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Page 1: WALDO CANYON FIRE : POST-FIRE MITIGATION REVIEW...WALDO CANYON FIRE : POST-FIRE MITIGATION REVIEW Christina Randall Wildfire Mitigation Administrator Colorado Springs Fire Department

WALDO CANYON FIRE :POST-FIRE MITIGATION REVIEW

Christina RandallWildfire Mitigation AdministratorColorado Springs Fire Department

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Colorado Springs Fire Department Wildfire Mitigation

Hazard Risk Assessment

Grant Administration

Code & Development

Review

Education / Outreach

Fuels Management

Monitoring

Evaluation

Event

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City of Colorado Springs

• 416k+ residents

• Military

USAFA

CMAFS (NORAD)

Fort Carson

Peterson/Shriever AFB

• 28,800 acres

• 36,485 homes

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Mason Gulch 2005

Fort Carson 1950

Hayman Fire 2002

Fire History

• Big Burn of 1854

• Westwood Fire 2005 (35 ac)

• Manitou Incline Fire 2007 (30 ac)

• TA 25 Fire 2008 (1000 ac)

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Wildfire Hazard Risk Assessment

• WHINFOE

• 25 weighted values

• Lot level

• Insurance

• Neighbors

• Scale

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Code and Development Review

• Enforcement

• Front end of new development

• Hillside Ordinance

• Building characteristics

• Class A Roofing Ordinance

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Education Outreach• Neighborhood meetings

• Onsite Consultations

• Volunteer Projects

• Information Packet

• Champion Recognition

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Grant Administration

• $2.7 + mil

• $1.7 mil pending

• Funding Sources

State / FederalLocal / Corporate

Private Foundations

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Fuels Management

• Neighborhood Chipping

• Seasonal Crew

• Contracting

• 5824 ac

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Monitoring

Fuels Moistures

Fire Weather

Fire Danger

Restrictions/Ban

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Waldo Canyon Wildfire

June 26, 2012

Initial findings:• Fuel loading• Spotting/BrandingCedar FencingRoofsDecks

• Exposures• Conflagration

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Roof Type

• Red - Combustible

• Green – Class A

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Siding

• Purple –Masonry, concrete or stucco

• Light Blue –composite lap

• Pink – wood

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Wildfire Hazard Risk Rating

• Moderate – High• Relative risk model

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Waldo Canyon Fire

Risk assessments

• Extreme : 0

• Very High : 39

• High : 113

• Moderate : 191

• Low : 0

• UNK : 2

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Loss / Damage

• 345 Lost, 47 Damaged

• Shake shingle: 76

• 82% save rate (1928)

• 46 participants

• 14 destroyed

(less than 1/3)

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Cedar Heights

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Cedar Heights

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Darien Way

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Darien Way

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Darien Way

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Shake Shingle Roofs• Class A

–Ordinance 2003

–Pre-Waldo : 55,209

– Since Waldo: 13,706

–Currently 68,915

–2,200+ residences

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Post-Fire

Reconstruction• Insurance

• Collaboration

• Permits 110 / 2

Code updates

• Vegetation

• Construction

• Costs 0-2%

• 5:2

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Evacuation

• Survey respondents 52/125 (41%)

• Mitigation 38/52 (74%)

• Notifications

• Timing

• Pets

• Communications

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Contact Information / Questions

http://csfd.springsgov.com(CSFD Wildfire Risk Assessment map)

http://gis.springsgov.com/wildfiremitigation

Colorado Springs Fire Department375 Printers ParkwayColorado Springs, CO 80910(719) [email protected]

Colorado SpringsFire Department

http://csfd.springsgov.com/
http://gis.springsgov.com/wildfiremitigation
mailto:[email protected]

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