Many people do not realize that they face serious wildfire danger. But if you live or play in the foothills, grasslands or mountains of Colorado, you are at risk.

More than a century of fire suppression and the public's negative opinion of fire have led to decreased forest resistance to fire. Many people assume that when a wildfire starts, it will be quickly controlled and extinguished, but sometimes wildfires burn so intensely that there is little firefighters can do.