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Douglas County summarizes 2024 wildfire mitigation work, secures $850,000 for 2025 cost‑share program
Summary
County staff reviewed 2024 wildfire mitigation accomplishments, described changes to the homeowner/HOA cost‑share program, and said the county will spend $500,000 plus a $350,000 state pre‑award for a total of $850,000 in 2025.
Jill Welly, wildfire mitigation and resilience coordinator for Douglas County, told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 11 that wildfire remains the county’s top natural hazard and staff had concentrated 2024 work on home ignition‑zone projects, community outreach and partnerships.
Welly said the county’s mitigation team and its Wildfire Action Collaborative — a group of more than 35 professionals from roughly 14 organizations — used a mix of cost‑share grants, open‑space treatments and community networking to reduce risk. “We know that wildfire is the number 1 natural hazard in Douglas County,” Welly said.
County staff said the program has shifted since its 2023 pilot. In 2023 the county used $1 million in ARPA funds to underwrite a pilot that paid 75% of project costs (up to $100,000). For 2024 the Board allocated $400,000, and staff reduced the cost‑share to a 50% match and instituted competitive scoring and…
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