"The most important person in protecting a house from wildfire is NOT a firefighter, but the property owner."
Wildfire risk is an all-lands problem affecting multiple landownerships. The best strategy to collectively reduce risk is to work together. Individuals, neighborhoods, and HOA's should collaborate to identify vulnerable structures, reduce on-the-ground fuels, and protect evacuation routes.
If you and your neighborhood need help figuring out where to start, request a risk assessment using the link below. For other inquiries, contact Ali Hammond, Director of Community Wildfire Resilience at ali.hammond@aspenfire.com.
Aspen Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Aspen Fire Protection District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Aspen Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Aspen Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
