The mission of the routt county wildfire mitigation council (rcwmc) is to create resilientfire-adapted communities to minimize potential impacts of wildfire

Rcwmc works to facilitatefuel reduction by coordinating with all of our stakeholders to address the risk at a landscapelevel by working all the way down to the neighborhood level providing resources, informationand learning opportunities for individual landowners and changing social norms related towildfire mitigation and preparedness in our community. Our project will span a five-year period, as we continue to scale up as a standalone organizationand key hub for wildfire mitigation activity in routt county. This funding is to be used for fuelreduction programs and capacity building year to year. More specifically, funding received willsupport our annual free chipping program, which we ran successfully for the first time in 2023AND anticipate significant programmatic growth in years to come, providing significant publicbenefit and raising awareness for wildfire mitigation activities. This program also serves tosupport local commercial and fire district wildfire mitigation efforts, building much-neededcapacity in routt county.further, funding received will supplement staff compensation, enabling critical programmaticexpansion and responsible, effective and efficient deployment of funding received from otherstate and local sources. By assisting in staff capacity, our organization will expand oureducation and outreach efforts by targeting realtors, landscapers, builders developers, renovation contractors and other professional service providers with a series of conferences andcontinuing education programs to enhance their understanding of the threat of wildfire and thesolutions available. This will not only benefit these professionals, but will trickle down toincoming residents, 2ND home owners, existing residents and landowners. IT is our hope and expectation that expanded and improved efforts by our organization will bringexponentially greater value in this region and result in more sustainable funding sources locally.