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Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code
June 1, 2025
In response to the growing intensity and frequency of wildfires, Colorado adopted a Wildfire Resilience Code, which sets minimum standards for structural hardening and fire hazard risk reduction for new buildings located in the wildland-urban interface.
Related Organizations: Colorado Department of Public Safety
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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State Chief Resilience Officers: Establishment, Authority & Governance
February 3, 2025
As the human and financial toll of the climate crisis continues to climb, a growing number of jurisdictions are establishing a new role – the Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) – to lead pre-disaster planning and risk reduction efforts to build resilience to climate-fueled hazards. Released by the Georgetown Climate Center, State Chief Resilience Officers: Establishment, Authority & Governance explores the position and functioning of Chief Resilience Officers across 12 states and provides recommendations for states considering creating a CRO position.
Related Organizations: Georgetown Climate Center
Author or Affiliated User: joshua saks
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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Colorado SB 23-166 (2023): Establishment of a Wildfire Resiliency Code Board
May 12, 2023
Colorado’s SB 23-166 established the Wildfire Resiliency Code Board to improve community resiliency to wildfires through the implementation of model codes by a board of government and industry professionals.
Related Organizations: State of Colorado
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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Greauxing Resilience at Home: A Collection of Lessons and Case Studies from Louisiana and Beyond
June 16, 2022
This report is composed of 24 individual case studies developed by Georgetown Climate Center to support, Greauxing Resilience at Home: A Regional Vision, a collaborative partnership effort with Capital Region Planning Commission in Louisiana. These case studies describe best and emerging practices, tools, and examples from Louisiana and other U.S. jurisdictions to make progress on the complex and interrelated challenges of housing, flooding, and resilience. These case studies are intended to provide transferable lessons and ideas for regional and local governments addressing housing and mitigating flood risk as integrated parts of comprehensive community resilience strategies. Collectively, these case studies present a suite, although not an exhaustive list of tools and approaches that can be used to facilitate any of these efforts.
Related Organizations: Georgetown Climate Center
Authors or Affiliated Users: Katie Spidalieri, Suhasini Ghosh, Katherine McCormick, Jennifer Li
Resource Category: Solutions
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Greauxing Resilience at Home — City of Boulder, Colorado: Affordable Housing, Manufactured Housing, and Environmental Plans and Initiatives
June 16, 2022
The city of Boulder, Colorado is experiencing the joint pressures of rapid regional population growth and climate change — challenges which are not unique to this city alone. Boulder has addressed these challenges in the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, a plan jointly adopted by the City and County of Boulder to direct decisions on land use, natural and built environments, and climate. The Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan is a strong example of a planning document that places an emphasis on housing and the environment. More specifically, this plan is notable for the following reasons:
- Developing affordable housing goals and plans for multiple income levels including low-income, moderate-income, and middle-income households to ensure housing security for Boulder’s residents.
- Developing specific and actionable master plans, such as the Boulder Manufactured Housing Strategy and Action Plan, to address the nuances of the policies highlighted in the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.
- Developing policies to identify and preserve the rural-urban divide between the City of Boulder and surrounding areas by creating opportunities for sustainable population growth without threatening the rural character and valuable ecosystems of the Boulder Valley.
The Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan and associated master plans and strategies can serve as examples for other local and regional policymakers seeking to tackle the compounding challenges of population growth, affordable housing, and resilience. This case study is one of 24 case studies featured in a report written by the Georgetown Climate Center, Greauxing Resilience at Home: A Collection of Lessons and Case Studies from Louisiana and Beyond.
Related Organizations: Georgetown Climate Center
Resource Category: Solutions
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Colorado Strategic Wildfire Action Program
July 7, 2021
The Colorado Strategic Wildfire Action Program (COSWAP) was established to mitigate wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface by accelerating forest restoration, protect watersheds and infrastructure, and enhance community resilience to climate-driven hazards.
Related Organizations: Colorado Department of Natural Resources, State of Colorado
Resource Category: Funding
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Colorado Future Avoided Cost Explorer (FACE:Hazards) Tool
June 2020
Colorado has advanced recovery resources, but the state's risk profile will continue to increase in the coming years. The state did not have a tool to quantify the cost of future risks, until now. The Future Avoided Cost Explorer or "FACE:Hazards" tool includes a suite of resources that will enable local decisionmakers to evaluate the costs of future risks from flooding, drought, and wildfire across seven economic sectors over different climate and population projections between today and 2050.
Related Organizations: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB)
Resource Category: Data and tools
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Colorado Resiliency Framework
May 2020
The Colorado Resiliency Framework, first published in 2015 and updated in 2020 by the Colorado Resiliency and Recovery Office, identifies strategies to strengthen and increase resilience to hazards throughout Colorado. The framework establishes an updated vision for resilience in the state: “Colorado creatively implements forward-thinking solutions that are sustainable and resilient to changing conditions and result in strong, equitable communities that can adapt to and thrive in the face of adversity.
Related Organizations: Colorado Resiliency and Recovery Office
Resource Category: Planning
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Fort Collins, Colorado 2019 Municipal Sustainability and Adaptation Plan
2019
The City of Fort Collins, Colorado 2019 Municipal Sustainability and Adaptation Plan (MSAP) outlines the goals and objectives for achieving a healthy, sustainable city and improving Fort Collin’s resilience to a changing climate. Presenting six goals and 17 objectives for the City through the year 2050, the plan is a guide for city employees to develop and implement sustainability and adaptation strategies.
Related Organizations: City of Fort Collins, Colorado
Resource Category: Planning
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Colorado Resiliency Playbook
June 2019
The Colorado Resiliency Playbook, developed by the Colorado Resiliency Office and finalized in June 2019, provides a framework for integrating climate resilience into the work of Colorado state agencies.
Related Organizations: Colorado Resiliency and Recovery Office
Resource Category: Solutions
