Opening Session: Preventing the Next Palisades Disaster
Learning from Colorado Wildfires
2024 saw 27-billion-dollar disasters, costing over $180 billon dollars, and 2025 is already on track to exceed these numbers. Reflecting on recent events that have shaped our collective approach and urgency, the opening session explores resilience and recovery from Colorado and beyond.
Local and national experts share lessons learned from major fires in recent years that have shaped the state’s approach to protecting communities and property from the rising threat of intensifying fires in urban and developed areas. Speakers include experts in intergovernmental coordination, local disaster response and recovery, wildfire protection strategies, and fire-smart building and development.
Session Summary: 2024 saw 27-billion-dollar disasters, costing over $180 billon dollars, and 2025 is already on track to exceed these numbers. Reflecting on recent events that have shaped our collective approach and urgency, the opening session explores resilience and recovery from Colorado and beyond.
Local and national experts share lessons learned from major fires in recent years that have shaped the state’s approach to protecting communities and property from the rising threat of intensifying fires in urban and developed areas. Speakers include experts in intergovernmental coordination, local disaster response and recovery, wildfire protection strategies, and fire-smart building and development.