The Alexander Mountain Fire was the largest of a cluster of fires that broke out across the Front Range in late July 2024.
Igniting July 29, 2024 west of Loveland, the fire burned 9,668 acres, damaged 47 structures including 26 homes, and forced roughly 3,200 people to evacuate the foothills.
Every major Colorado fire reinforces the same lesson: the homes most likely to survive are the ones prepared before a fire starts. Part of a multi-fire 2024 outbreak, it showed how quickly several fires can stretch Front Range resources at once. Creating defensible space, hardening the home against embers, and documenting the work for insurance and grant funding are the highest-leverage steps a homeowner can take.
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Open the full guide9,668 acres west of Loveland.
26 homes, among 47 structures damaged.
