Wildfire Prepared promotes wildfire awareness, education, and action for residents of Evergreen and Elk Creek Fire Protection Districts in Evergreen and Conifer, Colorado. Through the Wildfire Prepared Home Assessment Program, local residents can request a professional evaluation of the external conditions of their home and the surrounding property to determine their susceptibility to wildfire and what actions residents can take to make their home more defensible.   

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Please Note:  There will be a limited number of Home Assessments available in 2020 during the program rollout. 

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What to Expect from your Home Assessment 

Fire Professionals from Evergreen and Elk Creek Fire Protection Districts  will set up a time to complete your Home Assessment.   This exterior visit will take about 2 hours to complete.  The Wildfire Prepared fire professional will evaluate the defensibility of your home, the landscape around your home and complete a personalized report for you with actions you can take to make your home more defensible in a wildfire area.

Importance of Defensible Space

Creating defensible space is essential to improve your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire. It’s a buffer area you create between a building on your property and the grass, trees, shrubs, or any wildland area that surround it. This space is needed to slow or stop the spread of wildfire and it further protects your home from catching fire—either from direct flame contact, embers or radiant heat. Defensible space is also important for the protection of the firefighters choosing to defend your home. 

~Evergreen Fire Rescue