New construction rules may be coming to the higher-risk wildfire areas around Colorado Springs, including the grassland on the city’s eastern side.
Colorado Springs Fire Marshal Kris Cooper presented an early draft of the proposed changes to the city’s wildfire resiliency code to the Colorado Springs City Council during a Feb. 23 work session.
Cooper said the city needed new rules in response to a 2023 bill, which established the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code Board to create consistent building standards for communities at risk of wildfires. The Code Board established a statewide wildlife code in July 2025 and required cities to adopt the protections by this summer…