Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Region's National Fire Plan website. During the last decade, the Rocky Mountain Region has experienced fire seasons of record proportions that adversely impacted diverse ecosystems, critical water and air sheds, industry and communities. In 2002, nearly 15,770 fires burned more that 1.2 million acres, 30 percent of which were not federal lands. Most of these involved large scale evacuations , structure and resource loss, and all commanded significant political and media interest.

383 homes have been lost, however, an estimated 36,200 still stand as a result of interagency fire fighting efforts in areas of immediate threat thanks to the National Fire Plan. Our principle objectives remain:

• SAFETY for firefighters and our affected publics.
• SERVICE to customers and communities.
• STEWARDSHIP in our treatment of public lands entrusted in our care.

Click on this icon to the left to check out our Focussed Assessment Framework Process that the Regional NFP Team developed to help prioritise projects to reduce hazardous fuels at the landscape scale. For questions and comments contact us at 303-275-5356.

Sincerely,

Mike da Luz
Regional NFP Coordinator

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