Larimer County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services Unit has an initiative called the Wildfire Partner Program (WPP) to help residents prepare for wildfire in their community and reduce their risk of loss during a wildfire. RCVFD is pleased to participate in this program, and if you would like to have a free Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) Assessment done, fill out the form below.
How It Works
A member of our trained assessor team will contact you to schedule your assessment. Two firefighters will walk through the exterior of your property with you, discussing things that might improve your mitigation efforts. We will also take pictures on a tablet and provide you with a detailed report that you can use to organize your ongoing efforts. Homeowners who have requested assessments from us in the past have indicated that they have learned quite a lot during the process.
None of what we record is shared with your insurance company, or used for any purpose other than to prepare your personalized report. All of the items that we highlight are suggestions, not requirements. Larimer County does offer a more rigorous assessment process that requires actions on your part in order to complete the process, but that is not what RCVFD provides.
Note that we will need you to sign a waiver to allow us non-emergency access to your property during the assessment. The easiest way to do this is to review the waiver ahead of time, and then we will just ask you to sign with your finger on our tablet when we arrive. If you prefer to print and sign the waiver instead, that's OK too.