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Waldo Canyon Report Offers Communities Roadmap to Reduce Wildfire Risks

In its first post-disaster field investigation report, the FAC Coalition details best practices to reduce wildfire-related damage.

By staff Writer | Updated on February 26, 2014

Could better planning have mitigated commercial and residential devastation from the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire?

A new report created by the Fire Adapted Communities (FAC) Coalition may have an answer. Titled, “Lessons from Waldo Canyon,” the FAC analysis provides information about specific vulnerabilities leading to the destruction of nearly 350 homes in Colorado Springs, Colorado in June, 2012. In addition to reviewing the circumstances surrounding the wildfire, the FAC Coalition offers guidance to communities situated in wildfire-prone areas about how to reduce wildfire damage.

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