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Title: Summit County, CO Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)
Type: Education
Designation of high risk areas
Community planning and CWPP's
Jurisdiction: County
State: Colorado
Program Description: CWPP - Summit County

Background

Summit County developed and published their Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) in 2005. The plan was created jointly by Summit County Board of Commissioners, the Fire Protection Districts for Lake Dillon, Snake River, Red White and Blue, and Copper Mountain, USDA and Colorado State Forest Services, Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit, and interested landowners. The plan can be found on the web at Summit County Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

Goals of the CWPP

The planners agreed to cooperate to create a plan based on the national model promulgated by the National Association of Counties and others. The goals of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan are to:

  1. Improve the understanding of the existing community fire protection infrastructure;
  2. Improve the community�s understanding of what areas are at particular risk from wildfire loss, especially those areas that are �at-risk� as identified in Title 1 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003;
  3. Develop and implement a plan to reduce potential loss of property and valued ecological resources while protecting the safety of the public and firefighters.
  4. Outline a strategy for informing the public of their responsibilities to reduce wildfire risk.
  5. Provide a meaningful structure to update plans and strategies in the future.
  6. Engage interested members of the public and affected governmental agencies to shape and effectively implement the plan.

Summit County Wildfire Council

To maintain and implement the plan, the Summit County Wildfire Council (SCWC) was established. The Wildfire Council is charged with the responsibility to meet regularly and to review all aspects of planning wildfire risk reduction strategies. The charter for the SCWC is contained in Appendix F of the Summit County CWPP.

Adoption of the Comunity Base Map

A community base map was prepared to provide an understanding of the basic geography within the county, at a scale of 1:63,360 or one inch equals one mile. The base map is comprised of the following data layers:

  1. Basin Boundaries
  2. Town boundaries
  3. Private parcel boundaries
  4. White River National Forest Lands
  5. Wilderness Area Boundaries
  6. Streams, Lakes and Reservoirs
  7. Fire response Zones
  8. Roads and Trails Centerline
  9. Aerial Imagery from 10/2004
  10. 10M digital Elevation Model

Community Protection Assessment

The community protection assessment uses standard Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling techniques. The original model was developed by ESRI in partnership with Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS). This model was modified to fit the environmental and infrastructure conditions in Summit County. Five components were analyzed spatially, these are:

  1. Fuel Hazards
  2. Risk of Wildfire Occurrence

  3. Essential Infrastructure at Risk
  4. Community Values at Risk
  5. Local Preparedness and firefighting Capability

The results of the five components were combined and mapped.

Fire Protection Strategies and Implementation

Using the information derived from the Community Base Map and the Community Protection Assessment, the CWPP planners formulated broad strategies to reduce wildfire hazard risk and protect communities and resources from wildfire. These objectives include:

  1. Establish and maintain a Community Base Map. The SCWC will meet each January to review the current base map and determine if an update to the base map is warranted.
  2. Establish and maintain Community Risk Assessment Maps. The SCWC will review the current protection assessment maps each January and determine if the maps require updating. The SCWC will meet with affected jurisdictions and interested citizens in updating these maps.
  3. Establish a Community Hazard Reduction Strategy and Priorities for Implementation. Each January the SCWC will prepare a written evaluation of the previous year�s efforts to reduce wildfire risk. Each March, the SCWC will prepare a comprehensive strategy for reducing risks in that year. In April, the SCWC will forward their recommended strategies to the entities that will be responsible for implementing the plan.
  4. Continue to Support the Existing Public Education Program. The Lake Dillon, Red, White and Blue and Copper Mountain Protection Districts fund the position of Summit County Wildfire Mitigation Officer, dedicated to promoting public education.
  5. Promote Maintenance of Defensible Space. Defensible space is a significant component of the public education efforts. Special emphasis should be placed on slash reduction, removal of dead and down material, and pruning the crowns of trees.
  6. Reduce Structural Ignitability. Part of the public education program. Towns will be encouraged to require Class A roof materials on all structures within the Urban Interface Area.
  7. Support Neighborhood, Subdivision and Community Efforts to Reduce the Risk of Wildfires. The Summit County Wildfire Mitigation Officer will work with homeowner associations and neighborhood groups to develop effective programs for reducing risk using neighborhood resources.
  8. Effectively Integrate Implementation Measures Developed at the County, Area and Neighborhood Levels. Area Specific Plans should be consistent in the format and mapping with the Summit County CWPP. The focus of Area Specific Plans should be identification and prioritization of specific projects, and the implementation of these projects enlisting local resources and homeowner participation.
  9. Fund and Implement the Summit County CWPP. To the extent practical and consistent with other programs, all entities endorsing the CWPP should aggressively pursue grant and other funding opportunities.
  10. Establish a Wildland Urban Interface Area Boundary that Reflects Wildfire Risk in Summit County. Using the Community Base Map and the Community Protection Assessment Map, the SCWC shall establish a map delineating the Wildland/Urban Interface Area. This map should be reviewed for adjustments every two years.

Appendices to the Summit County CWPP contain a review of the Wildfire Suppression Abilities of the Fire Departments, a review of the steps taken by the multi-jurisdictional agencies involved to develop the CWPP, a review of public education efforts for 2005, and the Summit County Wildfire Council Charter. Appendix D contains a list of specific fuel reduction projects proposed throughout the county as an interim strategy for reducing wildfire risk.

Contact Information

For more information about this program, contact Patti Maguire via email, the Wildfire Mitigation Officer at Lake Dillon Fire-Rescue, or phone (970)513-4237.

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