Study shows Routt County residents underestimate wildfire risk

Study shows Routt County residents underestimate wildfire risk

A recently completed study by the Wildfire Research Center shows that an average 65% of homes in three representative Routt County neighborhoods are considered at “high” risk from wildfire, yet only 12% of surveyed residents in those homes believed their fire risk is high. “Generally, people are underestimating the risk compared to trained inspectors,” said Josh Kuehn, wildfire mitigation specialist at the center, during a presentation Tuesday a…