Aspen Fire gives update on fire mitigation efforts

Aspen Fire gives update on fire mitigation efforts

Aspen Fire Chief Jake Andersen and Deputy Chief Andy Fisher updated Aspen City Council and the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners on their current and upcoming fire mitigation plans at a joint work session Tuesday. “Nothing we will do will make the community fireproof,” Andersen said, “but we are trying to make it fire resilient.” The 2026 mitigation priorities for Aspen Fire include prioritizing dead and decadent underbrush (especially…