Developed by the Colorado State Forest Service in collaboration with:

Bureau of Land Management
American Red Cross
USDA Forest Service

Funded by a National Fire Plan Grant
Project director: Katherine Timm
Designed and programmed by: Mitzy Forbes

What is a kiosk? Kiosks are popping up everywhere. You may have seen them in airports, visitors' centers, shopping malls, and grocery stores. In this case it is a computer which is contained in a green metal enclosure and measures about 2 feet wide by 6 feet tall. It has a touch-screen monitor instead of a keyboard, and people find it similar to operating a bank ATM machine. Above the monitor is a large backlit poster with an assortment of photographs showing homes with and without wildfire-defensible space.

The kiosks display an interactive educational program about improving your home's ability to survive wildfires. Currently, the three sections in the program are:

  • Are You FireWise?
  • Firescaping
  • Firewise Construction

Additional sections on wildfire behavior and forest health will be added this year.

The Wildfire Mitigation kiosks can be seen at different locations in Alamosa, Durango, Fort Collins, Granby, Grand Junction, and Woodland Park.