Grand Junction receives fire mitigation funding
Ken Watkins Dan Gibbs The City of Grand Junction will receive funding for fire mitigation projects. The city was selected as a recipient of Colorad...
Ken Watkins Dan Gibbs The City of Grand Junction will receive funding for fire mitigation projects. The city was selected as a recipient of Colorado Strategic Wildfire Action Program Workforce Development funding for 17 weeks of wildfire mitigation work valued at $184,212. The work will focus on the Colorado and Gunnison river corridors. 'The Department of Corrections State Wildland Inmate Fire Teams (SWIFT) doing this work have already demonstrated excellence on other projects in our area, and we are excited to continue working with them to reduce wildfire risk in our community,' said Grand Junction Fire Chief Ken Watkins.