Welcome to the Wildfire Prepared
Home Assessment Program  
Wildfire Prepared promotes wildfire awareness, education, and action for residents of Elk Creek and Inter-Canyon Fire Protection Districts in the Conifer and Morrison area of 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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There is a $100 Fee for a Home Assessment 

Home Assessment Program

Elk Creek Fire Protection District 

Home Assessment Program 

Inter-Canyon Fire Protection
​District 

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. ​

The Gold Standard for Defensible Space 

The  Wildfire Prepared Home Assessment program follows the highest standards for defensible space assessment using protocols established by the Insurance Institute for Fire Safety, National Fire Protection Association, Colorado State Forest Service  and the US Forest Service.

Wildfire Prepared Home Assessment Program
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