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Larimer County committee details four wildfire-related bills that passed this session
Summary
Members of the Larimer County Legislative Committee summarized four wildfire or forestry-related bills that passed the 2024 legislative session, including a $250,000 prescribed-fire claims fund, changes to wildfire code adoption timelines, a bolstered DFPC wildfire information website, and a vegetative fuel mitigation bill allowing limited fines.
Larimer County commissioners and staff on May 23 reviewed four wildfire-focused bills that advanced this year and described how the measures could affect local planning and operations.
Allison Lurch, providing the committee's legislative update, said Senate Bill 25-007 — an initiative to support prescribed burning — passed with reduced funding. "The ask was $1,000,000," Lurch said, "but the final appropriation established $250,000 into the prescribed fire claims fund," a change she called "a huge accomplishment" given tight budgets.
Lurch said the bill also broadens paths to becoming a certified burner beyond completing Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) training and includes coordination…
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