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He added that a landscaping engineer was included in the project to make sure that the plants were chosen to be “wildland wise.” Further information on these topics can be found on the National Fire Protection Association Firewise website.Īround the signs and around the station are flowers native to Colorado, which Cerovski said were chosen to illustrate what those living in the WUI can do for their own homes. Signs around the station include information on flammable and fire-resistant plants, emergency access for homes, defensible space, wildfire mitigation and more. The signs further illustrate the importance of the WUI and why those living within it should do what they can to stay safe and keep the environment safe.

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He added that another idea behind the garden is to mimic that of a state park, where a driver could pull over to the side of a road to learn about what he sees.Ĭerovski said members of the community can park at the station and walk around the garden to see the different native Colorado plants as well as read the informational signs placed around the station. “We wanted to have a philosophy for what we were building and we wanted it to have themes all the way through it,” Cerovski said. However community spaces and access within the station are limited due to COVID-19 health restrictions.Ĭerovski said the plan for the station was to have the garden come with it as a package deal. The station has been staffed since March and received its official certificate during the summer. He added that while camping in Wyoming, he saw a similar wildland education system that they incorporated into the garden. (Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald)Ĭerovski said when the station itself was being built, they were conscious of their place within the WUI and wanted to make sure that the station demonstrated their part in that to further illustrate their part in the community. She and her husband raised their family on the property where the fire station was built, and one of her favorite hobbies was tending to her flower garden. Dave Schuetz’s late mother, Nancy Schuetz. The garden was designed and built in honor of LFRA Capt. 30, 2020, outside Fire Station 7 on County Road 27 west of Loveland. “Dave works for Loveland Fire but he is also a member of the community.” Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Division Chief Michael Cerovski walks near native flowers as he shows off their new Wildland Urban Interface Interpretive Garden Wednesday, Sept. “We wanted to show the community that we are the community,” Cerovski said. “When people live in the Wildland Urban Interface, sometimes (they) like to say ‘nature is at my back door.’ Really what we are talking about is you are living in nature’s back door,” said Michael Cerovski, division chief of administration for the LFRA. WUI refers to the zone between natural habitats and human development, which can include residences, businesses and other buildings such as the LFRA Station 7 and the Big Thompson Elementary School next to the station. Dave Schuetz’s mother Nancy who passed away in 2018, had the final signs completed earlier this week, according to the LFRA Facebook page, finishing out the garden and bringing across the importance of the WUI as well as the overall theme of the station. The WUI Interpretive Garden, made in memoriam to LFRA Capt. Now, the WUI Interpretive Garden outside of the station brings that meaning even further to life. Loveland Fire Rescue Authority’s Station 7 was designed to illustrate the importance of its surroundings in the wilderness, with deliberate choices for the building being made to express the importance of the Wildland Urban Interface.

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