Posted on: August 14th, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  August 14, 2012  Contact: Dan Rowland, 303-441-3399

County offering wildfire mitigation trainings

Boulder County, Colo. – As part of its Forest Health Initiative, Boulder County has partnered with the Colorado State Forest service to offer a series of wildfire mitigation workshops for residents interested in learning more about creating defensible space around their homes.

The “Keys to Creating and Maintaining Effective Defensible Space” trainings present lessons learned from the Fourmile Canyon Fire and other recent fires and give participants concrete steps to take to prepare their homes and forests for future fires.

The trainings will be held at three locations throughout the county:

• Fourmile Canyon Area

Where: Atone Atrium at Boulder Mountain Lodge, 91 Fourmile Canyon Drive

Sponsor: Four Mile Fire Protection District

• Lyons Area

When: Tuesday Aug. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (tentative)

Where: Lyons Fire Station # 1, 251 Broadway

Sponsors: Lyons Fire Protection District

• Lefthand Canyon Area

When: Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Where: Jamestown Town Hall, 118 Main St.

Sponsors: Jamestown and Left Hand fire protection districts, Town of Jamestown

 

Presentations will be given by Boulder County and Colorado State Forest Service staff and local firefighters will be available to answer questions.

The program focuses on the findings of Dr. Jack Cohen, who for the past two decades has been studying how structures ignite during wildfires. His research shows that landowners who take precautionary action can dramatically increase the likelihood of their homes surviving the next fire.

For more information about upcoming trainings and forest management, please visit www.bouldercounty.org/foresthealth or contact Ryan Ludlow at 720-564-2641 or pinebeetle@nullbouldercounty.org.

-BoulderCounty.org-