Seven members of the Timberline Fire Mitigation team partnered with eleven volunteers from the Axe and Snax non-profit on July 1, 2024, to perform fire mitigation for a neighbor in need in the
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Seven members of the Timberline Fire Mitigation team partnered with eleven volunteers from the Axe and Snax non-profit on July 1, 2024, to perform fire mitigation for a neighbor in need in the Aspen Springs subdivision.
Timberline Fire Chief Paul Ondr said that it was the first time that the two organizations worked together on a project.
Timberline provided a seasoned crew to do the cutting and chipping while the Axe and Snax volunteers did the hauling and salvaging. Axe and Snax maintain a wood supply for emergency heating situations in the winter. They try to salvage usable logs when on a summer project.
The crews worked through the morning and made progress on removing dangerous trees and slash from the location. Axe and Snax Coordinator Julia Shaw said that the joint project worked out really well and thanked everyone for showing up. Volunteer Tony Zotti said that he thought it was fulfilling work and satisfied his sense of service to his community.
Jan Headrick made a delicious lunch of grilled burgers, salads, baked beans, and brownies for the crews after they had finished working for the day. It is an Axe and Snax tradition to share a meal together after the work is done – the “Snax” part.
Ondr said that the Timberline Fire Mitigation crews are busy with scheduled mitigation projects into August. Andrew Steffe does the assessments for the team. For more information about wildfire risk assessments in Gilpin County, contact Andrew at 720-398-1972 or ASteffe@timberlinefire.com. Timberline’s main website is timberlinefpd.colorado.gov.
The Timberline Fire Mitigation department has been approved by Gilpin County for road right-of-way clearing in the Aspen Springs subdivision. The work will thin the road right-of-way for 25 feet on either side of the center line so that in an emergency situation fire trucks can get in while residents get out. Ondr said that letters will be sent to affected property owners when plans have been finalized.
Axe and Snax will have another volunteer mitigation event on July 12 in Wedgewood. They can be contacted at 303-642-023 or axeandsnacks@gmail.com. They also maintain a Facebook group and post regularly.
