Ellis Thompson Grand Junction Fire & Two Rivers Wildfire Coalition This Annual Report highlights 2023 as a year of growth and service by Fire Adapted Colorado. In this report: Learn how [...]

The Fire Adapted Colorado Wildfire Resilience Opportunity Fund played a crucial role in supporting participants within the FACO network again in 2023. With the support of BLM Colorado, Colorado [...]

With an emphasis on prescribed fire, The Ember Alliance, Fire Adapted Colorado, and the Colorado Prescribed Fire Council, with funding support from the US DOI Bureau of Land Management, have just [...]

The Boulder West Wildfire Authority (BWWA) consists of two members from each of the following Boulder County Fire Departments: Four Mile Fire Protection, Gold Hill Fire Department, Sugarloaf Fire [...]

Mile High Youth Corps (MHYC) is a nonprofit social enterprise powered by a network of young adults, ages 18-24, who are justice-focused, committed to creating sustainable communities and pursuing [...]