Resources TOOLS, GUIDES & PARTNERS FOR PARK COUNTY
A collection of tools, guides, and community programs to help you get ready for wildfire — from finding a contractor to ordering Verbenone to building an emergency kit.
Find what you need
Four hands-on tools and programs, plus the reference material below.
Guide
Forestry Contractors
Vetted local contractors for tree removal, mountain pine beetle spray, and mitigation work.
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Guide
Emergency Preparedness Tools
Guides and templates for building a kit, planning an evacuation, and getting your household ready.
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Program
Got 5
A neighbor-to-neighbor program connecting residents who need help with those who can lend it.
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Program
Verbenone Bulk Purchase
Order Verbenone pheromone packets to help protect healthy trees from mountain pine beetle.
Learn more →Community Wildfire Protection Plans
The federal Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) gives communities a real say in where and how federal agencies carry out fuel reduction projects on federal land. A Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is the most effective way to use that opportunity — and communities with a CWPP in place get priority for hazardous fuels reduction funding under the HFRA.
The Platte Canyon Fire Protection District (PCFPD) hired the Forest Stewards Guild to help write and facilitate a new CWPP for North Park County — 311 square miles from Kenosha Pass to Pine Junction — built with community input, collaboration between PCFPD, the U.S. Forest Service, and Elk Creek Fire Protection District, current wildfire modeling, and an action plan meant to keep the CWPP a living, working document rather than something that sits on a shelf.
Becoming wildfire resilient isn’t something any one household can do alone — we share the forest, the watershed, and the risk, and reducing that risk takes the whole community working together.
View the Platte Canyon CWPP ↓Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center
The Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center (RMACC) provides safe, cost-effective, and timely response of national and area resources for wildland fire management and other emergency activities across the Rocky Mountain Area, working with the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) through planning, situation analysis, needs projection, and resource activation.
For up-to-date tracking of wildland fires, fire weather, and fire restrictions in Colorado, visit rmacc.info, or reach RMACC by phone at 303-445-4322.
Guides & reference documents
Downloadable guides covering wildfire risk, mitigation funding, and forest health in Park County.
A few outside organizations with additional tools and information.