Colorado Wildfire Preparedness Plan
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Section 24-33.5-1227 (2) (a), C.R.S. requires the Director of the Division of Fire Prevention & Control to develop an annual Wildfire Preparedness Plan. This must be done in collaboration with:
- a representative of the County Sheriffs of Colorado
- a representative of the Colorado State Fire Chiefs' Association
- the Director of the Office of Emergency Management
- the Adjutant General.
The Wildfire Preparedness Plan shall address:
- The amount of aerial firefighting resources necessary for the state of Colorado at times of high and low wildfire risk;
- The availability of appropriate aerial firefighting equipment and personnel at times of high fire risk to respond to a wildfire;
- The availability of state wildfire engines and staffing of the engines at different levels of wildfire risk;
- The availability of wildfire hand crews, including state inmate wildfire hand crews, at different levels of wildfire risk; and
- A process for ordering and dispatching aerial firefighting equipment and personnel that is consistent with, and supportive of, the statewide mobilization plan prepared pursuant to Section 24-33.5-705.4, C.R.S.