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Are You Prepared for Wildfire Season?

Posted on: May 6th, 2020

From: Wildfire Partners <info@nullwildfirepartners.org>
Date: Mon, May 4, 2020 at 3:01 PM
Subject: Are You Prepared for Wildfire Season?

Operations Update

Scheduling for final inspections and assessments is now open

We are now scheduling assessments and inspections while implementing social distancing protocols.

If you would like to schedule an initial assessment, re-certification or final inspection, call or email us. Inspections are conducted Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can reach us by emailing info@nullwildfirepartners.org or calling 303-441-1420.

Assessments are free for homeowners who are new to our program. Re-certification assessments cost $100.

May is Wildfire Awareness Month

Are You Prepared for Wildfire Season?

If you live in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), sooner or later you will confront the danger of wildfire where you live.

May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to think about how prepared you are.

The goal of getting certified through Wildfire Partners is to make your home defensible against the threat of wildfires. Whether the firefighters can defend it or not.

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Join Us for Mitigation Talk

Monthly Mitigation Talk virtual events will continue through wildfire season (through October). Bring your coffee and laptop and join Wildfire Partners staff members Abby Silver and Leslie Brodhead. Feel free to drop in to just listen, or ask a question.

This month, we’ll be discussing Emergency Preparedness for Wildfire Awareness Month on Saturday, May 9 at 10:30 a.m. You can email questions ahead of time to info@nullwildfirepartners.org.

Join via computer through Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81407079380?pwd=UmYwVFFKMENnWTNSMXArTkVMd21UUT09

Password = 514649

Support Your Local Forestry Contractor!

Whether you just had your initial assessment, or you’ve been working on mitigation for awhile, you may need forestry work. It’s good to use a professional especially for technical trees near your home.

By hiring one of our approved forestry contractors, you can make sure the work is done safely and efficiently, while helping a local business.

2020 Census

It only takes five minutes!

Everyone should count! If you haven’t done so already, please go to 2020census.govand enter the information for your household.

Mountain residents notoriously are under counted, but you matter! It only takes five minutes and has a direct impact on representation and funding for our county and mountain communities.