Colorado's New Wildfire Resiliency Code Explained
From Durango Local News by LNN Durango, Colorado
March 25, 2026 · 5 min
About this episode
The episode explains Colorado's new Wildfire Resiliency Building Code and its implications for construction in wildfire-prone areas.
Colorado's new Wildfire Resiliency Building Code requires fire-resistant materials and vegetation management for new construction and major home renovations in wildfire-prone areas. The town of Pagosa Springs plans to adopt the code April 1, with full implementation by July 1. Organizations like Wildfire Adapted Partnership offer free property assessments to help homeowners reduce their risk, even if the code does not apply to them yet. By Christi Bode Watch this story at durangolocal.news Th...
People in this episode
Guest: Christi Bode
Topics covered
- wildfire resiliency
- building code
- fire-resistant materials
- home renovations
- property assessments
Keywords
- wildfire
- building code
- fire-resistant
- home renovations
- Pagosa Springs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wildfire Adapted Partnership
Places: Colorado, Pagosa Springs
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