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Larimer County outlines centralized enforcement for wildfire resiliency building code
Summary
County staff and local fire officials described a cooperative-agreement model for enforcing a wildfire resiliency building code adopted in September 2025, saying Larimer County will act as the central authority for plan review and inspections while districts retain local partnership roles.
Larimer County officials on March 23 presented a plan to centralize administration and enforcement of the county's recently adopted Wildfire Resiliency Code, saying the county will serve as the primary authority for technical plan review, site inspections and compliance oversight while partnering with local fire districts.
Amy White, the county's code compliance supervisor, told the Board of County Commissioners that the code focuses on two areas: "structure hardening," which uses fire-resistant materials and construction techniques, and "defensible space," which manages vegetation around properties. She said "of the 18 fire districts within Larimer County, 15 are mandated to adopt either the county's wildfire resiliency code or one similar by April 1st of 2026." White said Larimer County has already received six complete cooperative agreements from fire districts and plans to place the…
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