Useful Links

• Colorado State Forest Service Defensible Space Guidelines – These defensible space guidelines are a great reference for the standards that are followed during the home assessment process.

• Institute for Business and Home Safety Disaster Guide – This website contains a robust collection of resources for home and business owners. Watch the ember test video to see why building and landscaping materials are critical in the survival of a structure during a wildfire.

• FireWise Plant Materials – Colorado State University Extension’s list of plants that are more resistant to wildfire.

• Colorado Wildfire Mitigation Measures Subtraction – Information on state income tax deductions for wildfire mitigation expenses.