Wildfire Publications
General Resources
- Colorado's Wildfire Mitigation Plan (5.12 MB PDF)
- Wildfire Suppression and Protection in Colorado (20 KB PDF)
- Wildfire Suppresssion Equipment (32 KB PDF)
- Wildfire Policy in Transition: Where There's Smoke, There's... Mirrors (29 KB PDF)
- Presentation on Wildfire Policy in Transition (5.1 MB PDF)
Resources for Homeowners & Landowners
- Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones (205 KB PDF)
- Fire-Resistant Landscaping (192 KB PDF)
- Forest Home Fire Safety (349 KB PDF)
- FireWise Plant Materials (279 KB PDF)
- Grass Seed Mixes to Reduce Wildfire Hazard (150 KB PDF)
- Cheatgrass and Wildfire (336 KB PDF)
- Are You FireWise? Notebook (553 KB PDF)
- Are You Plains FireWise? Notebook (280 KB PDF)
- Home Fire Protection (114 KB PDF)
- Living with Fire (2.1 MB PDF)
- Wildfire & Insurance (161 KB PDF)
FireWise Construction
- Firewise Construction: Design and Materials by Peter Slack (1 MB PDF)
- Decks (505 KB PDF)
- Roofing Materials (782 KB PDF)
- Siding (831 KB PDF)
- Windows and Glass (388 KB PDF)
Resources for Communities
- Fuelbreak Guidelines for Forested Subdivisions & Communities (611 KB PDF)
- Community Wildfire Protection Plans: Guidelines for Implementation (4.1 MB PDF)
- Preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan - Handbook (662 KB PDF)
- Community Guide to Preparing & Implementing a CWPP — 2008 (8.6 MB PDF)
- Community Wildfire Protection Plan Evaluation Guide (809 KB PDF)
- Leaders Guide for Developing a CWPP (209 KB PDF)
- Community Wildfire Protection Planning: HFRA and Beyond (1.47 MB PPT)
- CWPP Minimum Standards REVISED 2009 (75 KB PDF)
- CWPP Briefing Paper - May 11, 2005 (48 KB PDF)
Post-Fire
- Vegetative Recovery after Wildfire (188 KB PDF)
- Soil Erosion Control after Wildfire (184 KB PDF)
- Insects and Diseases Associated with Forest Fires (339 KB PDF)
- "After the Fire" Safety Tips Factsheet (119 KB PDF)
Prescribed Fire
- Prescribed Fire in Colorado (101 KB PDF)
- Good Fire, Bad Fire (1.2 MB PDF)