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WUI

5 Porch Notes tagged “WUI,” from counties across Colorado.

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.

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Home and property - Eagle County

Living near the White River National Forest means thinking about defensible space

Much of Eagle County sits in the wildland-urban interface beside the White River National Forest, where defensible space around the home is a normal part of owning property.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Elbert County

Grass fire is the wildfire to plan for in Elbert County

Elbert County's prairie, rolling grassland, and scattered pine create wildfire conditions where defensible space around a rural home matters before there is any smoke.

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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.

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Home and property - Jefferson County

Jeffco's WUI map can change building permit homework

In unincorporated Jeffco, a foothills lot inside the wildland-urban interface can carry wildfire construction rules on top of ordinary zoning.

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