US EditionPartnership Happening to Mitigate at-Risk Wildfire Area in Colorado Springs
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 22 – The Osoyoos Indian Band leads a multi-zone fuel break project to reduce wildfire risk and improve emergency access along Mount Baldy Road, enhancing safety for residents and infrastructure.
- On Tuesday, a new collaboration was announced between the city's fire department and the federal Forest Service to address wildfire risks along the edges of Colorado Springs.
- This initiative addresses wildfire risks impacting a significant portion of the city's residents living in the Wildland Urban Interface adjacent to Forest Service territory.
- Mitigation work will start in August along Old Stage and Gold Camp Roads to clear small and intermediate vegetation on about 200 acres southwest of Colorado Springs.
- Cory Ashby emphasized the importance of addressing fire mitigation efforts in advance of any wildfire or similar incidents to enhance fire management and lower the overall risk to the community.
- Work should finish by November, and the project area may expand to 400 acres if additional funding becomes available, marking a start to broader interface mitigation.
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Colorado PoliticsColorado Springs, Forest Service announce partnership to combat wildfire risks
The agreement announced Tuesday allows the Colorado Springs Fire Department to do wildfire mitigation and risk suppression work on Forest Service land near the city limits.
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Partnership happening to mitigate at-risk wildfire area in Colorado Springs
A first of its kind partnership in Colorado is happening to mitigate an area of Colorado Springs that is at-risk of a wildfire.The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) and the National Forest Service are teaming up for a fire mitigation project in the Gold Camp and Old Stage Roads areas near North Cheyenne Caon Park. The plan is to mitigate about 200 acres of land. Work is expected to start in late August."Try to be proactive about this type …
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