“Neighborhood Champion” Helping Neighbors and the Community with Wildfire Mitigation
Steve Roldan
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — KRDO13 is diving into the fire mitigation efforts underway here in southern Colorado. Our area has already seen several wildfires over the last couple of weeks.
A Colorado Springs resident who is a champion of protecting her home and those of her neighbors, is spreading the word. She’s working with other homeowners and the Colorado Springs Fire Department to get the word out when it comes to keeping their properties safe from wildfires during drought conditions.
Carol Cannon has made it a priority of hers since going through the Waldo Fire. ” So many people lost their homes and to feel helpless is a horrible feeling in the middle of a wildfire,” said Cannon. “Knowing can take some personal accountability and responsibility in doing my own yard and encouraging my neighbors to do so, is one way to get control,” Cannon added.
The Colorado Springs Fire Department does have a free chipping program that starts next month which allows people to dispose of the brush on their property for free. You do have to live in the Wildland Interface District. They also go out to properties in that same area to consult with homeowners on how to better mitigate their homes.
For more information on CSFD’s Chipping Program and on the wildfire mitigation consultations for homeowners…you can click on the following sites.
Neighborhood Chipping Program | Colorado Springs Fire Department