DougCo wildfire mitigation cost-share program helps homeowners protect property [Video]

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Douglas County’s Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Sharing Program helps homeowners and communities mitigate neighborhoods against the risk of wildfire.

In 2023, the county funded 84 projects across 750 acres.

The program provides a 50% financial match to homeowners, up to $5,000, to help them create defensible space, reduce hazards and increase resilience to wildfires. Additionally, the county will contribute up to $25,000 for community projects and encourages homeowners associations to apply together.

The workers aren’t just sprucing up Bryan Huntley’s neighborhood in Castle Pines. Instead, they’re doing what could be lifesaving work to protect the 2,000 homes in his greater neighborhood in the event a wildfire sparks.

“I think there’s sometimes complacency, as it’s not close enough, that this couldn’t happen to us, or won’t happen to us,” said Huntley.

DougCo wildfire mitigation cost-sharing program helps homeowners make property more resilient to wildfires

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