Pagosa resident Bill Trimarco has been selected as the FireWise Chapter Coordinator for Archuleta County, according to Pam Wilson, program director for FireWise of Southwest Colorado.
Trimarco has spent the last two decades educating and coordinating diverse groups of people in the workplace, community, and on the Aikido mat. He is a resident of Loma Linda subdivision and has been actively engaged with the Loma Linda Metropolitan District for several years. He currently serves as the chair of their Architectural Control Committee.
FireWise is a grassroots organization that has been working since 2003 to educate homeowners about their wildfire risk and what they can do to mitigate that risk; they also assist with planning and implementation of projects.
 The Firewise Council of Southwest Colorado seeks to keep homes, properties and lives through neighborhood-based, citizen-driven approaches including overseeing a Neighborhood Ambassador program, completing public education projects, encouraging and facilitating homeowners to undertake mitigation, and changing the public will so as to improve community safety.
To learn more about FireWise, contact Trimarco at 264-0430 or archuletafirewise@gmail.com or visit the Firewise web pages. |