Living in the mountains means learning to be prepared for wildfires. Though this spring has been wet thus far and fire risk has been low, heading into summer, local officials are preparing for the worst..
Living where we do, a major wildfire is nearly inevitable at some point. The Eagle County Wildfire Collaborative’s job is to avoid as much damage and disruption as possible. Collaborative representatives recently provided the Eagle.
Recent changes have been made to the mountainside in Avon off of Metcalf Road near the communities of Wildridge and Wildwood. The landscape alteration is fuel treatments done by Eagle Valley Wildland as part of.