Woodside Park Homeowners Association Units 1 through 6 are proud to be officially recognized as a Firewise Community by the National Fire Protection Association. Our Association, which represents Units 1, 2, 3 and 4, is pleased to be joined by Woodside Park Homeowners Association Units 5 and 6 to build awareness in our community about wildfire dangers and how to take action to mitigate those dangers in the wildland-urban interface. To read the Elk Creek Fire Protection District assessment of Woodside, which was prepared for our original application in 2013, please click here.
Firewise Committee
Chair Lorna Serber (303) 548-9507 [email protected]
Member, Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 Sharon Evridge (303) 816-0831 [email protected]
Monte Poague (720) 318-8830 [email protected]
Otto Boneta (956) 566-1362 [email protected]
Tim Horn (662) 299-0225 [email protected]
Bill Osborn (469) 426-1033 [email protected]
Firewise Committee
Chair Lorna Serber (303) 548-9507 [email protected]
Member, Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 Sharon Evridge (303) 816-0831 [email protected]
Monte Poague (720) 318-8830 [email protected]
Otto Boneta (956) 566-1362 [email protected]
Tim Horn (662) 299-0225 [email protected]
Bill Osborn (469) 426-1033 [email protected]
May is Wildfire Prevention Month.
This a great time to survey the area your home and make it more fire resistant. The international Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) receives grants from multiple agnecies to include DHS and FEMA to provide education and training to prevent wildland fires. One of their product lines is called Ready, Set, Go. Click here to see simple yet very effective strategies you can employ to make your home more resilient against wildfire.
You can also download a small booklet that reinforces what is on the website if you prefer to save it on your computer or print it by clicking here.
Woodside Park Firewise Certificate 2024-2025: Click here
Woodside Park Firewise Action Plan - 2023
Check out our most recent Action Plan.
Mitigation Activity Tracking Form
The Firewise Committee is on the hunt for grant funds to help Woodside residents with costs associated with fire mitigation efforts on their properties, such as clearing juniper bushes and otherwise creating defensible space around their homes. Most grants require at least some amount of matching funds. We don't have a cash reserve to use for matching, but what we do have is "in- kind" funds stemming from mitigation work that we do on our properties or contract with someone to do for us. The current value in Colorado of every hour of volunteer mitigation work is $24.14. In order to aggregate "in-kind" funds we ask all residents to track every volunteer hour of mitigation work they do on their properties. Here's a form that you can use for tracking the work you have completed. More than one person working at a time? Be sure to record the hours of every person who helps with mitigation work because the value of the work is per hour per person. You may also record dollars spent on mitigation efforts, for tools purchased or contractors retained to do the work for you. By recording your hours and expenses and submitting the information to the Firewise Committee you are helping all of Woodside, and that's a good thing!
USAA Offers Insurance Discounts for Members Living in Firewise Communities in Colorado
USAA members now can save money on their homeowners insurance premiums by living within the boundaries of a recognized Firewise Communities/USA® program. Currently, the discounts are available to eligible members in California, Colorado, and Texas, three states prone to wildfire activity. See their press release here. Check with your insurance carrier to see if they do the same.
Woodside Park Firewise Action Plan - 2023
Check out our most recent Action Plan.
Mitigation Activity Tracking Form
The Firewise Committee is on the hunt for grant funds to help Woodside residents with costs associated with fire mitigation efforts on their properties, such as clearing juniper bushes and otherwise creating defensible space around their homes. Most grants require at least some amount of matching funds. We don't have a cash reserve to use for matching, but what we do have is "in- kind" funds stemming from mitigation work that we do on our properties or contract with someone to do for us. The current value in Colorado of every hour of volunteer mitigation work is $24.14. In order to aggregate "in-kind" funds we ask all residents to track every volunteer hour of mitigation work they do on their properties. Here's a form that you can use for tracking the work you have completed. More than one person working at a time? Be sure to record the hours of every person who helps with mitigation work because the value of the work is per hour per person. You may also record dollars spent on mitigation efforts, for tools purchased or contractors retained to do the work for you. By recording your hours and expenses and submitting the information to the Firewise Committee you are helping all of Woodside, and that's a good thing!
USAA Offers Insurance Discounts for Members Living in Firewise Communities in Colorado
USAA members now can save money on their homeowners insurance premiums by living within the boundaries of a recognized Firewise Communities/USA® program. Currently, the discounts are available to eligible members in California, Colorado, and Texas, three states prone to wildfire activity. See their press release here. Check with your insurance carrier to see if they do the same.
FIREWISE CHIPPING EVENTS - Updated 8 January 2025
Slash sites are closed for the winter. Slash sites in Park and Jefferson County historically open the last week in May.
Park County slash collection website.
Jefferson County slash collection website.
ECFD has an annual chipping program, space is limited. Sign-up for the program typically is in February or March. You will receive info from our ECFD Ambassador as it becomes available. Please be vigilant as you will need to sign-up on day 1 as the program fills up very quickly. Info will be posted on our website and disseminated via our email list serve. You are highly encouraged to sign-up for our emails. To enroll, email a request to: [email protected]
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Otto Boneta, your ECPFD Community Ambassador.
Slash sites are closed for the winter. Slash sites in Park and Jefferson County historically open the last week in May.
Park County slash collection website.
Jefferson County slash collection website.
ECFD has an annual chipping program, space is limited. Sign-up for the program typically is in February or March. You will receive info from our ECFD Ambassador as it becomes available. Please be vigilant as you will need to sign-up on day 1 as the program fills up very quickly. Info will be posted on our website and disseminated via our email list serve. You are highly encouraged to sign-up for our emails. To enroll, email a request to: [email protected]
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, Otto Boneta, your ECPFD Community Ambassador.
RESOURCES
Check out our Forest Management and Home Hardening page on the dropdown menu or click here.
The following are links to excellent resources you may also find useful:
Forestry management contractors in our area
The following list is not meant to be all inclusive nor act as an endorsement of any business entity. The list was compiled by our local chapter of Wildfire Prepared. Neither Wildfire Prepared nor the Woodside HOA recommend any one contractor over another on this list. No representation for services is implied by the presence of a contractor name. If a homeowner selects a contractor to carry out work, the homeowner is responsible for supervising the work and payment. All listed contractors work in Conifer, Evergreen, Genesee. Littleton/Morrison west of C470, Clear Creek County or Pine. Verification of current licensure and insurance status of the contractors is the homeowner's responsibility. Click here for a list of contractors (2024 Rotary Wildfire list).
Wildfire Evacuation Checklists
It is important to have a plan and rehearse it in case of a wildfire or other natural disaster impacting our neighborhood. Keep your "go bag" packed and make sure you have a "go bag" for your pets. Below are links to several checklists compiled from a variety of sources. It is also critical to stay informed during any emergency as these are dynamic events. For example, evacuation routes may be compromised and you may need to access alternates routes. The best way to stay informed is via CodeRed (Park County) and Lookout Alert (Jefferson County). It is highly encouraged that you sign up for one or both of these services.
Rotary Wildfire Ready Evacuation Checklist
TakeAction Pet Evacuation Checklist
TakeAction Horse Evacuation Checklist
Colorado State University Horse Evacuation Article
Smokey Bear is still educating people on Wildland Fire Prevention. Check out the website for helpful information especially if you are trying to educate young ones.
Check out our Forest Management and Home Hardening page on the dropdown menu or click here.
The following are links to excellent resources you may also find useful:
- Colorado State Forest Service
- National Fire Portection Association, Firewise
- Rotary Wildfire Ready
- Ready, Set, Go!
- Fire Adapted Bailey (FAB)
- Elk Creek Fore Protection District
- Platte Canyon Fire Protection District
- Bailey Slash Collection
- Jefferson County Slash Collection
- Jefferson Conservation District
Forestry management contractors in our area
The following list is not meant to be all inclusive nor act as an endorsement of any business entity. The list was compiled by our local chapter of Wildfire Prepared. Neither Wildfire Prepared nor the Woodside HOA recommend any one contractor over another on this list. No representation for services is implied by the presence of a contractor name. If a homeowner selects a contractor to carry out work, the homeowner is responsible for supervising the work and payment. All listed contractors work in Conifer, Evergreen, Genesee. Littleton/Morrison west of C470, Clear Creek County or Pine. Verification of current licensure and insurance status of the contractors is the homeowner's responsibility. Click here for a list of contractors (2024 Rotary Wildfire list).
Wildfire Evacuation Checklists
It is important to have a plan and rehearse it in case of a wildfire or other natural disaster impacting our neighborhood. Keep your "go bag" packed and make sure you have a "go bag" for your pets. Below are links to several checklists compiled from a variety of sources. It is also critical to stay informed during any emergency as these are dynamic events. For example, evacuation routes may be compromised and you may need to access alternates routes. The best way to stay informed is via CodeRed (Park County) and Lookout Alert (Jefferson County). It is highly encouraged that you sign up for one or both of these services.
Rotary Wildfire Ready Evacuation Checklist
TakeAction Pet Evacuation Checklist
TakeAction Horse Evacuation Checklist
Colorado State University Horse Evacuation Article
Smokey Bear is still educating people on Wildland Fire Prevention. Check out the website for helpful information especially if you are trying to educate young ones.
Tax Credit for Mitigation Costs Extended Through Tax Year 2025
As authorized by C.R.S. § 39-22-104(4) (n), for income tax years through 2025, individuals, estates and trusts may deduct from federal taxable income listed on their Colorado State Income Tax Return up to 50% of the costs incurred in performing wildfire mitigation measures that meet the following qualifications and limitations:
(1) The taxpayer must own the property upon which the mitigation measures are performed;
(2) the property upon which the wildfire mitigation measures are performed must be located in Colorado;
(3) the property upon which the wildfire mitigation measures are performed must be located in a wildland-urban interface area;
(4) the wildfire mitigation measures must be authorized by a community wildfire protection plan adopted by a local government within the interface area; and
(5) the total amount of the subtraction may not exceed $2,500.
A summary of the statute by the Colorado Department of Revenue can be found here.
Please visit with a tax professional if you have any questions on what items may be claimed or need additional information about claiming this subtraction on your tax return.
As authorized by C.R.S. § 39-22-104(4) (n), for income tax years through 2025, individuals, estates and trusts may deduct from federal taxable income listed on their Colorado State Income Tax Return up to 50% of the costs incurred in performing wildfire mitigation measures that meet the following qualifications and limitations:
(1) The taxpayer must own the property upon which the mitigation measures are performed;
(2) the property upon which the wildfire mitigation measures are performed must be located in Colorado;
(3) the property upon which the wildfire mitigation measures are performed must be located in a wildland-urban interface area;
(4) the wildfire mitigation measures must be authorized by a community wildfire protection plan adopted by a local government within the interface area; and
(5) the total amount of the subtraction may not exceed $2,500.
A summary of the statute by the Colorado Department of Revenue can be found here.
Please visit with a tax professional if you have any questions on what items may be claimed or need additional information about claiming this subtraction on your tax return.