Volunteers are the cornerstone of the work that CWPP IT does. Beyond each of us doing work around our homes and properties, mitigation volunteers strive to help prepare the community to better withstand wildfires by performing wildfire mitigation assessments, mitigating in HOA or other neighborhood public spaces or on evacuation routes.

Volunteers are trained, certified as required, supplied with chainsaws and pole saws, and wear appropriate PPE (personal protection equipment) for their work.

They are involved in several categories of work outlined in the Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

     * Fire Adapted Communities

                    - Participate in annual Firewise / Fire Preparedness community education

                       event

     * District Capacity and Outreach

                    - As a volunteer, inspire fellow residents to engage in wildfire mitigation

     * Home Ignition Zone

                    - As a volunteer, set an example by engaging in annual maintenance of your

                       home ignition zone

                    - As a trained mitigation ambassador, conduct home assessments for

                       individual homeowners to provide specific recommendations for

                       home hardening and mitigating risk to property

     * Linked Defensible Space and Fuel Treatments

                    - As a volunteer, conduct wildfire mitigation work along evacuation routes

                       and public areas.

                    - Mitigation work includes trimming branches overhanging evacuation routes,

                        removing trees along roadways, and removing the resulting slash.

     * Slash Management

                    - As a volunteer, help with slash pile work, which may include removing slash,

                       using Air Curtain Burners, chippers, or burn piles

     * Evacuation Preparedness

                    - Increase resident awareness of evacuation planning, processes, and NOCO

                       Alert

                   - Cooperate with emergency response partners to conduct district-wide

                        evacuation drills

     * Firefighter Access and Evacuation Safety

                    -Road and green belt mitigation to reduce risks to residents and first

                      responders, and to create and maintain accessibility and navigability

                      for first responders

2025 mitigation work has included spur of the moment projects along Matterhorn Court and Guardian Peak in mid-April. On Matterhorn Court, a total of 4 loads of slash and 1 pickup truck load of wood were removed from 41 junipers, some very large and many small. On Guardian Peak, 5 loads of slash were removed from 15 very large junipers. Many juniper logs were provided to local woodworker Jim Petrie (who also helped with the mitigation work) for his woodworking projects.