Over 1 Million Colorado Residents Live in High Fire Risk Locations

June 28, 2012

This year’s explosive wildfire activity in Colorado is a reminder that during the housing boom many people built homes in risk-prone areas of the state.  Today over 1 Million Colorado residents live in a “red zone”, i.e., an area that will eventually, inevitably see wildfire activity.  Millions more live in locations with moderate risk.  Here’s a map of fire risk in Colorado.

Here’s a link to the source: http://www.parks.state.co.us/SiteCollectionImages/parks/Programs/LWCF/SCORP/Statewide_fire_risk_final.pdf

 

Justin

Justin Holman is CEO of Aftermarket Analytics, where he leads efforts to develop cutting edge sales forecasting and inventory optimization technology for the Automotive Aftermarket. Prior to joining Aftermarket Analytics, Justin managed corporate consulting for the Strategy & Analytics division at MapInfo Corporation, leading major projects for retail clients including The Home Depot, Darden Restaurants, Bridgestone-Firestone, Sainsbury’s and New York & Company. Before that, Justin served as Vice President of Software Development at LogicTools, now part of IBM's supply chain application software group. Justin holds a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College, a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon and an Executive Management certificate from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

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    Jesse Piburn 12 years ago

    I just finished classifying past and present forest cover in Jackson County, the somewhat u shaped county on the northern border. At this rate my classification for next year will be a lot easier. I hope no one gets hurt

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