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<br />"The trend is for multiple <br />structure loss in small <br />acreage fires." <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />efforts. Higher elevations reduce efficiency and power of engines and fire <br />pumps. Rough topography naturally helps wildfire but hinders fire <br />suppression efforts. <br /> <br />Besides fuels, weather and topography, all that remains for a wildfire is a <br />source of ignition. <br /> <br />Area of Greatest Problem/Threat <br /> <br />The greatest threat of public injury and property loss from wildfires are <br />areas where wildfires are most frequent, inhabited developments are <br />closely mixed with the natural fuels, and little is being done to mitigate the <br />wildfire problem. <br /> <br />The number of subdivisions and their acreage by county in 1990 are <br />shown in Appendix C. Numbers of reported wildfires for 1989,1994 on <br />non, federal lands are shown in Appendix D. <br /> <br />In addition to this information, a 1992 survey was made by a Colorado <br />State University graduate student for the Colorado State Forest Service. <br />The survey examined rural population, interface areas, wildfire occurrence <br />and wildfire mitigation activities, and ranks each county for wildland/ <br />urban interface fIre threat. Most of those with the highest threat are found <br />throughout the western two, thirds of Colorado as illustrated in Figure 1. <br /> <br />;0 <br /> <br />~:::::::::::::::::::::- <br />:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: <br />"'illi!iiili!iii,ii'iili! <br />:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: <br />':Hfmj~i~1mr' <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Figure 1: Colorado counties with highest wildland/urban interface threat. <br /> <br />However, unshaded counties in Figure 1 cannot be considered totally <br />safe; a severe threat only requires one wildfire near a development. <br /> <br />. <br />