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The national database of state and local wildfire hazard mitigation programs
serves as a clearinghouse of information about nonfederal policies and
programs that seek to reduce the risk of loss of life and property through
the reduction of hazardous fuels on private lands. If
you would like to submit a program to the national wildfire programs database,
please complete the following form (MS
Word).
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La Plata County, CO -- Fire Plan and Fire Council -
CO
Summary: La Plata County created a detailed Fire Plan based on a state-of-the-art wildfire risk assessment using the BEHAVE model and surveys of homeowners and fire chiefs. A County Fire Council was created to continue the work into the future.
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La Plata County, CO -- Wildfire Hazard Assessment and Map/ A BEHAVE model -
CO
Summary: La Plata County analyzed its wildfire risk using the BEHAVE risk assessment software. Scientists from Colorado State University and Fort Lewis College mapped topography, aspect and vegetation, and then analyzed each resulting fuel model type for flame length, spread rate,and total heat index of wildfire under extreme weather conditions. Results are shown spatially on maps to determine the areas of highest wildfire risk.
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Southwest Colorado -- Fire Plans for Four Counties -
CO
Summary: Archuleta, Dolores, Montezuma, and San Juan Counties of Colorado have prepared Fire Plans which designate high risk areas and create strategies for coodinating efforts to reduce hazards in those targeted areas.
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Southwest Colorado Fire Information Clearinghouse -
CO
Summary: Southwest Colorado Fire Information Clearinghouse is a collaboration by many agencies involved in educating the public about wildfire risk reduction, and assistance to landowners with fuels reduction activities in the Southwest corner of Colorado. Following the 2002 Missionary Ridge fire, the organization produced the video,"After the Fire", which discusses flooding, rock-slides and other dangerous conditions that may persist for years in the burned areas near Durango.
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