This project involved developing an updated Colorado statewide wildfire risk assessment. The project was based on leveraging the data and achievements of the West Wide Wildfire Risk Assessment (WWA) project, and tailoring these to reflect Colorado conditions, requirements and priorities. The WWA documented the risk from wildfire by quantifying the magnitude of the current wild land fire problem in the West. The WWA is unique because it will assess all lands across the west using consistent data and methods, therefore providing information to support planning and decision making at national, regional, and state scales. The WWA results provide a foundation for coordinating policy and baseline data for state level planning, especially for those states with limited resources. The WWA is a separate, regional effort with potential to complement the State Forest Resource Assessments and Forest Action Plans currently maintained by individual states as required by the 2008 Farm Bill and part of USFS State and Private Forestry Redesign.
