— Video and highlights from an event that brought together diverse community leaders to explore practices for building fire-adapted communities.
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Homes & Risk
Wildfires are expensive and dangerous, and defending existing private homes near federal lands already consumes a large portion of wildfire expenses. New building near fire-prone lands will significantly increase future costs and risks.
Communities Utilize Land Use Planning to Reduce Wildfire Risks and Costs
— Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire (CPAW) is helping communities reduce wildfire risks and costs. Four new communities join 26 others this coming year.
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Building a Wildfire-Resistant Home: Codes and Costs
— A new home built to wildfire-resistant codes can be constructed for roughly the same cost as a typical home.
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San Luis Valley Wildfire Risk
— Explore interactive maps of watersheds, wildfire, and the wildland-urban interface in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.
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