wildfire prevention

Considered the worst fire in Colorado state history, the Waldo Canyon Fire ignited June 23, 2012, near Colorado Springs, Colo. It forced more than 30,000 peo­ple to flee their homes, destroyed 346 homes, scorched 18,247 acres, killed two residents and took firefighters 18 days to fully contain. The fire presented the first opportunity for partners in the national Fire Adapted Communities coalition to collectively evaluate the performance of miti­gation practices in Colorado Springs in a…