Listen to learn more about actions and steps home and landowners can take to be better prepared for wildfires in the city and county of Boulder. Thank you to Danielle and Jamie for joining the show. Remember to check out the show notes below as well as the CSLC May 26th webinar "Home Wildfire Preparedness Workshop + Discussion," Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM. 

May 26th Webinar: 

Emergency preparedness:

Boulder Office of Emergency Management: Boulderoem.com/preparedness

FEMA Emergency Preparedness: Ready.gov/plan

Defensible space: 

City of Boulder Fire-Rescue Wildfire Preparedness Guide: https://www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/Boulder_Fire-Rescue_Wildland_FIre_Prepardness_Guide-1-201602241609.pdf?_ga=2.208371665.275503305.1618582141-1839450495.1598994582

City of Boulder Fire-Rescue Detailed Wildfire Home Assessment Request https://bouldercolorado.gov/fire-rescue/wildfire-mitigation-assistance-request · Wildfire Partners Application: https://wildfirepartners.org/application-form/ 

IBHS Ember House Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvbNOPSYyss&t=33s 

CO State Forest Service Firewise Plant List: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/natural-resources/firewise-plant-materials-6-305/

National Fire Protection Association Wildfire Website: https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Wildfire

Other sources:

https://co-co.org/mitigation-best-practices-toolbox/

https://wildfirepartners.org/

https://sawsandslaws.org/

Balch, J., Schoennagel, T., Williams, A., Abatzoglou, J., Cattau, M., Mietkiewicz, N., & St. Denis, L. (2018, June 05). Switching on the Big Burn of 2017. Retrieved November 02, 2020, from https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/1/1/17/htm

Schoennagel, T., Balch, J. K., Brenkert-Smith, H., Dennison, P. E., Harvey, B. J., Krawchuk, M. A., Whitlock, C. (2017, May 2). Adapt to more wildfire in western North American forests as climate changes. Retrieved from https://www.pnas.org/content/114/18/4582