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Fire Adapted Colorado
(our friends know us as FACO)
is Colorado's Network for Wildfire Resilience
Ours is the only organization focused on connecting and serving the professionals working on wildfire mitigation, adaptation, and resilience throughout Colorado. Wildfire won't wait. Neither can we! By working together across management boundaries and sharing information and resources, we are more effective at improving wildfire outcomes.
Your donation helps the practitioners working on mitigation and adaptation who rely on FACO and need all the help and resources we can provide. (We serve 280 people at 108 organizations and agencies, and growing!)
[Map of our Network Participant coverage]
You will also support our outreach and training to local leaders working on mitigation, especially in underserved communities. We provide everything they need to start initiatives in their neighborhoods, including outreach and volunteer recruitment strategies, information and training materials, etc. In 2025, we trained over 200 Neighborhood Ambassadors!
We even provide small grants that help launch local projects, such as chipper days.
[Map of FACO-trained Neighborhood Ambassador coverage]
Expenses should never hinder anyone working on wildfire resilience.
FACO provides its most urgently needed services, resources, and programs free of charge.
You can help FACO continue to provide valuable information, coaching, and resources to the people and organizations working to protect Colorado (yes, in your community, too!).
Make a gift today, and together we will improve outcomes!
Welcome to Colorado's wildfire adaptation team.
FACO connects and empowers wildfire resilience leaders to improve wildfire outcomes in Colorado communities and landscapes.
The Challenge
Wildfire is reshaping life in Colorado. Colorado ranks #2 in the nation for homes at risk of extreme wildfire. Nearly 2.5 million Coloradans—almost half the state—live in wildfire-prone areas, with over 1 million at high risk. In the past five years alone, Colorado has endured record-breaking fires that destroyed homes, disrupted local economies, and threatened lives. The trend is clear: hotter, drier conditions mean larger and more frequent fires. Every community is affected—urban and rural, mountain and plains. And because wildfire does not respect property lines, preparation must be coordinated and widespread.
Our Solution
Fire Adapted Colorado (FACO) is the only statewide nonprofit solely dedicated to wildfire resilience practitioners. We strengthen Colorado’s ability to adapt to wildfire by connecting people, organizations, and resources.
Connecting Colorado’s wildfire resilience professionals:
More than 280 individuals at 108 organizations—fire councils, watershed groups, local governments, and nonprofits—collaborate through FACO’s Network, sharing tools and solutions.
Empowering local action:
The Opportunity Fund has awarded over $150,000 in small grants since 2018, seeding high-impact projects that larger funding sources overlook.
Training community leaders:
Through our Neighborhood Ambassador Program, hundreds of residents now lead local wildfire mitigation—organizing volunteers, improving defensible space, and planning evacuations.
Unlocking funding:
FACO’s Community Navigators help small, under-resourced groups secure federal and state dollars—millions in new investments for local resilience efforts.
Convening professionals:
The Colorado Wildland Fire Conference, hosted by FACO, brings together 300+ practitioners every 18 months to share innovation and best practices.
Shaping policy:
FACO amplifies local voices to influence wildfire legislation and secure more resources for communities statewide.
Our History
Fire Adapted Colorado (FACO) was founded in 2015 by wildfire professionals and community leaders who saw a critical gap: many groups were working to reduce wildfire risk, but their efforts were isolated and disconnected. FACO was created to connect and empower wildfire resilience leaders—to share knowledge, eliminate duplication, and ensure that every community, from the smallest neighborhood to the largest landscape, could prepare for wildfire. Today, FACO connects more than 230 organizations statewide and serves as Colorado’s central hub for collaboration, training, and leadership in wildfire adaptation.
Why FACO Matters
FACO fills the gaps that others miss. Large-scale federal and state programs often bypass small towns, rural areas, and underserved communities. FACO ensures these communities receive the knowledge, tools, and resources they need, and also facilitates critical work across management boundaries. A single grant or training through FACO can catalyze years of local action and protect lives, homes, and ecosystems.
Our Impact
- 275+ individuals at 105 organizations connected statewide through the FACO Network.
- $150,000+ in small grants awarded since 2018 to jump-start high-impact community projects.
- 15 local projects funded in 2023—from evacuation drills to youth wildfire training.
- Hundreds of neighborhood leaders trained through the Neighborhood Ambassador Program.
- Millions in federal and state resilience funding unlocked for Colorado communities.
- 300+ wildfire professionals convene at each Colorado Wildland Fire Conference.
“Before FACO, no one was doing this work at a strategic, countywide level. FACO gave us the tools and skills to organize—and now we’re coordinating agencies and supporting landowners at scale.” – Two Rivers Wildfire Coalition
The Opportunity
Colorado is gaining ground, but the need is outpacing resources. Each year, more communities turn to FACO for help navigating wildfire risk, and every year, requests exceed available capacity. Wildfire won’t wait—and neither can we.
With Your Support
Your investment makes resilience possible. Donations fuel free training and mentoring, seed small but powerful community grants, sustain our statewide network, and strengthen advocacy efforts that bring more resources to Colorado communities.
Organization name
Fire Adapted Colorado
2015
Tax id (EIN)
47-5539221
Category
Environment, Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
PO BOX 2312CO, US