Wildfire Preparedness

Wildfire Preparedness

The task of mitigating wildfire hazards in Cordillera occurs on two fronts. Working in close coordination with the Eagle River Fire Protection District, Eagle Valley Wildland, and Eagle County Emergency Services, the Cordillera Metro District (CMD) implements a multi-year fire hazard reduction plan on community open space property. The Cordillera Property Owners Association (CPOA) administers Cordillera’s Residential Wildfire Mitigation Program, and homeowners are tasked with vegetation management and the development of defensible space around their homes.

Open Space Wildfire Mitigation

Brush is thinned, trees are limbed or removed, and pests are controlled. Wildfire hazard mapping and fire event simulations are used to create specific fire protection strategies, including the creation of fire breaks, the identification of shelter in place areas and evacuation routes, and the development of public education programs. Troon, the CPOA, Diamond Star Ranch, and Colorow are partners in this large-scale effort.

Residential Wildfire Mitigation Program

On private property in Cordillera, homeowners are tasked with vegetation management and the development of defensible space around their home. With assistance from Eagle River Fire Protection District and Eagle Valley Wildland, the Cordillera Property Owners Association (CPOA) administers Cordillera’s Residential Wildfire Mitigation Program, which includes free home assessments on a three-year schedule and the development of structural and vegetative health mitigation prescriptions.

Beginning in June 2026, Cordillera’s Divide neighborhoods are due for residential wildfire assessments, which occur throughout the summer whether or not homeowners are present and do not have to be scheduled. If you would like to be present during the assessment, please email home@eagleriverfire.org.

Following assessments, reports are sent directly to homeowners from inspections@firstduesizeup.com and include recommendations for home hardening and landscape wildfire mitigation. If you did not receive a report, email home@eagleriverfire.org.

If you have questions regarding healthy, living trees, contact:
Tracey Olesek
CPOA Community Development Administrator
DRB@CordilleraPOA.com.

With questions regarding dead, diseased, sick, or dying trees, contact:
Tim Swaner
Fire Operations Specialist with Eagle Valley Wildland (EVW)
TSwaner@EagleRiverFire.org

With questions regarding the application process, contact:
Samantha LoFaro
Executive Assistant to General Manager 
SLoFaro@cordillerapoa.com

Dead, Diseased, Dying Tree Removal Application

Fire Safety Resources

Homeowners are encouraged to review the following information and take personal emergency preparedness actions. In addition to following guidance from home assessments offered through Cordillera’s Residential Wildfire Mitigation Program, homeowners are requested to sign up for ECAlerts and stay informed of developing situations at ECEmergency.org, Eagle County’s primary public safety information outlet.

Homeowner Preparedness

Emergency Communications Outlets

  • ECAlert: Eagle County’s emergency alerting system
  • ECEmergency.org: Primary source for in-progress emergencies, evacuations, and fire restrictions
  • Genasys Protect: Digital map and mobile app providing real-time, location-based alerts