Mitigation Tool Lending Cache

Black Forest Fire Rescue is excited to offer a FREE Mitigation Tool Lending Cache to help residents complete wildfire mitigation projects and improve defensible space around their homes. This will be available starting in October.

Funded through a Ready, Set, Go! grant, the tool cache gives community members access to equipment for common mitigation projects, including limbing trees, clearing brush, and removing dead vegetation.

Available tools include chainsaws, pole saws, McLeods, Pulaskis, loppers, rakes, tarps, eye protection, gloves, and more.

Whether you’re tackling some of the “low-hanging fruit” around your property or working on a larger defensible space project, these tools are available to help make mitigation a little easier and more accessible.

🌲 Borrow. Mitigate. Protect.

How to Borrow Tools

Ready to get started on your mitigation project? Tools from the BFFR Mitigation Tool Lending Cache are available to Black Forest residents age 18 and older and may be checked out for up to 7 days.

Before checking out tools, borrowers must complete the Tool Checkout Form and sign the Liability & Indemnification Waiver. Only adults who have signed the waiver may operate borrowed tools.

Download the forms below to get started:

📄BFFR_Tool_Checkout_Form
📄 BFFRPD Tool Library Liability and Indemnification Waiver

Once your forms are complete, contact Black Forest Fire Rescue at admin@bffire.org to arrange your tool checkout.