Grand County Wildfire Council (GCWC) is a non-profit, community-based educational outreach program for the residents and visitors of Grand County, Colorado. GCWC consists of members from local, state, and federal government agencies, the local fire departments, homeowner groups, local businesses, and concerned citizens. The mission of GCWC is through education and action, promote wildland fire prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and survival.
Key services:
- Community chipping days
- Cost-share reimbursement for private landowners to incentivize defensible space implementation and/or landscape-scale hazardous fuel reduction
- Reflective address sign replacement to assist emergency personnel
- Wildfire Research(WiRe) team that performs rapid risk home assessments to promote fire adapted communities
