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                                                                          Preparing Cripple Creek for Wildfire

                                                                          Have you checked out our WILDFIRE 101 page?

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                                                                          • Ready-Set-Go program
                                                                          • Protect Your Home & Property from Wildfire
                                                                          • Defensible Space for Protection Against Wildfires
                                                                          • Make your home wildfire defensible
                                                                          • NFPA – Preparing homes for wildfire

                                                                          Minimum vertical clearance is three times the height of a shrub and the lowest tree branches.


                                                                          References, Resources and More Information: (Wildfire | Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (colorado.gov))

                                                                          • Ready.gov – Wildfires
                                                                          • Ready, Set, Go!
                                                                          • Surviving Wildfire
                                                                          • Colorado Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal
                                                                          • Colorado State Forest Service
                                                                          • National Interagency Fire Center
                                                                          • U.S. Fire Administration
                                                                          • US Forest Service
                                                                          • National Fire Protection Association
                                                                          • Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association
                                                                          • Firewise
                                                                          • Fire Adapted Communities
                                                                          • Red Cross – Wildfire Preparedness
                                                                          • InciWeb

                                                                          Supporting Documents

                                                                          • Cripple Creek - Community Wildfire Protection Plan 4.97 MB
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                                                                          Fire & Emergency Services

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                                                                          • Wildfires
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