Take These Steps TODAY!

1) Get a Home Ignition Zone Assessment 

Have a local mitigation specialist perform a wildfire risk assessment. 

• Grand County: bewildfireready.org/programs/free-home-assessment
• Summit County: Call Summit Fire & EMS (970-262-5100) or Red White & Blue Fire (970-453-2474)

2) Become a Firewise USA Community

If you live in an HOA, subdivision, or have nearby neighbors, consider becoming a “Firewise” community. 

• Grand County: bewildfireready.org/resources/firewise-grand-county
• Summit County: Call Summit Fire & EMS (970-262-5100) or Red White & Blue Fire (970-453-2474) or email csfs_firewiseusa@Mail.colostate.edu

3) Attend Grand County Community Chipping Days or Summit Counties Drive By Chipping Days

 Each summer, GCWC hosts several Community Chipping Days to provide residents a free option for slash removal. Summit has a rotating drive-by chipping program throughout the county.

• Grand County: bewildfireready.org/programs/chipping-days
• Summit County: summitcountyco.gov/services/community_development/csu_extension/forest_health/chipping_program.php

4) Seek Reimbursement through a Cost-Share Program 

 Both Grand and Summit Wildfire Councils have Cost-Share Programs / Mitigation Grants to help landowners mitigate their properties

• Grand County: bewildfireready.org/programs/cost-share
• Summit County: summitcountyco.gov/services/community_development/csu_extension/forest_health/wildfire_mitigation_grants.php

5) Order a Reflective Address Sign

 Help emergency responders find your home in dark and smoky conditions by installing a reflective address sign at the end of your driveway.

• Grand County: Order one at bewildfireready.org/programs/address-signs