$4.8 million awarded from mitigation fund

Eight local governments were awarded natural disaster mitigation grants from the Colorado Natural Disaster Mitigation Enterprise. The eight local government agencies selected for funding included large and small agencies from around the state focusing mostly on wildfire mitigation and flood mitigation.

Specific awards included: Commerce City, $300,000, fire mitigation; Glenwood Springs Fire Department, $641,286, fire mitigation; Dolores School District, $850,000, flood mitigation; Evergreen Fire and Rescue, $49,200, fire mitigation; Jefferson Conservation District, $700,000, fire mitigation; Mancos Conservation District, $850,000, fire mitigation; Platte Canyon Fire Protection District, $850,00, fire mitigation; and Roaring Fork Fire Rescue Authority, $539,000, fire mitigation.

PHOTO: Pine Gulch Wildfire Colorado. (Adobe Stock │ #374575414 – Scott)