Wildfire Defensible Space
in Pagosa Springs
Buying and selling homes, property, acreage and commercial land in Pagosa Springs, Colorado
 Pagosa Springs, CO is in an area of wilderness, millions of trees and wildfires. In order to protect your home and eliminate the risk of it being consumed by a wildfire, the concept of 'defensible space' was created.
Your first defense against wildfire is to create
and maintain a defensible space around your
home. This does not mean your landscape must
be barren. A defensible space
is an area, either man-made
or natural, where the vegetation
is modified to slow the
rate and intensity of an advancing
wildfire. It also
creates an area where fire
suppression operations
can occur and
helps protect the
forest from a
structure fire.
Compliments of Colorado State Forest Service
Read the entire PDF document for guidelines, tips and information on what you can do to protect your home.
Read more about defensible space and its zones of protection.
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