Regulating the Wildland-Urban Interface in Colorado
September 2022
By: Community Wildfire Planning Center, Molly Mowery
https://www.communitywildfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FINAL_WUI-Regulations-CO-Case-Studies_CWPC_Sept-2022.pdf
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This case study seeks to analyze the built environment of Colorado Springs, Eagle County, Ouray County, Colorado after the 2021 Marshall Fire burned through Colorado communities. This case study looks to analyze implemented fire resistant building regulations, and the creation of a statewide wildfire building and land use standard.
Colorado Springs, CO
2010 Population: 372,622
2010 Population Density: 2,709.86/square mile
Eagle-Gypsum, CO
2010 Population: 18,567
2010 Population Density: 19.57/square mile
Ouray, CO
2010 Population: 4,436
2010 Population Density: 8.19/square mile