“There are some quite vulnerable systems in the Roaring Fork Valley — Snowmass being at the very top of that list — that really need some advance planning,” said a senior hydrologist with Wright Water Engineers.
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When the insurance company sends a fire crew
“The fire department’s job is to put the fire out. We come in with a different mandate — to protect the home or commercial building. We apply our skills appropriately, adding to what the fire department is doing.”
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Exceptional drought and a ring of fire for northwest Colorado
Firefighter helicopter Steve Cohen said that in his 25-year career, he has seen firsthand fires steadily increasing in size. It wasn’t that long ago, he said, that “we’d never heard of a 100,000-acre fire.”
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Fighting fire with collaboration
“All of us in the valley are doing work, but we kind of get in our own silos. The collaborative allows us to come together, so we know where people are working, and if there’s an opportunity to partner, we can pool funding and do cross-boundary work.”
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Red Mountain to see prescribed fire this spring
The 900-acre burn is intended to improve habitat quality for wildlife, including the local elk herd, while also reducing the dry, aging vegetation that could fuel a large wildfire. It’s one piece in a valleywide wildfire mitigation and preparation strategy that Roaring Fork Valley Wildfire Collaborative aims to stitch together with partner agencies.