FireWise of Southwest Colorado had some big things to celebrate at its bimonthly meeting on March 24, with three national awards, including one for Vallecito. Smokey Bear was on hand to present ...

FireWise of Southwest Colorado has announced a fundraising effort to fill a gap in its budget after losing county funding. The loss in funding comes amid a dry season in which the snowpack in ...

EL PASO COUNTY – The Waldo Canyon Fire was just miles away in 2012. Then, the Black Forest Fire burned across I-25 in 2013. Residents in the Red Rock Ranch HOA have watched mammoth wildfires burn all ...

AT A GLANCEFor more information about Firewise Communities/USA visit http://www.firewise.org/usa. For additional information about Cordillera’s Firewise program ...

Community-wide risk reduction is essential to improving outcomes when a wildfire happens. That’s why USAA has been working with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to develop incentives ...

El Paso County leads the state in the number of neighborhoods and communities to receive a “firewise” designation, with Teller County second, according to the Colorado State Forest Service. The ...