Large Scale Mitigation

The Four Mile Fire Crew spearheads large-scale fire mitigation projects in order to protect the community and restore forest health. Mitigation is a benefit to the community to reduce the risk and impact of wildfires and to create a safer environment by proactively addressing fire risks.

A collage of outdoor activities, including teamwork and clearing vegetation.

Youth Crews at Fourmile

Youth Crews supported Fourmile’s mitigation team by moving and piling logs for a fuel break on Eagles Drive, mitigating three homes by clearing…

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Poorman Fire Break

Project completed in 2022 - felling, limbing, chipping, and the construction of pile burns were all integral to project completion.

Aerial view of a forest with a mix of green and autumn-colored trees, clear-cut area, and power lines.

Gold Hill Ashram

Project completed in 2023. This project spanned 2021-2023 and developed a necessary fuel break around the Sacred Mountain Ashram. Project work followed the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) prescription for shaded fuel breaks and was accomplished partially through grant funding.

A person with a hard hat and sunglasses leaning on an axe, standing by a tree and a chainsaw, in a forest setting.

Eagles Drive

Project begun in 2023. This project will develop a fuel break on private property to the southeast of the Poorman project. The Crew constructed burn piles over the course of the season that will likely be burned this winter or next.

Stacked logs showing tree rings, cut for timber.

Arroyo Chico

Project work to begin in 2024. This collaborative project was developed to implement a fuel break on private property off Arroyo Chico.

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