Programs & Initiatives

We are thrilled to be able to offer the following programs throughout Routt County. Each of these offerings have enjoyed a great deal of success and impact in other areas throughout Colorado and beyond. We’ve examined the architecture, then considered our local specific needs and engaged a variety of partners to help bring them to life.

Programs

ADDRESS SIGN PROGRAM

We’ve taken the guesswork out of residential signage by offering code compliant, reflective address signs to help give our first responders the best chance at finding our homes in the event of an emergency. Let’s help those who are there to help you.

ROUTT RESIDENT REBATES

Our rebate program for all Routt County residents – homeowners and renters alike. If you’re considering one of these key mitigation items, a financial boost may be available:

  • Non-combustible fencing
  • Vent screening or replacement
  • Hardening Zone 1 in your Home Ignition Zone

Community Chipping Program

This program is designed and funded specifically to help homeowners reduce hazardous fuels on their properties and create defensible space around structures.

Neighborhood Ambassador Program

The best way to affect change in your own neighborhood is to ‘be the change.’ The goal of this program is to develop an Ambassador for each neighborhood throughout Routt County.

Firewise USA®

This is a great starting line for communities who are collectively engaged in wildfire mitigation activities, or who are just coming together. It’s a nationally recognized program developed by the National Fire Protection Association. If you’ve already dug in on the wildfire problem, understood the vulnerabilities and what it takes to minimize them, then thrown your hands up in the air and said, “it’s too much!,” this program can help.

Home Ignition Zone Evaluations

It’s been proven through controlled experiments and in actual wildfires that there are impactful actions homeowners and property managers can take to harden buildings and modify landscaping to resist ignition. Our home ignition zone report provides you with recommendations to guide your mitigation action plan.

Initiatives

Recovery Playbook

We gathered key stakeholders and assembled a series of recommendations and resources for consideration before, during and after a catastrophic wildfire event.

WiRē

Results and data visualizations from the three WiRē study areas in the county are now available to view!

Team Rubicon

A veteran-led humanitarian organization sent more than 40 volunteers to help with wildfire mitigation on Emerald Mountain in July 2023.

Support Us

Help us mitigate wildfire risk in Routt County.