Are there tax incentives for wildfire mitigation?

The State of Colorado provides certain tax incentives for performing wildfire mitigation measures on property located in Colorado. The link below gives more detail on how the tax incentive works and who qualifies.

A landowner may claim the subtraction or the credit only for wildfire mitigation measures performed on the property in which the landowner holds an ownership interest. Please see Qualifying ownership interests, for information about different types of ownership interests.

What is wildfire mitigation?

Wildfire mitigation measures are any of the following activities, so long as such activities meet or exceed any applicable standards established by the Colorado State Forest Service or the Division of Fire Control Prevention and Control:

• the creation of a defensible space around structures;
• the establishment of fuel breaks;
• the thinning of woody vegetation for the primary purpose of reducing risk to structures from wildland fire; or
• the secondary treatment of woody fuels by lopping and scattering, piling, chipping, removing from the site, or prescribed burning.

How do I start wildfire mitigation?

There are two programs based in Eagle County providing resources to help property owners with wildfire mitigation.

REALFire® (Eagle County residents):

REALFire® is a wildfire risk reduction program providing Eagle County homeowners with free property assessments to educate them on how their homes and landscaping may be susceptible to wildfire. It gives them specific ways to reduce wildfire threat.

The program is locally managed by Eagle County in collaboration with the Vail Board of REALTORS®.

Fire Free Five (Vail residents):

The Fire Free Fire Community Assistance Program in the Town of Vail is intended to provide financial support to property owners who are increasing wildfire resiliency by creating a five foot non-combustible zone around their building. All properties within the Town of Vail are eligible to participate in the program. 

To aid property owners Vail Town Council has allocated funds to support community action. 

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