Residents hear about how to keep homes safe from wildfire

Residents hear about how to keep homes safe from wildfire

Lyons residents gathered to hear about wildfire mitigation at a meeting on Thursday; many of whom had front row seats to the Stone Canyon Fire in July, a fire which grew to more than 1,300 acres and forced evacuations in the northern half of Lyons. Climate change is increasing fire risk across the board, Jim Webster, wildfire mitigation manager for Boulder County. “Climate change and climate action is a big priority for our commissioners,” said …