Community Wildfire Protection Plan Information

A wildfire protection plan contains recommendations to address local wildfire protection concerns organized as a realistic goal-plan including:
•Maps •Risk assessments •Wildfire history •Fuel hazards and mitigation plan(s)
•Evacuation information and more

Public participation is crucial to the success of the plan. Information provided by individuals will aid in planning future hazardous fuel reduction projects and improving emergency response. Ways in which the community can assist in this process are:

• Ask questions • Offer comments • Identify areas that could be at risk to wildfire • Identify needs such as; road signage, easily identifiable addressing

Visit http://csfs.colostate.edu/pages/ss-cwpp.html to learn more about Community Wildfire Protection Plans and view completed plans from other communities

Downloadable forms

This is a public project supported by Steamboat Fire Rescue, Routt County, City of Steamboat Springs, Colorado State Forest Service, United States Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management.

For more information call: Colorado State Forest Service at 970-897-0475, Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue at 970-879-7170, or The Routt County Office of Emergency Management at (970) 870-5549.

If you would like to make a comment please email your comment to Bart Brown at steambt@lamar.colostate.edu