Southwest Colorado's Wildfire Adapted Partnership runs the Durango area's defensible-space cost-share: a free Home Ignition Zone assessment, tree marking, then an award letter stating your reimbursement (varies by site size, vegetation, terrain). You pay the contractor in full and are partially reimbursed after completion. CSFS Durango keeps the contractor list.

How it works	Free HIZ specialist assessment → tree marking → award letter with your amount → sign and return BEFORE work begins → complete and pay in full → partial reimbursement.
Award amounts	Deliberately not flat-rate: funding varies per project based on home site size, vegetation, and terrain — the award letter is the number that counts.
Contractor list	Colorado State Forest Service's Durango field office maintains the contractor list for the region. source ↗

Details to confirm with the county

We couldn't confirm the following from La Plata County's official pages. Check these with the county before you rely on them:

• Current grant geography boundaries — eligibility depends on active grant funding areas; confirm with the WAP county coordinator.

Verified July 2026 · Source: Wildfire Adapted Partnership — Defensible Space Cost Share