QUICK GUIDE TO STATE WILDFIRE AND DROUGHT INFORMATION
by the Colorado State Publications Library
Denver, Colorado
For further information contact the library staff at spl@cde.state.co.us
Revised June 2007
Various agencies of Colorado state government provide resources in the areas of drought management and wildfire impacts and recovery. This is a quick information guide to selected print and electronic publications as well as web sites maintained by state agencies.
For records of print publications to borrow and/or links to electronic publications, search our library catalog with keywords "drought" or "water conservation" or "wildfires" or "forest fires" at http://www.cde.state.co.us/stateinfo
For state government web pages with resources from agencies such as the Office of Emergency Management, Agriculture, Public Health, Natural Resources, etc.
- Conservation and Water Planning - Water
conservation and supply plans plus water
efficiency information from the Office of Water
Conservation.
http://cwcb.state.co.us/Conservation/ - Drought Relief Efforts - by the Colorado
Department of Agriculture
http://www.ag.state.co.us/general/reliefefforts/droughtresources2002.html - Fire Bans and Restrictions - This web page
includes situation reports by counties as well as
links to federal and state land fire
restrictions.
http://dola.colorado.gov/dem/public_information/firebans/firebans.htm - Health Concerns - air quality issues, symptoms of
smoke exposure, and how to protect your family.
http://apcd.state.co.us/wildfire.phtml
- Wildfire Awareness Information - tips on wildfire
prevention, how to protect your home from wildfire,
and information in case of evacuation
http://dola.colorado.gov/dem/public_information/wildfire.htm - .
Colorado State University has several web sites related to fire and drought issues:
- Drought and Fire Resources
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/menudrought.html - Colorado State Forest Service
http://csfs.colostate.edu - Drought.ColoState.edu: A Centralized Source of Useful
Information Brought To You By Colorado State
University
http://drought.colostate.edu/ - Colorado Climate Center
http://climate.atmos.colostate.edu/ - Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
http://cwrri.colostate.edu/
For additional information, e-mail spl@cde.state.co.us