Crystal Park Community Wildfire Protection Plan April 24, 2013 Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5 I. Description of Area ............................................................................................................................... 7 A. Crystal Park ....................................................................................................................................... 7 B. Adjacent Property ............................................................................................................................. 8 II. RISK ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................................... 10 A. Wildland Fire Behavior .................................................................................................................... 10 B. Community Values at Risk............................................................................................................... 10 1. Life ............................................................................................................................................... 10 2. Property ...................................................................................................................................... 11 3. Watershed ................................................................................................................................... 11 4. Forest environment .................................................................................................................... 12 5. Historical ..................................................................................................................................... 12 6. Aesthetic Values and Lifestyle .................................................................................................... 12 C. Adjacent Values at Risk ................................................................................................................... 13 D. Fire History ...................................................................................................................................... 13 E. Current Conditions and Hazards ..................................................................................................... 15 1. Fuels ............................................................................................................................................ 15 2. Topography ................................................................................................................................. 16 3. Access .......................................................................................................................................... 16 4. Sources of Ignition ...................................................................................................................... 17 F. Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................... 18 III. WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS ............................................................................................................... 19 A. Crystal Park Homeowners Association ........................................................................................... 19 B. Crystal Park Metropolitan District .................................................................................................. 19 C. Crystal Park Volunteer Fire Department ......................................................................................... 19 D. Other Agencies ................................................................................................................................ 20 E. Homeowners ................................................................................................................................... 21 IV. Plans ................................................................................................................................................ 22 A. Priorities .......................................................................................................................................... 22 B. Responsibilities and funding ........................................................................................................... 22 Page | 1 1. HOA ............................................................................................................................................. 22 2. CPMD/CPVFD .............................................................................................................................. 23 3. Homeowners ............................................................................................................................... 24 C. Protecting people ............................................................................................................................ 24 1. Evacuation ................................................................................................................................... 25 2. Sheltering .................................................................................................................................... 27 3. Increasing awareness, individual pre-planning ........................................................................... 27 D. Reducing structural ignitability ....................................................................................................... 28 1. Home site assessments and homeowner education .................................................................. 28 2. Fire resistant construction .......................................................................................................... 29 3. Fuel reduction in the HIZ ............................................................................................................. 29 E. Enhancing wildfire response ........................................................................................................... 29 1. Assessment of current requirements/capabilities/strategies .................................................... 29 2. Preplanning and Home Risk Assessments .................................................................................. 30 3. Homeowner response/home defense ........................................................................................ 31 4. Fuel reduction zones in common areas ...................................................................................... 31 5. Improving suppression infrastructure ........................................................................................ 32 6. Increasing CPVFD capabilities ..................................................................................................... 33 F. Implementation Plan ...................................................................................................................... 33 1. Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 33 2. Implementation .......................................................................................................................... 35 3. Progress Tracking ........................................................................................................................ 36 4. CWPP Maintenance and Modification ........................................................................................ 36 Appendix A – Proposed LOE Options / Action Items ............................................................................. 37 Tab 1: Fuels Reduction .......................................................................................................................... 37 Tab 2: Accessibility ................................................................................................................................ 38 Tab 3: Fire Fighting ............................................................................................................................... 39 Tab 4: Early Warning and Communication ......................................................................................... 40 Tab 5: Information Engagement .......................................................................................................... 41 Tab 6: Action Items ............................................................................................................................... 42 Appendix B – Maps .................................................................................................................................... 47 Tab 1: Boundary Map ............................................................................................................................ 47 Page | 2 Tab 2: Vegetation Map .......................................................................................................................... 48 Appendix C – Fire Threat / Firefighting .................................................................................................. 49 Tab 1: Wildland Fire Behavior ............................................................................................................