Wildfire Information

Here’s where to go to get the latest on the multiple wildfires burning across the state:

• Updates and maps from the State Emergency Operations Center: http://www.coemergency.com/. Check here for a list of all Facebook/Twitter accounts for individual fires. Also, see CoEmergency Facebook page.
• Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM)
• Division of Fire Prevention and Control
• Air quality and smoke information from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
• Road closure information from the Colorado Department of Transportation
• InciWeb updates on individual fires
  
• Recovery resources from the DHSEM
• Governor’s Executive Orders for declarations of disaster emergencies
• Colorado 211 for locating emergency services near you
• Apply for disaster assistance (FEMA)
• Small Business Development Center Disaster Relief Program

Additionally, here are some helpful publications and websites:

• After the Fire: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures – FEMA
• Caring for Livestock Before, During, and After a Disaster – Colorado State University Extension
• Colorado Disaster Housing Plan – Colorado Department of Local Affairs
• Colorado Hazard and Incident Response and Recovery Plan – Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
• Creating Wildfire Defensible Zones – Colorado State University Extension
• Fire Resources – Colorado State University Extension
• Living With Fire: A Guide for the Homeowner – Colorado State Forest Service
• Protect Your Home, Property & Forest from Wildfire – Colorado State Forest Service
• Protecting Your Home from Wildfire – Colorado State Forest Service
• Special Report, Colorado Firefighting Air Corps – Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control
• Wildfire and Insurance – Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
• Wildfire Preparedness for Horse Owners – Colorado State University Extension
• Wildfires and Your Home: Are You Covered? – Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies

 

Spring Fire, July 3, 2018. Photo courtesy Colorado Division of Fire Protection & Control.