From Coordination to Resilience: Colorado's Wildfire Crisis

​As wildfire risk grows across the West, communities are rethinking how policy can better prepare people, infrastructure, and landscapes to live with fire.

​This panel explores innovative approaches emerging at the local, state, and federal levels—from new funding and governance models to updated land-use policies and incentives for risk reduction. Panelists will also highlight how partnerships with industry and startups are accelerating new technologies and solutions for wildfire mitigation. Together, they will discuss how policy innovation and cross-sector collaboration can help communities become more fire-adapted and resilient.

​Speakers:

• ​Tyler Beeton, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI)

• ​Brian Keating , Jefferson County Emergency Services, Wildland Fire Program Manager

• ​Michael Morgan, Division of Fire Prevention & Control, Director

• ​Jacob Hedén Malm, Deepfire