Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department Seeks Wildfire Input

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The Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department is asking community members to complete a short survey to ensure an updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan reflects local concerns, property conditions, and emergency preparedness priorities. The plan will guide mitigation efforts, emergency planning, and funding opportunities to protect homes and infrastructure in this wildfire-prone region of western Larimer County.

Why it matters

Community wildfire protection planning is an important step in strengthening defensible space efforts, evacuation coordination, and long-term resilience in Northern Colorado's foothill communities, which face increasing wildfire risks.

The details

Residents in the Rist Canyon area have until March 9 to provide input on the new Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The department is especially hoping to hear from residents in the Whale Rock area, where survey participation has been limited so far. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and is available online.

• Residents have until March 9 to complete the survey.

What’s next

The department will use the survey responses to finalize the Community Wildfire Protection Plan, which will guide future wildfire mitigation and preparedness efforts in the region.