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home ignition zone
15 Porch Notes tagged “home ignition zone,” from counties across Colorado.
Home and property - Gilpin County
Gilpin County living: defensible space is part of mountain homeownership
Gilpin County sits in forested, fire-prone terrain, and creating defensible space around a home is work that happens long before there is any smoke.
Read note ->Home and property - La Plata County
Around Durango, defensible space is a normal part of owning a home
Much of La Plata County sits in the wildland-urban interface, where creating defensible space around a home is a routine wildfire-readiness step.
Read note ->Home and property - Archuleta County
In Archuleta County's forest edge, defensible space comes before the smoke
Much of Archuleta County sits where homes meet the San Juan National Forest, and creating defensible space around a house is a normal part of owning land here.
Read note ->Home and property - Pitkin County
In the Roaring Fork Valley, defensible space is part of owning a home
Homes in Pitkin County's forested valleys sit in the wildland-urban interface, where creating defensible space around the house is a normal part of mountain living.
Read note ->Home and property - El Paso County
On the wooded edges of El Paso County, defensible space comes first
Homes in the forested foothills and tree-covered areas of El Paso County sit in the wildland-urban interface, where creating defensible space is part of owning the property.
Read note ->Home and property - Chaffee County
Around Chaffee County's forests, defensible space is part of owning the home
Many Chaffee County homes sit where houses meet pinyon, juniper, and pine, so reducing fire risk around the house is steady, off-season work rather than a one-time fix.
Read note ->Home and property - Routt County
In the Yampa Valley, defensible space is work you do before there is smoke
Homes set among the forests and sagebrush hills around Steamboat Springs sit in a wildfire-prone landscape, and the time to create defensible space is well before a fire starts.
Read note ->Home and property - Park County
A Park County mountain home sits in fire country, so defensible space comes first
Many Park County homes sit in the wildland-urban interface, where creating defensible space around the house is the kind of preparation done before there is ever smoke.
Read note ->Home and property - Larimer County
In Larimer County's foothills, defensible space is part of owning a home
Homes along the foothills and canyons west of Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park sit in wildfire country, and the state forest service explains how to prepare a home before there is smoke.
Read note ->Home and property - Huerfano County
Wildfire is part of life in Huerfano County's forest edge
Homes in the wooded country around La Veta, Cuchara, and the Spanish Peaks sit in wildfire territory, and defensible space is work worth doing before there is smoke.
Read note ->Home and property - Ouray County
A home in the trees here means thinking about defensible space
Many Ouray County homes sit in forested, wildland-edge terrain, where defensible space and the home ignition zone are the durable wildfire basics worth handling before fire season.
Read note ->Home and property - Custer County
Homes against the forest edge in Custer County share wildfire risk
Many Custer County properties sit where homes meet forest and grassland, where defensible space around the house is a normal part of ownership.
Read note ->Home and property - Summit County
Summit County defensible space is normal mountain home upkeep
Defensible space around a Summit County home is routine upkeep, like clearing snow, for houses near forest and brush.
Read note ->Home and property - Rio Blanco County
Living next to forest and BLM land means thinking about defensible space
Many Rio Blanco County homes sit where private land meets forest and public range, the wildland-urban interface, where defensible space is worth planning before fire season.
Read note ->Home and property - Jackson County
On a North Park property, defensible space is work to do before fire season
Homes set among the forests and grass around North Park sit in wildfire country, where defensible space is something to plan before there is any smoke.
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