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Title: Ready, Set, Go! Your Personal Wildfire Action Plan

Description: The fire season is now a reality throughout the year in Colorado, which means that both firefighters and residents have to be on heightened alert for the threat of wildfire at all times. Colorado’s firefighters take every precaution to help protect you and your property from a wildfire. Residents need to do the same. Successfully preparing for a wildfire requires you to take personal responsibility for protecting yourself, your family and your property. During a major wildfire, there simply will not be enough fire engines or firefighters to defend every home, so residents must become part of the solution. If your home borders or sits with a mile or two of a natural area, what firefighters call the Wildland Urban Interface, you are at risk from a wildfire. And, if you live within one mile of a natural area, you live in the Ember Zone. Homes in the Ember Zone are at risk from wind-driven embers from a wildfire. Recent fires across the nation have resulted in entire neighborhoods being destroyed by fires started by embers, not the wildfire itself. This publication will help guide you through the process of making your home resistant to wildfires and your family ready to leave early and safely. We call this process, “Ready, Set, Go!”