APPENDIX A PROJECT MAPS

MAP 1. ASSESSMENT AREA MAP 2. WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE (WUI) HAZARD RATINGS MAP 3. PUBLIC LANDS MAP 4. FIRE BEHAVIOR FUEL MODEL - LANDFIRE MAP 5. MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS

A-1

A-2

APPENDIX B NFPA WILDLAND FIRE RISK AND HAZARD SEVERITY ASSESSMENT FORM 1144

B-1

B-2

1144 digital field survey form example:

Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Field Form NFPA 1144 Community Rating Means of Access Ingress and Egress 0 2 or more roads in & out 0 One road in & out 7 Road Width 0 > 24 ft 0 > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 < 20 ft 4 All-Season Road Condition 0 Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 Other than all season 7 Fire Service Access 0 < 300 ft with turnaround 0 > 300 ft with turnaround 2 < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 Street Signs (predominent) 0 Present - reflective 0 Not present 5 Vegetation (fuel models) Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 0 Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 Heavy - 4, 10 20 Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 0 > 100 ft around structure 1 > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 < 30 ft around structure 25 Topography Within 300 ft of Structures Slope 0 < 9% 1 10% to 20% 4 21% to 30% 7 31% to 40% 8 > 41% 10 Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) Additional factors 0 Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 0 Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 0 Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 0 Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 0 Roofing Assembly Roofing 0 Class A 0 Class B 3 Class C 15 Unrated 25 Building construction Materials (predominent) 0 Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 Combustible siding and deck 15 Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 0 > 30 ft to slope 1 < 30 ft to slope 5 Available Fire Protection Water source availability 0 Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 Water unavailable 10 Organized response resources 0 Station < 5 mi from structure 1 Station > 5 mi from structure 3 Fixed fire protection 0 NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 None 5 Placement of gas and Electric Utilities Utilities 0 Both underground 0 One above, one below 3 Both above ground 5

Totals for home or subdivision 0 Hazard Rating Scale < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE > 70 HIGH > 112 EXTREME

B-3

B-4

APPENDIX C COMMUNITY/NEIGHBORHOOD/SUBDIVISION HAZARD AND RISK SURVEY SUMMARIES

C-1

C-2

Grapevine (Shared with FFPD CWPP) Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Form NFPA 1144 Description: 369 acres; rolling meadows broken Grapevine by steep heavily forested short N, NW and W Hazard Rating HIGH facing slopes; multiple through accesses with Means of Access Ingress and Egress 0 security gates restricting several; all roads paved, 2 or more roads in & out 0 main access 2 lane, 19 cul de sacs, 1 ½ to single One road in & out 7 Road Width 3 lane, all with restricted k-turns or dead ends; non- > 24 ft 0 > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 standard addressing and cul-de-sac signage; fairly < 20 ft 4 All-Season Road Condition 2 dense construction along all access roads; Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 defensible space – 41% have < 30’, 38% have 30’ Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 to 70’, 15% have 70’ to 100’, 6% have > 100’; Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 Other than all season 7 roofing – 18% wood shake, 16% asphalt, 66% Fire Service Access 3 < 300 ft with turnaround 0 non-combustible; construction – 50% of structures > 300 ft with turnaround 2 < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 non-combustible siding; buried utilities, residential > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 hydrant grid present. Street Signs (predominent) 3 Present - reflective 0 Not present 5 Vegetation (fire behavior fuel models) Vegetation: Mixed stands of FBFM 8 and 9 Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 8 dominant on most steep N, NW and W facing Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 slopes with some areas of FBFM 10. The Heavy - 4, 10 20 Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 remaining 75% of the area is predominantly open Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 17 > 100 ft around structure 1 meadows and grassy understory FBFM 1 and 2. > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 < 30 ft around structure 25 Recommendations: Topography Within 300 ft of Structures Slope 3 • Reduce structural ignitability through building < 9% 1 10% to 20% 4 upgrades and seasonal maintenance. 21% to 30% 7 31% to 40% 8 • Improve and maintain defensible space where > 41% 10 needed and coordinated throughout the Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) Additional factors 12 neighborhood to accommodate smaller lots on Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 4 Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 3 Chippewa, Castle Ridge, and Whispering Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 3 Woods roads to enhance effectiveness of Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 2 Roofing Assembly adjacent forest treatments. Roofing 4 Class A 0 • Seasonal road margin maintenance including Class B 3 Class C 15 mowing and conifer reproduction reduction. Unrated 25 • Forest thinning recommended adjacent to Building construction Materials (predominent) 7 neighborhood margins and coordinated with Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 defensible space on private parcels. Combustible siding and deck 15 Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 4 • Create/improve shaded fuel breaks along > 30 ft to slope 1 forested primary access roads. < 30 ft to slope 5 Available Fire Protection • Meadow restoration and weed abatement Water source availability 0 Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 through herbicide application or seasonal Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 burning. Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 • Identify emergency response access limitations. Water unavailable 10 Organized response resources 1 • Confirm evacuation routes access through gated Station < 5 mi from structure 1 Station > 5 mi from structure 3 neighborhoods. Fixed fire protection 5 NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 None 5 Placement of gas and Electric Utilities Utilities 0 Both underground 0 One above, one below 3 Both above ground 5 Totals for home or subdivision 72 Hazard Rating Scale < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE > 70 HIGH > 112 EXTREME

C-3

C-4

Genesee Vista Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Form NFPA 1144 Description: 467 acres; central rolling meadows Genesee Vista bounded by steeper forested slopes with a general Hazard Rating HIGH southwest aspect; adequate interior access Means of Access Ingress and Egress 5 converges on 2 points of access with a 600 foot 2 or more roads in & out 0 One road in & out 7 separation; all roads paved, main access 2 lane, Road Width 3 > 24 ft 0 approximately 15 cul-de-sacs, 1 ½ to single lane, > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 < 20 ft 4 all with restricted k-turns or dead ends; non- All-Season Road Condition 2 Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 standard addressing and cul-de-sac signage; fairly Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 dense construction along all access roads; Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 Other than all season 7 defensible space – 33% have < 30’, 38% have 30’ Fire Service Access 3 < 300 ft with turnaround 0 to 70’, 18% have 70’ to 100’, 11% have > 100’; > 300 ft with turnaround 2 < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 roofing – 11% wood shake, 57% asphalt, 33% non- > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 Street Signs (predominent) 1 combustible; construction – 75% of structures have Present - reflective 0 combustible siding; buried utilities, residential Not present 5 Vegetation (fire behavior fuel models) hydrant grid present. Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 6 Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 Heavy - 4, 10 20 Vegetation: Open ponderosa pine FBFM 9, 2 and Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 17 meadow FBFM 1 dominate the area. Several denser > 100 ft around structure 1 > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 stands with some nixed conifer noted on north and > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 < 30 ft around structure 25 northwest facing slopes. Topography Within 300 ft of Structures Slope 3 < 9% 1 Recommendations: 10% to 20% 4 21% to 30% 7 • Reduce structural ignitability through building 31% to 40% 8 > 41% 10 upgrades and seasonal maintenance. Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) Additional factors 11 • Improve and maintain defensible space where Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 3 Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 3 needed and coordinate throughout the Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 3 Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 2 neighborhood to accommodate smaller lots and Roofing Assembly Roofing 6 enhance effectiveness of adjacent forest Class A 0 Class B 3 treatments. Class C 15 Unrated 25 • Seasonal road margin maintenance including Building construction mowing and conifer reproduction reduction. Materials (predominent) 13 Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 • Meadow restoration and weed abatement Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 Combustible siding and deck 15 through herbicide application or seasonal Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 4 > 30 ft to slope 1 burning. < 30 ft to slope 5 Available Fire Protection • Maintain and extend shaded fuel breaks along Water source availability 0 Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 forested road margins, reducing stem count, Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 conifer reproduction and surface fuel, Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 Water unavailable 10 prioritizing convergence of primary evacuation Organized response resources 1 Station < 5 mi from structure 1 routes along Genesee Vista, Ridge and Trail Station > 5 mi from structure 3 Fixed fire protection 5 • Identify emergency response access limitations. NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 None 5 • Formalize evacuation plans to support Placement of gas and Electric Utilities simultaneous 1-way ingress 1-way egress near Utilities 0 Both underground 0 the fire station and emergency access to One above, one below 3 Both above ground 5 Genesee Mountain Park along Choke Cherry Totals for home or subdivision 80 Hazard Rating Scale and Genesee Spring Roads. < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE • Thinning in existing and potential treatment > 70 HIGH zones identified in the Streamside OS and > 112 EXTREME Genesee Vista, Trail and Ridge intersections. • Survey potential community safety zones at intersection of Genesee Vista and Currant Drive and south of Meadow Rose.

C-5

C-6

The Preserve Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Form NFPA 1144 Description: 96 acres; topographic chimney with a The Preserve southeast aspect; valley floor meadow with lightly Hazard Rating HIGH open ponderosa pines stands on slopes; single Means of Access paved access 1/1/2 lane with no turn around; non- Ingress and Egress 6 2 or more roads in & out 0 standard addressing and street signage; fairly dense One road in & out 7 Road Width 3 construction along all access roads; defensible > 24 ft 0 > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 space – 25% have < 30’, 36% have 30’ to 70’, 25% < 20 ft 4 All-Season Road Condition 2 have 70’ to 100’, 14% have > 100’; roofing – 14% Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 wood shake, 53% asphalt, 33% non-combustible; Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 construction – 58% of structures have combustible Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 Other than all season 7 siding; buried utilities, residential hydrant grid Fire Service Access 5 < 300 ft with turnaround 0 present. > 300 ft with turnaround 2 < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 Vegetation: Valley floor meadow FBFM 1; Street Signs (predominent) 1 Present - reflective 0 scattered and open ponderosa pine strands FBFM 1, Not present 5 Vegetation (fire behavior fuel models) 2; some small concentrations of FBFM 9 on wet Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 5 facing slope; past forest treatment thinning evident Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 on west facing slope. Heavy - 4, 10 20 Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 11 > 100 ft around structure 1 Recommendations: > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 • Reduce structural ignitability through building > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 < 30 ft around structure 25 upgrades and seasonal maintenance. Topography Within 300 ft of Structures Slope 6 • Improve and maintain defensible space where < 9% 1 10% to 20% 4 needed. 21% to 30% 7 31% to 40% 8 • Seasonal road margin maintenance including > 41% 10 mowing and conifer reproduction reduction. Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) Additional factors 12 • Emergency turn around construction. Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 4 Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 3 • Maintain and improved existing shaded fuel Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 3 Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 2 breaks to include extending treatments zones, Roofing Assembly surface fuel reduction, and reducing conifer Roofing 5 Class A 0 reproduction. Class B 3 Class C 15 • Thinning timber stand along Foothills Drive Unrated 25 North. Building construction Materials (predominent) 10 Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 Combustible siding and deck 15 Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 4 > 30 ft to slope 1 < 30 ft to slope 5 Available Fire Protection Water source availability 0 Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 Water unavailable 10 Organized response resources 1 Station < 5 mi from structure 1 Station > 5 mi from structure 3 Fixed fire protection 5 NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 None 5 Placement of gas and Electric Utilities Utilities 0 Both underground 0 One above, one below 3 Both above ground 5 Totals for home or subdivision 76 Hazard Rating Scale < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE > 70 HIGH > 112 EXTREME

C-7

C-8

Tamarac Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Form NFPA 1144 Description: 348 acres; homes constructed on a Tamarac forested ridge with steep forested slopes Hazard Rating HIGH overlooking Cold Spring Gulch; looping access Means of Access converges at east end of subdivision with 250 feet Ingress and Egress 5 2 or more roads in & out 0 of separation; all roads paved, main access 2 lane, One road in & out 7 Road Width 2 many cul-de-sacs, 1 ½ to single lane, all with > 24 ft 0 > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 restricted k-turns or dead ends; non-standard < 20 ft 4 All-Season Road Condition 2 addressing and cul-de-sac signage; fairly dense Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 construction along all access roads; defensible Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 space – 50% have < 30’, 46% have 30’ to 70’, 6% Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 Other than all season 7 have 70’ to 100’; roofing – 16% wood shake, 39% Fire Service Access 3 < 300 ft with turnaround 0 asphalt, 45% non-combustible; construction – 81% > 300 ft with turnaround 2 of structures have combustible siding; buried < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 utilities, residential hydrant grid present. Street Signs (predominent) 2 Present - reflective 0 Not present 5 Vegetation (fire behavior fuel models) Vegetation: Open ponderosa pine (FBFM 2) and Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 10 meadow (FBFM 1) give way to denser stands of Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 ponderosa pine (FBFM 9) on the western margins Heavy - 4, 10 20 Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 and steeper slopes leading down into Cold Spring Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 16 > 100 ft around structure 1 Gulch. > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 < 30 ft around structure 25 Recommendations: Topography Within 300 ft of Structures Slope 3 • Reduce structural ignitability through building < 9% 1 upgrades and seasonal maintenance. 10% to 20% 4 21% to 30% 7 • Improve and maintain defensible space where 31% to 40% 8 > 41% 10 needed and coordinated throughout the Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) Additional factors 12 neighborhood to accommodate smaller lots and Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 4 enhance effectiveness of adjacent forest Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 3 Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 3 treatments. Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 2 Roofing Assembly • Seasonal road margin maintenance including Roofing 15 Class A 0 mowing and conifer reproduction reduction. Class B 3 Class C 15 • Create/improve shaded fuel breaks along Unrated 25 forested primary access roads. Building construction Materials (predominent) 15 • Forest thinning recommended downslope from Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 subdivision margins coordinated with defensible Combustible siding and deck 15 space on private parcels. Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 1 > 30 ft to slope 1 • Maintain and improved existing shaded fuel < 30 ft to slope 5 Available Fire Protection breaks to include extending treatments zones, Water source availability 0 Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 surface fuel reduction, and reducing conifer Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 reproduction. Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 • Meadow restoration and weed abatement Water unavailable 10 Organized response resources 1 through herbicide application or seasonal Station < 5 mi from structure 1 Station > 5 mi from structure 3 burning. Fixed fire protection 5 NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 • Identify emergency response access limitations None 5 noting hydrant locations on inaccessible roads. Placement of gas and Electric Utilities Utilities 0 • Survey potential community safety zone Both underground 0 One above, one below 3 between Foothills Drive South and Foothills Both above ground 5 Drive North. Totals for home or subdivision 92 Hazard Rating Scale < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE > 70 HIGH > 112 EXTREME

C-9

C-10

Chimney Creek Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Form NFPA 1144 Description: 107 acres; 45 multi-family structures Chimney Creek homes constructed on the margins of an open WUI 1 Hazard Rating MODERATE meadow with a northeast aspect; Single access to Means of Access 90% of structures follows subdivision perimeter Ingress and Egress 7 2 or more roads in & out 0 and forms effective fuel break from surrounding One road in & out 7 Road Width 1 timber; both main secondary roads terminate in > 24 ft 0 > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 restricted k-turns; blocked emergency access noted < 20 ft 4 All-Season Road Condition 1 from Ridgeside to Genesee Business Park; dense Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 construction around central openspace; defensible Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 space – 95% have > 100’; roofing – 100% non- Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 Other than all season 7 combustible; construction – 100% of structures Fire Service Access 5 < 300 ft with turnaround 0 have combustible siding; buried utilities, residential > 300 ft with turnaround 2 hydrant grid present. < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 Street Signs (predominent) 0 Present - reflective 0 Vegetation: Open Meadow (FBFM 1) dominates Not present 5 Vegetation (fire behavior fuel models) assessment area, thinned ponderosa pine (FBFM 2) Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 6 gives way to denser stands of ponderosa pine Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 (FBFM 9) along forested margins. Heavy - 4, 10 20 Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 1 > 100 ft around structure 1 Recommendations: > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 • Reduce structural ignitability with seasonal > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 < 30 ft around structure 25 maintenance. Topography Within 300 ft of Structures Slope 2 • Maintain and improved shaded fuel breaks along < 9% 1 10% to 20% 4 forest subdivision margins including extending 21% to 30% 7 treatments zones upslope, surface fuel reduction, 31% to 40% 8 > 41% 10 including conifer reproduction. Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) Additional factors 13 • Seasonal road margin maintenance including Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 2 Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 3 mowing and conifer reproduction reduction. Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 3 • Meadow restoration and weed abatement Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 5 Roofing Assembly through herbicide application or seasonal Roofing 0 Class A 0 burning. Class B 3 Class C 15 • Identify emergency response access limitations. Unrated 25 • Survey potential emergency access between Building construction Materials (predominent) 15 Ridgeside to Genesee Business Park. Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 Combustible siding and deck 15 Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 1 > 30 ft to slope 1 < 30 ft to slope 5 Available Fire Protection Water source availability 0 Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 Water unavailable 10 Organized response resources 1 Station < 5 mi from structure 1 Station > 5 mi from structure 3 Fixed fire protection 0 NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 None 5 Placement of gas and Electric Utilities Utilities 0 Both underground 0 One above, one below 3 Both above ground 5 Totals for home or subdivision 53 Hazard Rating Scale < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE > 70 HIGH > 112 EXTREME

C-11

C-12

Business Park Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Form NFPA 1144 Description: 123 acres; approximately 30 WUI 5 - Business Park commercial structures with a wide variety of WUI 1 Hazard Rating LOW architectural styles and construction located in an Means of Access Ingress and Egress 0 open meadow, north aspect, at the base of a steep 2 or more roads in & out 0 densely wooded north slope; multiple points of One road in & out 7 Road Width 0 access are available from a through 2-lane frontage > 24 ft 0 > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 road; parking lots and roads form fuel free < 20 ft 4 All-Season Road Condition 1 perimeter with the exception of the convenience Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 store at the west end of the WUI; defensible space – Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 9% have < 30’, 48% have 30’ to 70’, 22% have 70’ Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 Other than all season 7 to 100’, 22% have > 100’; roofing – 13% wood Fire Service Access 1 < 300 ft with turnaround 0 shake, 17% asphalt, 70% non-combustible; > 300 ft with turnaround 2 < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 construction – 65% of structures have non- > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 Street Signs (predominent) 0 combustible siding; buried utilities, commercial Present - reflective 0 hydrant grid present. Not present 5 Vegetation (fire behavior fuel models) Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 6 Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Vegetation: Open Meadow (FBFM 1) dominates Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 Heavy - 4, 10 20 assessment area; dense mixed conifer on adjacent Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 7 steep north facing slope (FBFM 8, 9, 10); some > 100 ft around structure 1 forest margin tinning noted (FBFM 2). > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 < 30 ft around structure 25 Topography Within 300 ft of Structures Recommendations: Slope 3 • Reduce structural ignitability through building < 9% 1 10% to 20% 4 upgrades and seasonal maintenance. 21% to 30% 7 31% to 40% 8 • Improve and maintain defensible space where > 41% 10 Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) needed. Additional factors 10 • Seasonal road margin maintenance including Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 2 Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 3 mowing and conifer reproduction reduction. Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 3 Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 2 • Thin timber stands to the south, east, and west to Roofing Assembly Roofing 5 shaded fuel break specifications (Appendix F). Class A 0 Class B 3 • Meadow restoration and weed abatement Class C 15 through herbicide application or seasonal Unrated 25 Building construction burning. Materials (predominent) 5 Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 Combustible siding and deck 15 Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 0 > 30 ft to slope 1 < 30 ft to slope 5 Available Fire Protection Water source availability 0 Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 Water unavailable 10 Organized response resources 1 Station < 5 mi from structure 1 Station > 5 mi from structure 3 Fixed fire protection 0 NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 None 5 Placement of gas and Electric Utilities Utilities 0 Both underground 0 One above, one below 3 Both above ground 5 Totals for home or subdivision 39 Hazard Rating Scale < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE > 70 HIGH > 112 EXTREME

C-13

C-14

The Village Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Form NFPA 1144 Description: Approximately 210 acres; 209 The Village residential structures, including over 15 multi- WUI 1 Hazard Rating MODERATE family residences; high density construction is Means of Access Ingress and Egress 0 concentrated in an east sloping meadow along the I- 2 or more roads in & out 0 One road in & out 7 70 corridor; steep slopes rise on the south and Road Width 1 southwest subdivision margins; all roads paved, > 24 ft 0 > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 multiple main accesses 2 lane, many cul-de-sacs, 1 < 20 ft 4 All-Season Road Condition 0 ½ to single lane, all with restricted k-turns or dead Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 ends; non-standard addressing and secondary street Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 signage; very dense construction creates a structural Other than all season 7 fuel model in a addition to the standard vegetation Fire Service Access 4 < 300 ft with turnaround 0 fuel models; defensible space – 99% have > 100’; > 300 ft with turnaround 2 < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 roofing – 64% wood shake, 21% asphalt, 15% non- > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 Street Signs (predominent) 0 combustible; construction – 99% of structures have Present - reflective 0 Not present 5 combustible siding; buried utilities, residential Vegetation (fire behavior fuel models) hydrant grid present. Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 5 Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 Heavy - 4, 10 20 Vegetation: Open Meadow (FBFM 1) dominates Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 1 assessment area; meadow and shrub (FBFM 1, 4) > 100 ft around structure 1 > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 on lower slopes south and west of structures give > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 < 30 ft around structure 25 way to dense mixed conifer high on the slopes Topography Within 300 ft of Structures (FBFM 8, 9, 10); low ridge to the east supports a Slope 1 < 9% 1 dense mixed conifer stand. 10% to 20% 4 21% to 30% 7 31% to 40% 8 > 41% 10 Recommendations: Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) Additional factors 11 • Reduce structural ignitability through phased Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 0 building improvements, new construction, and Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 3 Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 3 seasonal maintenance. Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 5 Roofing Assembly • Improve or construct turn arounds at dead ends Roofing 15 Class A 0 • Seasonal road margin maintenance including Class B 3 Class C 15 mowing and conifer reproduction reduction. Unrated 25 • Meadow restoration and weed abatement Building construction Materials (predominent) 15 through herbicide application or seasonal Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 burning. Combustible siding and deck 15 Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 1 > 30 ft to slope 1 < 30 ft to slope 5 Available Fire Protection Water source availability 0 Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 Water unavailable 10 Organized response resources 1 Station < 5 mi from structure 1 Station > 5 mi from structure 3 Fixed fire protection 3 NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 None 5 Placement of gas and Electric Utilities Utilities 0 Both underground 0 One above, one below 3 Both above ground 5 Totals for home or subdivision 58 Hazard Rating Scale < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE > 70 HIGH > 112 EXTREME

C-15

C-16

Montane East Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Form NFPA 1144 Description: Approximately 820 acres; homes are Montane East constructed on ridge tops over looking Cold Spring Hazard Rating HIGH Gulch and Bear Creek with over 500’ of vertical Means of Access relief; grass and shrubs dominate these steep south- Ingress and Egress 0 2 or more roads in & out 0 facing slopes; isolated dense stands of mixed One road in & out 7 Road Width 2 ponderosa pine and mixed conifer are found on > 24 ft 0 > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 ridge lines and west and north facing ravine slopes; < 20 ft 4 All-Season Road Condition 2 large sloping meadows are found between these Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 stands above the rim of Bear Creek Canyon; all Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 roads paved, main access is 2-lane provides 2-way Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 Other than all season 7 access; 6 cul-de-sacs, 1 ½ to single lane, all with Fire Service Access 3 < 300 ft with turnaround 0 restricted k-turns or dead ends; non-standard > 300 ft with turnaround 2 addressing and cul-de-sac signage; fairly dense < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 construction along cul-de-sacs; defensible space – Street Signs (predominent) 3 Present - reflective 0 24% have < 30’, 27% have 30’ to 70’, 38% have Not present 5 Vegetation (fire behavior fuel models) 70’ to 100’, 11% have > 100’; roofing – 23% wood Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 6 shake, 49% asphalt, 28% non-combustible; Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 construction – 70% of structures have combustible Heavy - 4, 10 20 Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 siding; buried utilities, residential hydrant grid Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 12 > 100 ft around structure 1 present; proximity to steep slopes and chimneys > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 hazardous topographic factors. > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 < 30 ft around structure 25 Topography Within 300 ft of Structures Slope 7 Vegetation: Steep south facing slopes with grass < 9% 1 10% to 20% 4 (FBFM 1) and shrub, primarily Mountain 21% to 30% 7 Mahogany (FBFM 4); open stands of ponderosa 31% to 40% 8 > 41% 10 pine (FBFM 2) and meadows on rolling terrain Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) Additional factors 12 above Bear Creek Canyon; ponderosa pine (FBFM Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 4 Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 3 9), and Douglas-fir (FBFM 8) with some areas of Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 3 downed woody material (FBFM 10) on west facing Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 2 Roofing Assembly ravine slopes. Roofing 6 Class A 0 Class B 3 Recommendations: Class C 15 Unrated 25 • Improve and maintain defensible space where Building construction Materials (predominent) 10 needed. Coordinate efforts where structures are Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 dense to increase effectiveness and compliment Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 Combustible siding and deck 15 any adjacent forest treatments. Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 4 > 30 ft to slope 1 • Reduce structural ignitability through phased < 30 ft to slope 5 building improvements, new construction, and Available Fire Protection Water source availability 0 seasonal maintenance. Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 • Forest treatment recommended for stands south of Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 Montane Drive, and east on the slopes leading to Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 Water unavailable 10 Sawmill Gulch. Organized response resources 1 Station < 5 mi from structure 1 • Seasonal road margin maintenance including Station > 5 mi from structure 3 mowing and conifer reproduction reduction. Fixed fire protection 5 NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 • Meadow restoration and weed abatement through None 5 Placement of gas and Electric Utilities herbicide application or seasonal burning. Utilities 0 • Improve or construct turn arounds at dead ends. Both underground 0 One above, one below 3 • Survey potential community safety zone in Both above ground 5 Totals for home or subdivision 73 meadow near water treatment plant. Hazard Rating Scale • Survey potential helicopter dip sites at reservoir < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE and water treatment plant. > 70 HIGH > 112 EXTREME

C-17

C-18

Montane West Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Form NFPA 1144 Description: Approximately 555 acres; homes are Montane West constructed on ridges and slopes and near the top of Hazard Rating HIGH chimneys over looking and leading into Cold Spring Means of Access Ingress and Egress 0 Gulch and Bear Creek Canyon; area is characterized 2 or more roads in & out 0 One road in & out 7 by densely wooded and steep ravines and medium Road Width 2 > 24 ft 0 density to open ponderosa pine stands on higher > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 slopes; area provides continuous forest canopy into < 20 ft 4 All-Season Road Condition 2 the heart of Genesee from a remote area that is Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 downslope and southwest of the district; all roads are Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 paved, main access is 2-lane provides 2-way access; Other than all season 7 Fire Service Access 4 10 cul-de-sacs, 1 ½ to single lane, all with restricted < 300 ft with turnaround 0 > 300 ft with turnaround 2 k-turns or dead ends; non-standard addressing and < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 cul-de-sac signage; fairly dense construction along Street Signs (predominent) 3 cul-de-sacs; defensible space – 49% have < 30’, 24% Present - reflective 0 Not present 5 have 30’ to 70’, 12% have 70’ to 100’, 14% have > Vegetation (fire behavior fuel models) Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 12 100’; roofing – 22% wood shake, 56% asphalt, 22% Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 non-combustible; construction – 78% of structures Heavy - 4, 10 20 Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 have combustible siding; buried utilities, residential Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 18 hydrant grid present; proximity to steep slopes and > 100 ft around structure 1 > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 chimneys hazardous topographic factors. > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 < 30 ft around structure 25 Topography Within 300 ft of Structures Slope 8 Vegetation: Steep ravines and chimneys with a south < 9% 1 10% to 20% 4 aspect favor dense ponderosa pine (FBFM 9) and 21% to 30% 7 31% to 40% 8 mixed conifer with Douglas-fir (FBFM 8), some slope > 41% 10 Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) and drainages with dense downed woody material Additional factors 12 (FBFM 10); some meadow areas (FBFM 1) and open Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 4 Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 3 ponderosa pine (FBFM 2) on higher slopes and flat Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 3 Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 2 terrain. Roofing Assembly Roofing 9 Class A 0 Class B 3 Recommendations: Class C 15 • Improve and maintain defensible space where Unrated 25 Building construction needed. Coordinate efforts where structures are Materials (predominent) 11 Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 dense to increase effectiveness and compliment Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 Combustible siding and deck 15 any adjacent forest treatments. Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 4 > 30 ft to slope 1 • Reduce structural ignitability through phased < 30 ft to slope 5 Available Fire Protection building improvements, new construction, and Water source availability 0 seasonal maintenance. Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 • Extensive forest treatment recommended for Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 contiguous stands throughout the WUI downslope Water unavailable 10 Organized response resources 1 to Cold Spring Gulch and coordinating with Station < 5 mi from structure 1 Station > 5 mi from structure 3 defensible space efforts along Cul-de-Sacs. Fixed fire protection 5 NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 • Seasonal road margin maintenance including None 5 mowing and conifer reproduction reduction. Placement of gas and Electric Utilities Utilities 0 • Meadow restoration and weed abatement through Both underground 0 One above, one below 3 herbicide application or seasonal burning. Both above ground 5 Totals for home or subdivision 91 • Improve or construct turn arounds at dead ends. Hazard Rating Scale < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE > 70 HIGH > 112 EXTREME

C-19

C-20

Ski Hill (from FFPD CWPP) Wildfire Fire Risk and Hazard Severity Form NFPA 1144 Description: This remote neighborhood is Ski Hill accessed from Genesee Mountain Rd. or from Hazard Rating HIGH Means of Access the east via Genesee Spring Rd. Ingress and Egress 7 2 or more roads in & out 0 One road in & out 7 Vegetation: FBFM 8 is found on north-facing Road Width 4 > 24 ft 0 slopes, while FBFM 1 and 2 are present on all > 20 ft < 24 ft 2 < 20 ft 4 other aspects. All-Season Road Condition 2 Surfaced Road, grade <5% 0 Surfaced Road, grade >5% 2 Non-surfaced Road, grade <5% 2 Survey Notes: Narrow roads, lack of turn Non-surfaced Road, grade >5% 5 Other than all season 7 arounds, remote location, multiple gates, and a Fire Service Access 5 < 300 ft with turnaround 0 lack of street signs make emergency access > 300 ft with turnaround 2 < 300 ft with no turnaround 4 challenging. Some degree of defensible space > 300 ft with no turnaround 5 Street Signs (predominent) 5 exists with many homes, but improvement is Present - reflective 0 Not present 5 suggested, especially for homes exposed to Vegetation (fire behavior fuel models) Characteristics of predominent veg w/in 300 ft 10 north-facing slopes. Light - 1, 2, 3 5 Medium - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 Heavy - 4, 10 20 Slash - 11, 12, 13 25 Recommendations: Signage and addressing Defensible Space - vegetation treatment around structure 18 > 100 ft around structure 1 needs to be improved in this area. Water supply > 70 ft < 100 ft around structure 3 > 30 ft < 70 ft around structure 10 and vehicle turn arounds should be reassessed < 30 ft around structure 25 Topography Within 300 ft of Structures by the fire department for possible Slope 7 < 9% 1 improvements. Defensible space can be 10% to 20% 4 improved throughout the neighborhood, 21% to 30% 7 31% to 40% 8 especially along north-facing slopes. > 41% 10 Additional Rating Factors (rate all that apply) Additional factors 10 Topographic feaures that adversely affect fire behavior (0 - 5) 4 Areas with a history of high fire occurance - ignition potential (0 - 5) 3 Severe fire weather potential (0 - 5) 3 Separation of adjacent structures contributing to fire spread (0 - 5) 0 Roofing Assembly Roofing 3 Class A 0 Class B 3 Class C 15 Unrated 25 Building construction Materials (predominent) 7 Non-combustible fire-resistive siding, eaves and deck 0 Non-combustible siding, eaves and combustible deck 5 Combustible siding and deck 15 Building set-back relative to slope of 30% or more 3 > 30 ft to slope 1 < 30 ft to slope 5 Available Fire Protection Water source availability 10 Hydrants 500 gpm < 1000 ft apart 0 Hydrants 250 gpm < 1000 ft apart 1 Non-pressurized water source > 250 gpm for 2 hours 3 Non-pressurized water source < 250 gpm for 2 hours 5 Water unavailable 10 Organized response resources 3 Station < 5 mi from structure 1 Station > 5 mi from structure 3 Fixed fire protection 5 NFPA 13, 13R, 13D sprinkler system 0 None 5 Placement of gas and Electric Utilities Utilities 5 Both underground 0 One above, one below 3 Both above ground 5 Totals for home or subdivision 104 Hazard Rating Scale < 40 LOW > 40 MODERATE > 70 HIGH > 112 EXTREME

C-21

C-22

APPENDIX D GENESEE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT QUESTIONNAIRE

D-1

D-2

D-3

D-4 APPENDIX E GENESEE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT QUESTIONNAIRE FEEDBACK SUMMARY

E-1

E-2 1) What community do you live closest to? Community Count Community Count 8-112 1 Front side of Genesee 1 8-148 1 Genesee 6 8-183 1 Genesee 119 1 8-212 1 Genesee back/south side 1 09-325 1 Genesee Filing 1 11-043 1 Genesee Foundation 5 11-077 1 Genesee on Ridge Road 1 12-230 1 Genesee Phase 2 1 14-95 1 Genesee Ridge Road 2 14-99 1 Genesee Ridge Townhom 2 14/140 1 Genesee RT-8-A 1 14-144 1 Genesee Village 11 14-146 1 Genesee Village Condo 2 15-424 (Rockrose Drive 1 Genesee, 7-95 1 15-428 1 Gilia Drive 1 46 1 High Point 3 101 Foundation Filing 1 HP 1 214 1 HP-6 1 264 1 Juniper Court - 14-74 1 1348 South Ridge 1 L8 1 1689 Tamarac Drive 1 Larkspure Drive 1 2415 Stonecrop 1Life Time 1 25270 Montane Dr. W. 1 Lot 3 Genesee Grove 1 Bitterroot 4 Montane Drive East 1 Chimney Creek 5 North Ridge & Tamarac 1 Condos across from Vista clubhouse on Currant Dr. 1 North Ridge Ct. 1 Coneflower Drive 1 Original 1 Filing 13 5 Paragon Place 1 Filing 10 6 Ridgeside Townhomes 1 Filing 11 11 Sand Lily Drive 1 Filing 11-87 1 Second Ridge Townhome 4 Section 23, Township 4, Filing 12 2 Range 71, Lot 194 1 Filing 14 47 Shooting Star 3 Filing 2 8 South Central 1 Filing 4 4 SR-48 1 Filing 5 1 Sunrise 8 Filing 6 4 The Preserve 4 Filing 8 21 The Ridge Townhomes 3 Filing 87 1 The Village at Genesee 6 Filing 9 28 Townhomes - Currant Dr. 1 Foothills Drive North ar 1 Vista Clubhouse 1 Foundation Filing 10-1 1 Wood Lily Drive 1

2) How great of a risk do you think wildfire poses to your community? Extreme Moderate Low None 82 165 31 1

E-3 3) Do you think your community is currently protected against potential wildfire? Yes No 147 134 If yes, why? Access to fire hydrant and roads. Active in thinning trees and reducing fuel load. Adequate water; forestry mitigation; our own fire department. Advising us to mow around buildings. Alert citizenry; immediate responders; water supply. Alert occupants. All trees cut down. As best as can be done. As much as possible. As much as we can be. Awareness and fire department. By community and individual fire mitigation precautions. By GFR - but the risk cannot be eliminated. Clearing along exit routes. Clearing has been done. Close fire protection, including hydrants, good defensible space clearing. Close fire station, extensive hydrants, minimal under brush. Close to hydrant; yard open; decreased tree and brush. Communication. Community planning. Community volunteer fire department; forest management; fire hydrants. Concerned residents and trained fire department with BIG trucks. Continued beetle kill program and great fire department. Control of trees; defensible areas around houses. Cut down many trees, fire mitigation and fire proof roofs. Cutting grasses and ruble 8-10ft from houses/mitigate of forests/removal of dead trees. Downhill and separated from forest. Education re fire mitigation, tree thinning and fire department. Education. Evacuation route, forest thinning, fire stations. Excellent fire department, forest management. Exits amply open; roads available for fire trucks; trees cut when too close. Few trees near homes; open grass area; proximity to fire house. Fire breaks, tree thinning. Fire department - awareness - tree thinning. Fire department nearby. Fire department, fire hydrants at buildings. Fire department, fire hydrants. Fire department, slash and brush program, grooming open space. Fire department, some mitigation. Fire department; tree thinning. Fire house. Fire hydrant nearby, fire station plus fire abatement. Fire hydrants and tree thinning. Fire hydrants in area. Fire hydrants nearby, not much brush. Fire hydrants, fire station, fire mitigation. Fire hydrants. Fire mitigation, fire departments, training, structure covenants, i.e. Roofs. Fire station and hydrants. Fire station close by. Fire station that cooperates with others nearby. Mitigation done by residents and Foundation. For the most part.

E-4

If yes, why? Good support through nearby fire station; good fire mitigation policies of Genesee. Great fire department. Great fire department; some thinning; not many shingle roofs. Great fire department; some thinning; resident awareness. Have been cutting trees and looking at open space management. Have been productive for 20 years - but there still is a risk. Highly competent fire department nearby; shielded fire break; thinning in open space. Hydrants. Keeping meadow areas open. Limited trees, roads are fire breaks. Local fire department and many hydrants. Local fire protection and resident awareness. Low ladder fuels, close to fire hydrant, wide spaces. Maintenance/thinning reduces risk. Many dead and dying trees have been removed. Marginally through Genesee Fire Station. Measures have been taken in The Preserve. Minimum trees, keep grass cut. Moderately protected through past Foundation and personal mitigation efforts. Modern fire department covering smaller area. Not totally, but all the thinning/removal/education helps. Numerous fire hydrants on street, but there is lots of brush downed trees. Open space management. Our fire department is adequately prepared and residents are educated. Owner thinned growth at construction with forest professionals. Partially protected by a good fire department. Partially. Partially. Personal responsibility - each owner controls density. Plenty of attention is paid to thinning Removal of trees and racked pine needles. Residents are to maintain fire safe property and forestry and Foundation are to maintain common ground. Slate roofs. Some fire mitigation. Somewhat - roads serve as buffers between homes and forested areas. Somewhat protected - awareness, some mitigation, firehouse nearby. Spaces between buildings and thinned trees. The closeness of fire stations in the area. The potential is always there. Thinned trees and escape routes. Thinning and fire department close by. Thinning for the past several years. Thinning has been done; defensible work space. Thinning has happened, good fire department. Thinning of trees, roof upgrades, defensible space. Trained fire fighters. Trained fire fighters. Tree thinning and residential slash removal. Tree thinning program; good fire department; hydrants; awareness. Tree thinning, homeowners defensible space, community alertness. Tree thinning. Trees are cleared away from structures 200+/-. Trees thin, road breaks, hydrants, good fire department, plenty of water. Trees thinned. Volunteer fire department/awareness level/defensible space. We have fire hydrants and the fire station up the hill, but there are lots of tree piled up next to buildings. We're organized. Within Genesee the aspen space is well kept

E-5 If no, why? A lot left to do in mitigation. Additional forest clearing, especially on west boundary. Always room for improvement. Area near Hwy 74 could use some clearing of underbrush. Area of high winds. Areas where trees are surrounding houses. Because of potential scope of wildfires. Can never be fully protected. Can never be totally protected. Choke Cherry Ln ends with access west and should be changed into an exit. Close to open space - residents don't seem to be taking protective measures. Dangerous one-way ingress/egress. Dense forest. Dense growth on private property, unthinned. Dry grasslands, few trees, wood structures. Few fire breaks; density of forest. Fire is an inherent danger to the foothills. Forest outside Genesee. Genesee needs to be more proactive. Grass fire danger - too many small seedlings. Heavily wooded areas, slopes hard to reach, silly rule about not thinning trees in open space. High dry grasses are huge fire risk. High wind, dry hot day, can quickly destroy homes. Homes are close together and made of wood. I-70 traffic with cigarettes in quass. Imminent beetle kill, foothills location. Impossible to be completely protected. Impossible to protect with current over-growth of trees. Impossible. Inadequate thinning. Insufficient fuel load reduction on larger lots - in Genesee. Insufficient thinning of trees. Lack of concern. Lack of tree thinning on private property. Lightening and cigarettes pose a threat - some areas are hard to get to. Lightening can strike anytime or place. Little education and practical solutions. Location; hilly terrain; vegetation. Lots of fuel around Genesee; very dry summers. Lots of trees, steep hilly terrain. Lots of trees. Majority of residents are doubtfully motivated. Many houses haven't done enough. More homeowners need to do their own fire mitigation. More is needed. More mitigation to do. More thinning and shaded fuel breaks are needed. More thinning and watch for beetles. More thinning. Naturally occurring mountain landscape can never be fully protected. Need fire mitigation. Need more thinning of forest. Neighbors not keeping up with property maintenance. No CWPP in place. No exit access from our area if main roads are blocked. No fire mitigation in surrounding green space. No mitigation. No one can be fully protected against wildfires when you live in the foothills. No plan or escape route - reverse 911? No stopping a fire.

E-6 If no, why? No ultimate protection, just logical steps to mitigate. Not all neighbors do fuel reduction/fire mitigation. Also concerned about near future beetle kill - increased fuel. Not aware of alter system if danger is present. Not during drought. Not enough attention is paid to houses. How about encouraging folks to replace wood roofs - help owners understand the logistics of not having a wood roof. Not enough mitigation. Covenant enforcement inhibits citizens taking pro-active measures. Not enough proactive action. Not enough trained professionals. Nothing to stop fire near Hwy 74. Only so much can be done. Need escape route to Bear Creek. Open space dry - unattended - windy. Over-grown forest downhill and west of property. People need to trim trees 3 ft from ground. Please increase community awareness. Potential fuel laying around. Potential is always present. Really not prepared. Residents have done little mitigation. Risk of fire starting below and hitting homes, and/or grass fire starting. Some homes still have not done thinning and slash removal. Still many trees and upslopes and wind. Still too many trees. Tamarac Drive next to open space. The areas outside Genesee are not well maintained The whole community needs to be thinned to the proper level. There is nothing to prevent a crown fire from advancing from Bear Creek. Thicket of small trees on neighbor's lot. Too little mitigation, too few resources, too little resident education. Too many dead trees around. Too many dense stands of pines, on hillsides. Very windy area. Too many residents are complacent and haven't mitigated. Too many risk factors. Too many trees, too many ways for fire to start. Too many trees. Too many unmitigated homes; danger area to SW of Genesee. Too much combustible growth in some areas. Too much dead wood/downed trees on neighbor's land. Too much heavy forest and inadequate escape planning. Too much wind with too much fuel. Tree density high in many areas, especially "chimneys" Tree density. Trees are thick. Trees on north and west slopes too thick. Trees too close to houses/branches too close to ground. Trees too close to structures. Unknown what plan is. We need to increase thinning efforts. Wild means unpredictable. Wood structures, few fire breaks.

E-7 4) Do you think your community is currently prepared to deal with a wildfire? Yes No 168 97 If yes, why? Preparation and Evacuation: Absolute protection is not feasible, but done as much as possible. Active community members. Alert citizenry; immediate responders; water supply. Alert residents, good fire department. As good or better than any other mountain community. As practical as possible. At the infrastructure level, yes. By taking a few reasonable precautions. Close to highway.

Community awareness; citizen cooperation, more fire resistant roofing and updated building materials. Community workshops and information - water is adequate. Due to risk, we have organized for evacuation. Escape plan promoted, education of residents, qualified fire fighters. Escape routes cleared, brush/trees removed. Evacuate. Evacuation routes are being cleared. Fire proof roofs, no fuels near homes. Foundation guidelines. Good alert system. Good communication and awareness. Great work in this area so far. High awareness close to metro area for needed support. High level of awareness; many fire departments in close proximity; lots of fire hydrants; adequate water supply. Information has been provided for awareness. Lots of education - not enough action yet. Mitigation planning. Plan in place. Planning and mitigation. Planning. Plans for fighting fire and evacuation. Plans in place, reverse 911, cooperation among fire departments. Plans. Prevention program has helped - still more to do. Prevention. Proactive mitigation. Reasonably well continued planning and preparation. Roads all over the place. Somewhat - but need evacuation route on the south side.

E-8 Fire Services: Active fire department. All fire fighters trained in wildfire, awareness of Genesee. As well as could be with fire station. By being prepared and informed by our fire department and foundation. Competent fire department, community alertness and knowledge. Excellent volunteer fire department that has demonstrated its effectiveness. Fire department and active fire protection committee. Fire department and new reservoir. Fire department awareness. Fire department close by. Fire department is prepared, but not neighbors. Fire department is very aware and have had education and training. Fire department seems aware; new reservoir provides water. Fire department training, escape routes. Fire department trains and efforts being made to reduce fuel load. Fire department, escape/evacuation plans, hydrants. Fire department, fire hydrants. Fire department, if called. Fire department, slash and brush program, grooming open space. Fire department, water and tree thinning. Fire Department/Trucks. Fire department; tree thinning. Fire protection is local. Fire station near; email and reverse 911; access via road for emergency vehicles. Fire station, good communication networks. Genesee Fire Department and others if needed. Genesee Fire Department. Genesee fire department. GF&R Good fire department - fire hydrant. Good fire department, community education efforts. Good fire department, fire hydrant system, an evacuation system and new reservoir. Good fire department, training, equipment, road access, and fire hydrants. Good fire department, water supply, hydrants, some thinning. Good fire protection - could always use more. Great fire department with assistance as required. Great fire department. Great fire department; close to multiple agencies (DFD could help). Great fire department; some thinning; not many shingle roofs. Great fire department; some thinning; resident awareness. Highly competent fire department nearby; shielded fire break; thinning in open space. Local fire department and many hydrants. Local fire house. Mutual aid from adjacent fire department. Our fire department and others in the area have the resources needed. Professional fire department. Quick response from fire fighters. Response by GFR and other departments -- but more mitigation would help a lot. Small - MED - GFD and coordinated ext'l fire services. Somewhat prepared - firehouse nearby, escape roads pretty close. Vigilant fire service. Volunteer fire department/awareness level/defensible space. We probably have as much access to equipment and firefighters as reasonable. Well educated fire department. Well trained FD; mutual aid; reverse 911; resident education. Well trained fire department; continued thinning program. Well trained fire fighters.

E-9 Fuels Reduction: Clearing has been done. Fire mitigation, fire departments, training, structure covenants, i.e.. Roofs. Fuel breaks along evacuation routes/prepared fire personnel. Not totally, but all the thinning/removal/education helps. Reasonably prepared, but many land owners have not addressed fuel density. Somewhat - previous promises of tree trimming/removal not complete. Started the process by reducing vegetation, slash pick-up, education, etc. Thinning of the forest and fire-fighting equipment. Tree clearing and planning, drills. We try through thinning and education. Technology: Adequate hydrants. Fire hydrants, fire station, fire mitigation. Metal roofs, wide spacing, no debris. Reservoir built for back-up water. Reservoir. We have fire hydrants and the fire station up the hill, but there are lots of tree piled up next to buildings. Other: Adequate water; forestry mitigation; our own fire department. Education through Foundation and Genesee fire Protection District. First impression as new owners. Have water and help when needed. Heavy education and action. Hope so. I hope. If it is possible to be prepared for wildfires. Partially prepared. People are trained. Reverse 911 and patrol sheriff. To the extent it is possible; close work with county. Work in progress.

E-10

If no, why? Preparation and Evacuation: Close to open space - residents don't seem to be taking protective measures. Complacent residents; limited education. Dangerous one-way ingress/egress. Depends on how big of a fire; a large fire in Bear Creek would be devastating. Don't know evacuation plan in case of fire. Doubt many are prepared. Evacuation routes are not sufficient and there is no communication system. Evacuation would be a disaster. False sense of security. General complacency of residents. Halfway - homeowners need to do more to their properties. Have not heard of any specific plan. Homeowners need more training. Inadequate planning. Ingress/egress issues. Lack of knowledge. Majority of residents are doubtfully motivated. Messages have gone over heads. Most of community does not know what to do if fire starts. Need to be informed of what to do. Need to do more. Need training. No action plan that we are aware of. No evacuation plan; limited access for emergency vehicles. No idea what action plans are. No official exit/evacuation plan. No one can be prepared for a fire-storm. No one ever is. No plan or escape route - reverse 911? No real plan or preparedness. No way out of Genesee. Not all homeowners have replaced roofs and done simple mitigation. Not completely prepared. Not fully prepared. Plenty of homeowners are not. Poor exit routes out of Genesee. Private drives make it impossible. Probably never completely prepared. Problems with some private drives and more defensible space. The fire will be too large. Too few ways out. Too much flammable forest and too many residents with wood piles against their homes. Traffic congestion. Traffic flow problems; natural issues. Unknown what plan is.

E-11 Fire Services: Fire department is terrific, but awareness among public should be higher. Not enough personnel. Not enough trained professionals. Not sure if volunteer fire department can respond to a large fire. Too many residents think it is the fire department's responsibility. Fuels Reduction: Although good efforts have been made, fuel builds each year. Dense forest. More fire mitigation needed on private and public land. More thinning and shaded fuel breaks are needed. More to do on forest thinning. More tree thinning is needed; more defensible space around houses; some neighbors don't recognize Need tree thinning. Nothing can be done without extreme tree thinning. Nothing is being done to reduce the high grasses. Residents have not done any fire mitigation. Too few neighbors taking care of dead wood on property. Too many tree stands/Ground fuel. Tree density - large amounts of forested open space. Technology: No hydrants on Genesee Ridge Road - need fire station at Exit 254. No sufficient fire fighting equipment and water. No protection from upslope fires. Too few resources. Other: Catastrophic. Lack of concern. Little education and practical solutions. Lack of personnel and resources. Look at camp parks communities in the woods and what happened to them. How do you stop a fire with Massive fire travels fast. Minimally. No education. No natural breaks, response is limited. No stopping a fire. Unattended risk factors. Will spread too quickly. You can't stop a wildfire

E-12 5) Rank the types of areas in your community that you think pose a fire risk to homes or Forest Meadows and Grasses Shrubs and Bushes Residential Structures 175 ranked this as #1 55 ranked this as #1 47 ranked this as #1 27 ranked this as #1 If other, describe: Builders/remodelers. Burning slash/controlled burns Car fires on I-70 and dry grass nearby. Careless smokers. Chimneys Cigarette butts Diseased trees. Fire truck access. Homes that aren't mitigated. Ladder fuel around homes. Lightening strikes and proximity to Hwy 74 and cigarette butts or activity on 74. Open forests S&W of Genesee. Pine needles. Private drives with limited access for emergency vehicles. Roads (careless smokers). Steep slopes and wind. Unmitigated residential property.

E-13 6) Do you think any areas in the county are an extreme fire hazard? Yes No 150 101 If yes, what? 1000 acres of open space. All around forested area. All around the Genesee area. All around us. All open space. All over if there is no rain. All steep slopes, poorly designed culls, 50+% of area not mitigated. Along I-70. Along S. Ridge Road - Bluestem. Any of the dense forests in Genesee. Area along Montane Dr. E., by Stone Crop. Area between Stonecrop Way and Lower Bear Creek. Area near Copper Mine, open space behind home. Areas around Genesee have not taken steps. Areas of concentrated trees. Areas where there area dead trees, shrubs, etc. Back of Genesee - dry forests - not easily accessible. Backside of Genesee. Bear Creek Canyon / Hwy 74 Bear Creek Canyon and Southern edge of Genesee Foundation. Bear Creek Canyon, Hwy 74. Bear Creek Canyon. Beaver Creek Canyon, Ralston property. Below neighborhood and pinwheel homes. Chimney Creek II Common areas. Communities around Genesee aren't thinned. Construction. Contiguous to home. Dead pine trees have not been chopped down. Dead trees along roads. Dense forests; aged wood roofs; scrub brushes. Dense tree stands. Dense vegetation. Dense woods / pines with dead branches along Montane and Foothills/Genesee Ridge. Denver Park Campgrounds and fire pits, cigarettes from I-70 Dry grasses around community. Dry. East of Genesee Mtn. Evergreen Spring Ranch, Chief Hosa, Kerr Gulch, Lookout Mtn. Filing 14 and the land west of Genesee. Fire moves uphill quickly. Forest around Genesee is. Forest with meadows. Forest? Forest/Ralston area off of Tamarac. Forested areas, especially south. Forests. Foundation and Ralston property to the west. Genesee Park. Genesee Ridge Road below the fire station. Genesee. Hazardous, but not extreme. Heavy tree growth to the west. High concentration of wood structures. High risk to South of Juniper Ct. (Bear Creek Highlands). Houses that do not clean up their lots. I-70 corridor plus the entire area is surrounding by trees. Inaccessible areas of forest. Kerr Gulch/Ralston Ranch - Tunnel Effect.

E-14 Land next to edge of Genesee. Lodge poles on hill across road. Lots of over-grown forest throughout Genesee. Many areas nearby have dense forest with much dead timber. Meadow grasses in open space. Meadows and open space. Meadows behind Choke Cherry. Meadows, forests. Mostly the heavy forests in the area. Nearby woods and neighbors plots. Neighborhood forest. North Ridge, next to I-70. North slopes. Of course there is a risk. Off Montane, around foothills to the west. On west boundary - steep treed slopes. Only one way out. Open space - grass. Open space gully right behind my steep backyard. Open space to the south and Ralston Ranch to west. Open space. Open space. Open spaces and tall lawn grass. Parks, open space, heavy tree areas near surrounding Genesee. Probably western, adjoining edge of Filing 14. Proximity to Bear Creek drainage and uphill from such. Ralston property, Bear Creek Drainage. Ralston Ranch, open space downhill from property. Ralston Ranch. S&W of Genesee Scattered. Several overgrown gullies. Shrubs/scrubs Slope above Bear Creek. Slopes on Montane Drive and nearby streets. Smokers throwing butts on Bear Creek, Highway 74. So many small trees in Genesee. Some of the heavy forests with dead trees. Some private lands within/adjacent to community. South and west hillsides with lots of shrubs. South side of Genesee; Hwy 74 and west side of Genesee. South side. Southern and western borders of Genesee. Southwest area of Genesee. Southwest area. Spread throughout. Stands of diseased trees. Steep forested areas. Steep slopes that drop into Idledale/Kittridge. Stream side. Streamside. Stringer Bottoms. Surrounding areas. Surrounding throughout neighborhood. Tall grasses, no fire break between Hwy 74 and tree line. Tamarac / Ralston property line - open space. The Bear Creek area to the south of our borders. The entire area. The far back side of Genesee where forest is the thickest - there is no easy exit. The meadows, forests, and diseased trees. The surrounding state and private forest areas. Thick forest areas. Thick stands. Throughout Genesee. Too many wood frame houses. Treed areas. Trees and forested areas. Undeveloped open space to southeast and west. Unmitigated open space to the south of mitigated area. Unthinned open spaces, potential residence fire from old wood sided and roofed buildings. Up from Bear Creek area. Up slope from Bear Creek Canyon. Upslope from Bear Creek. Very dead tree between Shooting Star and Sand Lily. West - towards Evergreen and South from Bear Creek. West and southwest Genesee. When it's dry and windy - everywhere. Where the trees are too think.

E-15 7) Rank what you consider to be the best ways to mitigate or reduce wildfire risk (1 highest, 10 lowest): Conduct community outreach 49 ranked this as #1 Develop shaded fuel breaks along roads and strategic locations 57 ranked this as #1 Encourage private landowners to develop defensible space 106 ranked this as #1 Improve fire dept volunteer recruitment 27 ranked this as #1 Increase water availability 28 ranked this as #1 Reduce vegetation on public land by controlled burn 38 ranked this as #1 Reduce vegetation on public land by mechanical treatment 139 ranked this as #1 Upgrade firefighting equipment 28 ranked this as #1 Other 19 ranked this as #1 If other, describe: Address pine beetle(s) damage prevention. Allow reasonable mitigation efforts to homeowners on adjacent open space without having to go through review committee. Allow tree thinning on private property. Ban outdoor smoking / keep butts in car. Ban outside smoking and open fires; educate visitors and contractors. Build back road out of Genesee. Common sense. Cul de sac widening and turn around. Cut down diseased trees. Defensible space recommendations need to be modified to suit reality. Don't frighten residents with takes or pictures about area unlike Genesee. Don't pile fire wood next to house. Encourage risk redirection (mitigation and evaluate trees). Explore evacuation routes to the south if fire blocks the north side. Improve forest health by thinning and spraying for bugs, etc. Increase exit maneuverability for firefighting. Keep grass short. More proactive assistance from homeowners. Plan for emergency exit from Genesee. Relax covenant enforcement where it is beneficial to mitigation. Remove dead trees and unhealthy trees. Remove dead trees; no fireworks allowed. Signs along Hwy 74 and in picnic grounds in Bear Creek Canyon. Spray trees for beetles. Subsidize landowners to reduce vegetation on their property. Train fire department volunteers.

When owner remodels, the owner must contact the County for defensible space - make it mandatory.

E-16 8) Have actions been taken to reduce the risk of wildfire to your community? Yes Not that I am aware of 242 30 If yes, what? Fuels Reduction: Adjacent forest mitigation/thinning. Advising us to mow around buildings. Clearing of dead wood in open space. Clearings, escape routes. Common areas thinned; water availability. Controlled burns, great volunteer fire department, improved new water reservoir access, ongoing education and defensible space program. Cut some trees. Cutting ladder fuel and thinning trees. Cutting of trees. Defensible space encouraged. Defensible space. Defensible spaces have been provided around most structures. Deforestation. Drills, tree clearing and management. Encourage homes to build defensible spaces; thinning in open space; lots of education. Encourage residents to thin trees around their lots. Encouraged homeowners to create breaks. Escape routes cleared, brush/trees removed. Evacuation route clearing, forest health. Forest mitigation - cleaning out dead grass areas. Forest thinning and shaded fuel breaks. Fuel breaks, thinning. Fuel breaks, thinning. Genesee open space has been mitigated. Genesee routinely thins trees. Great thinning and beetle kill program. Lots of tree thinning. Main exit roads mitigated. Major tree thinning three years ago. Many trees have been cut. Mitigation on Foundation property. Mitigation. Ongoing mitigation. Open space clearing. Open space management. Owners keeping areas around structures low. Partial mitigation around homes. Planned thinning, community outreach, shaded fuel breaks. Prior fire mitigation programs. Reduce fuel on public lands; get private homes to have defensible spaces; educate and keep homeowners informed. Reduce trees along exit routes; slash pick-up. Reduce vegetation. Reducing vegetation, creating fire breaks. Reduction of vegetation. Regular brush clean-up and defensible space maintenance. Removal of dead trees, thinning. Removal of excess trees. Removed trees from lot. Restacked firewood - cutting grasses back. Shaded breaks, tree thinning, and increase water. Shaded fuel breaks / defensible spaces. Shaded fuel breaks and defensible spaces. Shaded fuel breaks and thinning. Shaded fuel breaks, extensive thinning by Genesee Foundation. Shaded fuel breaks, thinning outreach. Shaded fuel breaks, tree thinning, evacuation plan. Shaded fuel breaks, tree thinning, property inspections. Slash removal. Some forest thinning and grass trimming, and weed spraying. Some private and public thinning. Some shaded fuel break in open space. Some thinning and education. Some thinning on open space. Some thinning. Some thinning. Some work on fuel breaks along roads. Some, but not enough. Thinning and controlled burns on public space and private thinning. Thinning and controlled burns. Thinning and education. Thinning and education.

E-17 Thinning and fuel break projects - just not enough. Thinning and shaded fuel breaks. Thinning forest, plans in place, good fire department. Thinning of dead or dying trees, weed control. Thinning of forest. Thinning of the forest; tree removal. Thinning of trees and community education. Thinning of trees. Thinning off Juniper Ct. and other areas. Thinning trees/remove dead trees. Thinning, education, keeping forest healthy. Thinning, education. Thinning, education. Thinning, planning and education. Thinning, shaded fuel breaks, education, FD training. Thinning, shaded fuel breaks, fire fighting equipment, some outreach. Thinning, slash pick up, classes. Thinning, trimming; homeowner education; county requiring new roofs. Thinning. Thinning. Thinning. Thinning. Thinning. Thinning. Thinning. Thinning. Thinning. Thinning. Thinning; fuel breaks. To the extent it is possible; close work with county. Too much. Tree removal and community education. Tree removal. Tree thinning along exit roads, some individual mitigation. Tree thinning and slash clean up; defensible space information and education. Tree thinning and slash reduction. Tree thinning and trimming. Tree thinning on Bitterroot. Tree thinning, burns, educational programs. Tree thinning, community education. Tree thinning, etc. Tree thinning, fire equipment, and water storage. Tree thinning, fire retardant, defensible space education. Tree thinning, land owner defensible space. Tree thinning, new reservoirs. Tree thinning. Tree thinning. Tree thinning. Tree thinning. Tree thinning. Tree thinning. Tree thinning. Tree thinning. Tree thinning. Tree thinning. Tree thinning. Tree thinning; education. Tree thinning; fire department education programs. Tree thinning; fire department training. Tree thinning; pick-up of slash a few times a year; encouraging residents to clear property of slash. Tree thinning; shaded fuel breaks; public education; new reservoir. Tree trimming, removal of ladder material on trees. Trees cut down, education, committees, literature. Trees have been thinned, creating defensible spaces around homes is encouraged, new roofs must be Trees have been trimmed. Trees thinned. Vegetation management, trimming trees and grasses. Vegetation thinning. With recommendations from forester, created a defensible space fire zone around home.

E-18 Planning and Other Mitigation: All of our plans. Always in newsletter and thinning. Awareness education; tree thinning. Community education and active tree thinning activities. Community outreach. Continual public attention. Current Foundation efforts. Education , thinning, FPD training and equipment. Education and encourage owners to create defensible space. Foundation did a mitigation study and had Education programs and fuel removal. Education, great fire fighters, fuel breaks. Education. Efforts by Foundation and fire department, along with several others. Extensive. Fire department keeps track of needs and prevention. Fire mitigation. Fire proof roofs have replaced wood. Forest health, mitigation, and education efforts > 20 years. Forestry service. Genesee HOA developed/implemented protective programs Genesee is managed and has been since 1975. Genesee open space plan. Highly competent fire department nearby; shielded fire break; thinning in open space. Hydrant area maintenance. Many. Mechanical elements. Minor. Mitigation meetings in past several years, articles in Genescene. Public awareness and planning. Rather minimal actions. Roofs have been replaced. Some education. Some pamphlets to homeowners. Training, covenants, Jeffco regulations, education, defensible spaces, etc.

E-19 9) Have fire education programs occurred in your community? Yes Not that I am aware of 203 61 If yes, what? Actual mitigation in open space. All the time. All the time. Always having training and programs. Anchor Point presentation. Annual fire education day. Articles in Genescene; talks; encouraging residents to clean-up property. Articles on defensible space. At the fire house. Awareness and mailings. Awareness seminars / online information. Big topic last few years. Both HOA and fire department have had educational meetings. Brochures. But educate Galen et. al. But most apply only to low density housing. By GFR. Community meetings. Community newsletter, flyers, Channel 8. Community presentations. Community presentations. Consultants and fire department leaders have held meetings. During Hayman fire, literature and discussions. Few meetings at the fire station. Fire department and community programs. Fire department and Genesee Foundation efforts. Fire department open houses, Genescene, and other mailings. Fire department programs. Fire department training and education. Fire department walks and inspections. Fire department. Fire house open house. Fire mitigation seminars by fire department. Fire mitigation. Fire station and Genesee Foundation information. Fliers and invitations to meetings. Fliers, new email system and callings. Foundation and GFD. Foundation efforts. Foundation has offered education via meetings and events. Free seminars. General information bulletins in Genescene. Genescene and community meetings. Genescene. Genescene. Genescene. Genescene/flyers - FD open house - community meetings. Genesee fire protection does this. Genesee Foundation and CSF provide information, support, etc. Genesee programs. Genesee volunteer fire department. GFD and articles in Genescene. Good information.

E-20 Held at fire station. Home defensibility classes. In Genesee overall. Information given in newsletter and at community meetings. Information to homeowners. Lecture availability. Lectures. Literature and reminders. Mailings and meetings. Mailings and things like this questionnaire. Mailings, 4th of July booth, Genesee projects. Mailings. Meetings and articles. Meetings and articles. Meetings and mailed materials. Meetings and mailings. Meetings held at fire station. Meetings. Meetings. Messages in Genescene and from fire chief. Minimal. Minimal. Monthly publication. Neighborhood defensible space education. Newsletters, community input to thinning plans. Newsletters. Newsletters. Not enough. Not specific to Genesee. Numerous mailers. Offering tree analysis on private property; articles in Genescene newsletter; public meetings. Open houses at fire department; articles; thinning walk-through tours; community meetings re defensible space. Pamphlets, lectures at fire station. Pamphlets/Newsletters. Program at clubhouse. Programs are provided with Genesee fire station. Public meetings and publications. Read about it. Saw a sign for a meeting. Seminars and movies. Seminars. Several information and newsletters on fire mitigation. Several times per year. Several years ago. Shaded fuel breaks and defensible space. Slash pickups, newsletters, FD efforts. Some, but low attendance. Special meetings, HOA newsletters. State representative spoke to us. Thinning, slash pick up, classes. Thorough - no more needed. Through fire department. To educate the community about tree thinning. Tree thinning and slash clean up; defensible space information and education. Volunteer fire department programs. With meetings, flyers, awareness by fire department. Written information and personal contact.

E-21

E-22 APPENDIX F FUELBREAK GUIDELINES FOR FORESTED SUBDIVISIONS AND COMMUNITIES

F-1

F-2

F-3

F-4

F-5

F-6

F-7 F-8 APPENDIX G CREATING WILDFIRE DEFENSIBLE ZONES

G-1 G-2 G-3 G-4

G-5

G-6 APPENDIX H PRESCRIBED PILE BURNING GUIDELINES

GOLDEN DISTRICT

This handout is designed to be used by forest landowners, land managers, and fire department personnel in planning and conducting safe and effective burning of piled forest debris (“slash”) called “pile burns.” These guidelines cannot guarantee safety against accidents, unforeseen circumstances, changing burning conditions, or negligent actions of the individuals conducting the prescribed fire. By following the intent of these guidelines and using common sense, the landowner or forest manager can reduce slash accumulations, improve the appearance of their forest land, and reduce wildfire risk on their property. The reader should contact a local office of the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) or their local fire authority for updated versions of this publication and current requirements about the use of open fires.

DEFINITIONS: Slash: The accumulation of vegetative materials such as tops, limbs, branches, brush, and miscellaneous residue resulting from forest management activities such as thinning, pruning, timber harvesting, and wildfire hazard mitigation.

Pile Burning: The treatment of slash by arranging limbs and tops into manageable piles. Piles are burned during safe burning conditions, generally during the winter following cutting.

Chunking-In: The process of moving unburned materials from the outside perimeter into the center of the still burning piles. This is done after the pile has initially burned down and is safe to approach, but before the hot coals in the center have cooled. Chunking-in allows greater consumption of the piled slash.

Mop-up: The final check of the fire to identify and extinguish any still-burning embers or materials. This is accomplished by mixing snow, water, or soil with the burning materials.

H-1 MATERIALS TO BE INCLUDED IN PILES: All limbs, tops, brush, and miscellaneous materials recently cut in the area, no greater than 3 inches in diameter and from 1 to 8 feet in length. Older branches can be used as long as they still have needles/foliage attached or have not started decaying. Materials greater than 3 inches in diameter do not significantly help a fire spread rapidly, will generally burn longer and require more chunking-in or mopping-up than is cost-effective, produce greater amounts of smoke, and should be used for sawtimber, posts and poles, firewood, or left for wildlife habitat. Do not place garbage or debris in the piles.

LOCATION OF PILES: Piles should be located in forest openings or between remaining trees, in unused logging roads and landings, meadows, and rock outcrops. Piles should be preferably at least 10 feet from the trunk of any overhead trees. In denser stands of trees, piles can be located closer to the trees and even under the overhanging branches, but these piles should be smaller in size and burned when snow or moisture is present in the tree crowns. Piles should NOT be located on active road surfaces, in ditches, near structures or poles, under or around power lines, or on top of logs or stumps that may catch fire and continue smoldering.

CONSTRUCTION OF PILES: Piles should be constructed by hand whenever possible, but if constructed by machine they should clean of dirt and debris. Piles should be started with a core of kindling-like materials such as needles, small branches, or paper in the bottom of the pile. Pile slash soon after cutting (while still green) and before winter snowfall. Do not include wood products such as firewood and logs. Pile branches and tops with the butt ends towards the outside of the pile, and with the branches overlapping so as to form a series of dense layers piled upon each other. The piles should be compact, packed down during construction, and with no long branches that will not burn from sticking out into the surrounding snow. Piles should be up to 8 feet in diameter, and at least 4 to 6 feet high. These measures prevent snow and moisture from filtering down into the piles and extinguishing the fire before it gets going. If the fuels do not have sufficient needles or fine fuels to carry the fire or kept moisture out (such as oak brush or very old conifer branches), then you should cover the piles with 6 mil plastic to keep them dry until the day of the burn, and then remove it.

PLANNING YOUR BURNING EFFORT: Individuals should check with the local CSFS office or fire authority for the current requirements on open fires. Generally, you must complete one or more of the following steps before burning slash: 1. Complete and have an approved open burning permit from the local (county) Health Department. 2. Obtain authorization from the legally constituted fire authority for your area. This may be part of the health department’s permit process. 3. Land management agencies must complete and have approval of an open burning permit from the Colorado Department of Health - Air Pollution Control Division.

H-2 Copies of all permits should be available on-site during the burning operation. Burning activities should also include plans for safety, supplemental water sources, and extra assistance from the local fire authority or the landowner. The individual(s) planning the burning operation should notify the following entities on the day of a burn: the local fire authority, county sheriff’s department, and adjacent landowners who may be affected by smoke. Notification should include the date, times, and exact location of the burn.

Pile burning must be conducted under suitable weather conditions. Periods of snow or light rain, with steady, light winds (for smoke dispersal), and sufficiently snow cover (6- 12 inch depths) are ideal. Do not burn during periods of high winds, low humidity or drying conditions, temperature inversions (especially “Red Air Quality” days in metropolitan areas), with a lack of snow cover or these conditions are expected to develop after starting the burn. Persons burning slash piles should have the following: leather gloves; shovels; suitable footwear; masks for covering the mouth and nose; and proper eye protection.

BURNING SLASH PILES: Piles may be ignited by several means. If the needles and fine fuels within the pile have dried though the summer, ignition can be easily started with matches and a large ball of newspaper placed within the bottom of the pile. If fuels are still partially green, or the pile is wet from rain or melting snow, then a hotter and longer burning source may be necessary. Drip torches (a specially designed gas can used by foresters for igniting fires) or sawdust soaked with diesel fuel can be used to ignite the pile. Flares used for highway emergencies can also be utilized to ignite the piles. Do not use gasoline for this purpose.

One test pile should be ignited to see if it burns and at what rate, prior to igniting other piles. If suitable burning conditions exist, then additional piles may be started. Ignite only those piles that can be controlled by the available manpower and resources until they have burned down. You can slow the rate of burning (and possible scorching of adjacent trees) by shoveling snow or spraying water into the pile and cooling the fire down. Depending upon weather conditions, pile size, and moisture content of the fuels, piles should burn down in 30-60 minutes. As a general rule, one person can manage three to six closely situated piles.

After the piles have burned down, chunk-in any unburned slash and wood into the hot coals in the center of the pile. As much as 95 percent of the original slash can be consumed by aggressive chunking-in. Do not start any new piles on fire after 2:00 pm, as they may continue burning into the evening, and will not burn as completely because of lower temperatures and higher relative humidity. Smoke inversions may be a problem for piles still burning after sunset. At all times, piles may need to be actively mopped-up if the weather conditions will not extinguish the fire, or if the fires could escape. If high winds or melting snow increases this risk, then all burning materials must be mopped-up.

H-3 ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE: If landowners have questions about burning slash, they should contact a local CSFS office (http://csfs.colostate.edu/). CSFS can assist landowners with planning or conducting prescribed fire activities such as pile burning or broadcast (area) burning. Local, state, and fire department authorities may require a burn plan, smoke management plan, and weather monitoring for complex burning operations.

H-4

APPENDIX I GRASS SEED MIXES TO REDUCE WILDFIRE HAZARD

I-1

I-2 APPENDIX J WILDFIRE HISTORY Significant Wildfire History within Wildland Urban Interface CSFS Golden District and Immediate Vicinity

(Prepared by Allen Gallamore, Colorado State Forest Service, 3/21/07 – subject to revision/correction)

Fire Name Location Size Dates Additional Information Jefferson County: Inter- First EFF fire in Front Range, several structures lost, Canyon FPD and Bancroft Approx subdivisions evacuated, interagency resources Sept. 21- 24, Murphy Gulch FPD; along foothills west 3,300 ordered to supplement local fire departments’ 1978 of Ken-Caryl Ranch acres resources. CSFS Type 2 IMT (?) takes over and subdivision manages to closeout.

Human caused fire off CO 93 crossed mountain to Jefferson County: Approx threaten subdivisions on east side of mountain. Over North Table Fairmount FPD. Top, 1,300 - Sept. 7 - 9, 250 firefighters from 20 fire departments and National Mountain west, and east sides of 2,000 1988 Guard respond as well as a helicopter. Structure North Table Mountain. acres protection and evacuations in many areas.

Jefferson County: Indian Fire within open space property, leading to voluntary Approx Hills FPD; primarily on April 23 - 24, fire reimbursement program by county open space Mt. Falcon 125 Jefferson County Open 1989 agencies to local fire departments to support initial acres Space (Mt. Falcon Park) attack.

Jefferson County: Fire within Denver Mountain Parks’ (O’Fallon Park) Evergreen FPD; Indian Approx March 24 - open space, leading to 100 firefighters from 5 O’Fallon Hills FPD; DMP parkland 52 acres 25, 1991 departments responding. Dry winter conditions, gusty east of Kittredge winds, and limited access slowed control efforts.

Jefferson County: Golden Fire in steep terrain with limited access, leading to Gate FPD. North of Clear use of handcrews formed from 80+ firefighters Approx Creek Canyon and east of May 14 - 15, representing 15 fire departments from several Elk Creek 102 Centennial Cone, in 1991 counties. Fire managed jointly by FPD and Jefferson acres Michigan Creek and Elk County Sheriff’s Office’s newly formed Incident Creek drainages. Management Group (IMG).

Douglas County: USFS Dry lightning caused fires during larger fire bust and West Metro (then throughout Front Range – multiple initial attacks Roxborough FPD). Two Approx occurring in all locations with limited availability of air Carpenter fires, one uphill from 45 acres July 9 - 11, resources. Evacuations of Roxborough Park and Peak/Chatfield Roxborough State Park and 23 1994 structure protection occurred using 300 firefighters and one across South acres and 40 engines from throughout Denver metro area, Platte River from Jefferson and National Guard helicopters. County Jefferson County: West High winds and faulty electrical transformer outside Metro (Lakewood-Bancroft “normal” fire season; rates of spread, flame lengths Approx Fire Authority) FPD; along Dec. 19, and limited access had fire threatening to cross Rooney Rd 185 Dakota Hogback between 1994 several man-made barriers (roads). Fire departments acres C-470, I-70, and Alameda from throughout Denver Metro area responded, and Pkwy several structures were threatened.

J-1 Fire Name Location Size Dates Additional Information High winds and human cause; extreme fire behavior; Approx 10 mile run in 6 hours; 10 homes or outbuildings lost; Jefferson County: USFS May 18 - 25, Buffalo Creek 10,400 first “large” fire in Front Range WUI. Type 1 IMT and North Fork FPD 1996 acres takes over on day 2 from local IMT3 and manages until closeout. Clear Creek County: USFS lands, within Evergreen FPD and Clear Heavy fuel loading in roadless area and human Creek Fire Authority caused fire leads to heavy initial attack and extended Approx June 27, boundaries; Arapahoe attack by local fire agencies along with air resources; Beartracks 285 1998 - July National Forest/Mount fire poses threat to Upper Bear Creek drainage and acres 5, 1998 Evans Wilderness numerous homes; Type 2 IMT takes over from local immediately southwest of IMG on day 3 and manages to closeout. Mt Evans State Wildlife Area Jefferson County: Genesee FPD and Dry conditions outside “normal” fire season leads to Lininger Foothills FPD; immediately Approx Feb. 26 - 28, wildfire threatening several subdivisions and utilizing Mountain southeast of Genesee 35 acres 1999 community local fire resources for several days.

Jefferson County: West Multiple departments responding to human caused Metro FPD; Green Approx fire in grass fuels with high rates of spread, high flame March 8, Green Mountain Mountain Park from C-470 200 lengths and limited access, outside “normal” fire 1999 to homes on north and acres season; homes, communications sites were east sides of park threatened.

Park County and Jefferson County: Platte Canyon Human cause fire under initial attack by local FPD, FPD, Elk Creek FPD, blows up on same day as 10,000 acre Bobcat fire in Approx North Fork FPD; from June 12 - Larimer County. 52 homes lost and misc. structures; Hi Meadow 10,800 Burland Ranchettes on 25, 2000 considered “benchmark” WUI fire for Colorado at the acres west to CO 126 on east, time. Type 1 IMT takes over on day 2 from local and south to Buffalo Creek IMT3 and manages until closeout. fire and town of Pine Boulder County: Cherryvale FPD and Coal Heavy fuel loading in steep terrain leads to heavy Creek FPD; west of El initial attack and extended attack by local fire Dorado Canyon State Approx agencies from Boulder, Gilpin, and Jefferson El Dorado/ Sept. 16 - Park, through Walker 1,100 Counties along with air resources; fire poses threat to Walker Ranch 22, 2000 Ranch park to Gross acres Gross Reservoir and numerous homes in Boulder and Reservoir; adjacent to Jefferson County; Type 2 IMT takes over from zone border with Jefferson Type 3 IMT on day 2 and manages to closeout. County.

High winds and human cause outside “normal” fire Park County: USFS and season; heavy initial attack and extended attack by Approx Platte Canyon FPD; north April 22 - local fire agencies from Jefferson and Park Counties Snaking 3,000 of US 285 from Platte May 2, 2002 along with air resources; fire poses threat to acres Canyon HS to Crow Hill. numerous homes. Type 1 IMT takes over from local Type 3 IMT on day 2 and manages until closeout.

J-2 Fire Name Location Size Dates Additional Information Heavy fuel loading in steep terrain leads to heavy Park County, Jefferson initial attack and extended attack by local fire County, Clear Creek Approx agencies from Jefferson and Park Counties along County: USFS, Elk Creek May 5 - 11, Black Mountain 300 with air resources; fire poses threat to multiple FPD and Evergreen FPD; 2002 acres subdivisions in Conifer and Evergreen; Type 2 IMT north of Conifer Mountain takes over from local Type 3 IMT on day 2 and and south of Brook Forest manages to closeout. Douglas County: USFS Lightning cause fire under initial attack by USFS and and North Fork FPD local FPDs, blows up on 2nd day, and makes 3,000 (Trumbull VFD in 2002); Approx acre/4 mile run in steep terrain. Fire threatens immediately south across May 21 - 31, Schoonover 3,000 homes, camps businesses, watershed, regional S. Platte River from 2002 acres powerline; approx. cabins and misc. structures lost. Jefferson County, from Type 1 IMT takes over on day 3 from local IMT3 and west of Deckers to near manages until closeout. Moonridge.

Park, Douglas, Teller, and Human cause fire under initial attack and extended Jefferson Counties: USFS, attack by USFS and local FPDs under direction of nd multiple FPDs and county interagency IMT3, blows up on 2 day for historic 17 sheriffs (North Fork FPD in mile run and 70,000 acres. Multiple evacuations over Jefferson County); from two-week period as fire made several additional Lake George in Park Approx June 8 - “runs”. Over 150 homes and misc. structures lost; Hayman County to Deckers/CO 138,000 mid-July, large areas of damage to Cheeseman Reservoir and 126 in Jefferson County to + acres 2002 South Platte Watershed areas; fire is considered of Schoonover fire area and nationally significant WUI fire for Colorado and Rocky Manitou Exp. Station in Mountain region. Type 1 IMT takes over on day 3 Douglas/Teller Counties. from IMT3; fire is eventually managed by series of Type 1 IMTs under an Area Command team, until closeout. Clear Creek County and Significant fire activity in steep terrain with poor road Gilpin County: Clear Creek access leads to heavy initial attack and extended Fire Authority, Central City attack by local fire agencies along with air resources; Approx FD, Clear Creek, and June 29 - fire poses threat to I-70 and CO 119 travel corridors, Fountain Gulch 200 Gilpin County Sheriff’s July 5, 2002 businesses, and distant subdivisions. Interagency acres Offices. Along county line handcrews are ordered to replace local fire resources; immediately north of I-70 continued use of air resources; fire is managed by at the Hidden Valley exit. local Type 3 IMT to closeout. Railroad caused fire in light fuels spreads rapidly due to continued drought conditions into adjacent timber Jefferson County: Coal and subdivision, leading to heavy initial attack and Creek FPD. Immediately Approx August 14 - extended attack by local fire agencies along with air Blue Mountain south of CO 72 at mouth 35 acres 15, 2002 resources; fire poses threat to CO 72 and Coal Creek of Coal Creek Canyon. Canyon, businesses, and multiple subdivisions. Fire is managed by local Type 3 IMT to closeout.

High winds and downed power line outside “normal” fire season; rates of spread, flame lengths and limited access had fire threatening to cross several man- Douglas County: Littleton made barriers (roads). Fire occurs in “open space” FPD, South Metro FPD, Approx Cherokee October 29 - area on same day as 3,500 ac Overland fire in Louviers FPD. Between 1,200 Ranch 31, 2003 Boulder County. Multiple subdivisions on all sides of US 85 and Daniels Park acres fire are threatened as fire resources from throughout Road. Denver Metro area respond. Fire is managed by local lType 3 IMT to closeout.

J-3 Fire Name Location Size Dates Additional Information Human cause fire in steep terrain on open space that Jefferson County: escapes initial attack. Heavy use of air resources Fairmount FPD. Top of, Approx during transition from initial attack to structure North Table July 22 - 24, and east, north, west sides 300 protection on day 1. Multiple subdivisions on all sides Mountain 2005 of, North Table Mountain acres of fire are threatened as fire resources from outside Golden, CO. throughout Jefferson County respond. Fire is managed by local IMT3 to closeout.

High winds and human cause outside “normal” fire Jefferson County: Coal season. Rates of spread, flame lengths, and limited Creek FPD. Immediately access had fire threatening to cross several man- north of CO 72 at mouth of Approx made barriers (roads) – 60 mph winds at midnight Jan. 9 - 10, Plainview Coal Creek Canyon and 2,700 cause 2 mile fire run in under 5 minutes. Heavy initial 2006 east to CO 93, north to acres attack and extended attack by local fire agencies from approximately Boulder Jefferson and Boulder Counties; fire poses threat to County line. numerous homes and businesses. Fire is managed by local IMT3 to closeout.

High winds and human cause outside “normal” fire season; fire occurs in “open space” area of Rocky Flats NWR and adjacent lands. Rates of spread, Jefferson, Boulder, flame lengths and limited access had fire threatening Adams, and Broomfield to cross several man-made barriers (roads). Heavy Counties: multiple FPDs. Approx initial attack and extended attack by local fire Rocky Flats Immediately north of CO 1,200 April 2, 2006 agencies from Jefferson, Boulder, Gilpin, and Adams 128 onto Rocky Flats acres Counties. Winds prevent use of air resources; NWR and east to Indiana multiple subdivisions, businesses, and Rocky Street. Mountain Airport are threatened. Difficulties with communications and fire management across multiple jurisdictional boundaries noted. High winds and human cause near homes; heavy initial attack and extended attack by local fire agencies from Jefferson and Park Counties along Jefferson County: Elk Approx May 28 - 30, with air resources, local USFS resources, and Pine Valley Creek FPD. Immediately 100 2006 interagency handcrews. Fire poses threat to northwest of Town of Pine. acres numerous homes, while winds limit use of air resources during initial attack. Fire is managed by local IMT3 to closeout. Fire within open space property under initial attack by Jefferson County: No- local FPD, “blows up” and forces resources to retreat man’s lands adjacent to to safety zones. Significant fire activity in steep terrain Fairmount FPD and with poor road access leads to heavy use of air Approx June 17 - 19, Ralston Creek Golden Gate FPD. North resources; fire poses threat to Ralston Reservoir and 26 acres 2006 end of White Ranch Open numerous subdivisions. Interagency handcrews Space park and adjacent supplement local fire resources and continued use of uranium mine (private). air resources on day 2; fire is managed by local IMT3 to closeout. Fire within open space property with significant fire activity in steep terrain with no road access during height of 2006 national fire season leads to limited Jefferson County: No- initial attack; fire poses threat to US 6 in Clear Creek man’s lands adjacent to Centennial Approx July 21 - 23, Canyon and distant subdivisions. Limited air Golden Gate FPD. Cone 22 acres 2006 resources are utilized to slow fire spread, and an Entirely within Centennial interagency “hotshot” handcrew supplements local Cone Open Space park. fire resources on day 2 for direct attack. Fire is controlled by day 3 as summer monsoons also reduce fire danger.

J-4

Other smaller wildfires within the WUI that posed high potential for significant impacts to adjacent communities, and had large initial attack response by local fire departments, include: ƒ Coal Creek fire, September 1988: 14 separate fires over 42 acres from train in Coal Creek Canyon area, resulting in response from multiple fire agencies and Single Engine Air Tanker, and CO National Guard Huey – dip site Ralston Reseservior. ƒ Beaver Brook, 7/20/98-7/21/98: 25-acre fire immediately downhill from Mt. Vernon Country Club in Clear Creek Canyon, resulting in air resources and structural protection. ƒ Red Rocks fire, 3/9/00: 10-acre grass and brush fire with high winds immediately southwest of Red Rocks amphitheatre, resulting in response from multiple fire agencies in Jefferson County. ƒ Bald Mountain fire, 5/6/00: 5-acre fire in Genesee park, immediately west of Mt. Vernon Country Club. ƒ Silver Bullet fire, 6/15/00: approximately 20-acre fire on South Table Mountain immediately above Coors Plant in Golden, requiring air tanker use to assist local fire departments. Fire occurred during same time that Hi Meadow fire was making significant run in southern Jefferson County. ƒ Mt Galbraith fire, 8/11/00: 2 acres in three dry lightning fires on top of Mt. Galbraith above City of Golden, threatening subdivisions in town. ƒ US 6 fire, 4/6/02: 50-acre grass and brush fire west of US 6 and south of 19th street in City of Golden, threatening multiple subdivisions. ƒ North Spring Gulch fire, 6/6 - 6/7/02: 20-acre fire northwest of Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County requiring significant air tanker use to assist local fire departments. ƒ Leyden fire, 1/18/05: 300-acre grass fire northwest of Arvada runs 5 miles in 25- 30 mph winds, causing minor damage to numerous homes being protected by 60+ firefighters and multiple engines from Arvada, Evergreen, Rocky Flats, and Golden Fire departments.

J-5 J-1 APPENDIX K WEB REFERENCE GLOSSARY Resource Web Site Jefferson County Emergency Operating http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/ca/chap06016.htm#P6_19 Plan Jefferson County Policies and http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/ca/ca_T148_R2.htm Procedures Jefferson County CWPP project site http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/emerg/index.htm Jefferson County Environmental Health www.co.jefferson.co.us/health/health_T111_R38.htm Services Colorado State Forest Service Library http://csfs.colostate.edu/library.htm Rocky Mountain Geographic Science http://wildfire.cr.usgs.gov Center – Wildfire Support Firewise National Firewise Community http://www. Firewise.org. Program Searchable Grants Database http://www.rockymountainwildlandfire.info/ Jefferson County Department of http://jeffco.us/sheriff/sheriff_T62_R191.htm Emergency Management Genesee Fire & Rescue http://www.geneseefire.org/ Landfire Geospatial Data http://www.landfire.gov/products_overview.php Colorado State Forest Service http://csfs.colostate.edu/ National Fire Weather http://fire.boi.noaa.gov/ RAWS Station index for the Rocky http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi- Mountain Geographic Coordinating Area bin/roman/raws_ca_monitor.cgi?state=RMCC&rawsflag=2 Fort Collins Interagency Wildfire Dispatch http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf/fire/fire.html Center Web Index http://www.colostate.edu/programs/ Colorado Forest Industries Directory cowood/New_site/Publications/Articles/ Colorado%20Forest%20Industry%20Directory.pdf Current Weather Summary for Rocky http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi- Mountain Geographic Coordinating Area bin/roman/raws_ca_monitor.cgi?state=RMCC&rawsflag=2 U.S. Forest Service, Kansas City Fire http://famweb.nwcg.gov/kcfast Access Software Fire Regime Condition Class www.frcc.gov National Climate Data Center www.ncdc.noaa.gov

K-2 J-1 APPENDIX L LIST OF PREPARERS Preparer Company Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers, George Greenwood, Wildland Fire Specialist LLC

Geoff Butler, Wildland Fire Specialist Alpenfire, LLC

Kelly Close, Fire Behavior Analyst Independent Contractor

K-2