News & Stories
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Preparedness
Top Fire Mitigation Strategies to Help Protect Any Home
May 14, 2024
From applying fire retardant to removing fuels, these strategies can help any homeowner protect their property from wildfire.
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Greyshirt Always
Team Rubicon’s Newest Greyshirts Ram Through Wildfire Mitigation
April 1, 2024
The GOATs of wildfire mitigation protect communities by chewing through fire ignition zones and butting heads with ladder fuels. PLUS: Watch the GOATs in action
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Operations
Colorado Wildfire Mitigation Delivers Big Impact
February 21, 2024
On a wildfire mitigation op in 2023, Greyshirts pulled down big trees and big savings for a local community.
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Feature Story
Service Projects Bring Bluer Skies to Local Communities
January 10, 2024
Team Rubicon Greyshirts served on more than 660 local service projects in 2023. These were some of their favorites.
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Greyshirt Always
Mission Planning: Identifying Wildfire Mitigation Projects Worth Launching
December 15, 2023
Looking to stand up a mitigation op or service project in your area? Here’s how MPTs can identify potential mitigation operations that will provide the greatest good for the most people and affect the most area with our resources, for the longest time.
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Feature Story
Volunteers Deliver Fire Mitigation Services to High Hazard Communities in Colorado
August 8, 2022
Greyshirts spend six weeks assessing and reducing fire risks for homeowners and neighborhoods in an area hit hard by the East Troublesome Fire.
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Feature Story
For Wildfire Mitigation, Volunteers Let the Chips Fly in Colorado
July 22, 2022
A self-avowed environmentalist and Greyshirt reflects on sawing, sweating, and mulching and why providing wildfire mitigation assistance matters.
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Preparedness
10 Easy Disaster Prep Steps to Take Today
May 2, 2022
How individuals may be able to reduce their own risk in the event of a disaster and make recovering from one more manageable.
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Feature Story
Nation’s Top Disaster Response Organizations Team Up on Wildfire Mitigation
February 25, 2022
The American Red Cross and Team Rubicon are launching a program in Colorado to protect homes from future fires.
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Feature Story
Hot Saws in the Cold Alaskan Wilderness
December 8, 2021
Volunteers team up to help protect a fire-prone camp that serves fellow veterans.
