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Firewise in the Forest:
A community demonstration garden

Station One features Firewise in the Forest, a public garden that shows how to landscape your home for fire safety.

Open daily at no charge, the garden offers examples of low-volatility plants, fuel-reduction principles, and smart design strategies for forested properties.

The trees, shrubs, and perennials showcased here survive fire by their own protective mechanisms, such as thick bark (mature Ponderosa pine), or by resprouting (aspens, native grasses, and many native shrubs).

Firewise in the Forest was designed by Black Forest's High Altitude Garden Club, funded by the Black Forest Fire Rescue Protection District, and built in 2004 by 135 community and fire department volunteers.

Fire Station One

Black Forest Fire/Rescue is headquartered at Black Forest Fire Station One (shown above), at the corner of Burgess Road and Teachout Road.

Black Forest Fire Station One, May 19, 2009. Photo by Colene Geier, RN, Flight for Life Colorado. Used by permission.

Black Forest Fire Station One, May 19, 2009. Photo by Colene Geier, RN, Flight for Life Colorado. Used by permission.

This hard-working facility houses many essential functions and activities:

  • Administrative offices for the Black Forest Fire Rescue Protection District
  • Eight garage spaces for fire apparatus and ambulances
  • Sleeping and living quarters for up to ten on-duty members
  • A training classroom that is also available for community meetings
  • An outdoor training area with large metal barn for practical training out of the weather (the green roof in the aerial photo above)
  • Maintenance areas, and storage for medical supplies

Station One was designed by Fennell Group, Architects.

Groundbreaking took place April 13, 2002.
The building was dedicated December 13, 2003.