Bent Tree Fire Mitigation
As several huge fires taught us, wildfire is a come-as-you-are disaster. Mitigation both reduces your risk and enables firefighters to do their jobs. So, how to protect your home and Bent Tree?
Please read our Mitigation Handout and Fire Mitigation Information to learn more about best fire mitigation practices, helpful links, and additional contact information.
For your information, Scott Ridings is the Accreditation Manager for the Monument Fire Department. Scott can be reached at sridings@monumentfire.org or 719-484-0911.
Forestry Inspection Reports
The members of the Bent Tree Forestry Committee (Forestry) are tasked with monitoring out trees and forests in the Bent Tree subdivision.
The Forestry Committee can be contacted by emailing forest@btpoa.net, or by telephone via phone number provided on the Contacts page.
Forestry Inspection reports can be found below. Historical reports are found in the old BTPOA website.
Note: Residents with findings on their Lots will be contacted by the Forestry Committee with those findings, and assistance on mitigations. Findings are not posted for public viewing. For more information please contact forest@btpoa.net.
| Year | Report |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Bent Tree 2022 Forestry Inspection Report |
| 2020 | Bent Tree 2020 Forestry Inspection Report |
Community Chipping Program
The Monument Fire Community Chipping Program is helping residents and property owners create defensible space by providing free chipping of branches, logs, and small trees. If you clear woody vegetation from around your home and stack it in a slash pile, we’ll chip it at no cost. The wood chips will remain on the property, and we will not remove them. The program encourages residents to comply with defensible space recommendations of Colorado State Forest Service and Firewise. The program is not intended for commercial activities or general land clearing.
More information: Community Chipping Program