Colorado Springs Living with Wildfire Town Hall Series returns in 2023

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CSFD Release) - The Colorado Springs Fire Department is bringing back the Living with Wildfire Town Hall Series for 2023. These informative meetings will encourage residents living in our wildland urban interface to engage in a conversation about wildfire risk in their area. There will be six meetings beginning March 21, 2023 and wrapping up at the end of summer.

The Living with Wildfire Town Hall Series aims to empower the community to be ready if a wildfire happens.

Topics being discussed are:

How to do wildfire mitigation around your home
How to participate in the Neighborhood Chipping Program
How to prepare your home for a fire or wildfire
Knowing your evacuation zone
How to create an emergency plan
Knowing when and how to evacuate

The first meeting will focus on the following regions:

Cedar Heights
Garden of the Gods/Pleasant Valley
Holland Park
Kissing Camels
Mesa
Mesa Springs
Mountain Shadows
Peregrine
Pinecliff

Additional sessions are being added for other areas of the town throughout the spring and summer. All meetings will cover the same topics. time for questions. All attendees can get signed up for emergency notifications and the neighborhood chipping program at the meeting or by finding your evacuation zone here and sign up for alerts here.

For the most updated meeting dates and locations, visit: www.coswildfireready.org/town-hall-series