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Garfield County staff brief commissioners on Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code; mapping and cost questions loom
Summary
County building staff presented the state-mandated Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code and a short adoption timeline; presenters and fire officials emphasized the need to adopt the state's map to meet deadlines while planning local remapping and ground-truthing to correct perceived inaccuracies that could affect homeowners and insurance.
Garfield County officials received a detailed briefing Feb. 3 on the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code and the county’s options for complying while refining local wildfire maps.
John Plano, Garfield County’s chief building official, said state timelines require counties to adopt the code by April and be enforcing it by July; he said the county would likely initially adopt the state map in order to meet that schedule and then use local science and the county’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) to develop a more accurate, county-specific map.
Ryan Handy of Headwaters Economics, participating remotely,…
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