Grand County Service Area/Castle Valley Fire Protection District

This Community Wildfire Preparedness Plan outlines comprehensive strategies for mitigating wildfire risks and enhancing community safety within the Grand County Service Area for Castle Valley Fire Protection. The plan focuses on four key areas: prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and maintenance. Objectives include reducing fire occurrence through public education and Firewise practices, ensuring response readiness via firefighter training and infrastructure improvements, decreasing fuels through community chipper days and collaborative fuel breaks, and regular evaluation of project commitments. The overall aim is to foster fire-adapted communities, create resilient landscapes, and ensure safe and effective wildfire response, protecting human and economic values, and natural resources such as water quality and wildlife habitats.