Below is a link to a YOUTUBE video of a brush fire in Reno.

Keith Worley, Forestor and Consultant says, "[The Reno fire is] pretty spectacular to say the least. This shows how a standard suburban subdivision can be at risk... regarding the realities of wildfire behavior under high wind conditions."

Check out the video with the following link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7nprYdLM9E

There are other links to this same fire on YouTube and include reference to "Reno NV Ridgecrest House" and "Six Homes Destroyed in Reno Fire" that show camera shots from other angles. The Ridgecrest shot is from the street above.

7/1/2008

To download the Roxborough Park Wildfire Evacuation Guide, please click here. (162 KB PDF document will open in a new window)

The Fire Mitigation Committee was recently recognized by the Colorado State Forest Service for completing all requirements so Roxborough Park is now officially designated a Firewise Community. The achievement is the realization of a goal first discussed by the Committee 5 years ago. As such, Roxborough Park is one of only eight Firewise Communities in all of Colorado.It means the community is continuously working to reduce the chance for wildfire and has emergency plans in place should a potential threat become real.

Pictured above is Committee Chairman Dick Erdmann (grey vest) receiving a glass commemorative plaque from CSFS district forester Michael Hughes. Other committee members from left to right are residents Dick Hart and Ken Majeski, West Metro Fire Captain Steve Hildebrandt, resident Paul Day, professional forester Keith Worley and residentDavid Irwin. The photo was taken in front of a wild land fire brush truck at West Metro's Station #15 across from the entrance to Roxborough Park. 

The Roxborough Park Fire Mitigation Committee requests you to record the time and money you spend on wildfire mitigation. The time a property owner spends mitigating his/her property or the amount a property owner pays someone else to mitigate his/her property can qualify for matching funds. The funds can be used for our community fire-mitigation programs such as: slash removal, creating firebreaks within the Park, mitigation along our access route, community education. Some years no matching funds are available, but we request that you log the time and money spent to enable the District to update our mitigation database.

For additional information, instructions and downloadable forms, click the read more link below.

The Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) has been revised and updated in response to community feedback. The final document is now available for community review. The final document will be discussed and considered for adoption at the Board of Director’s Meeting on April 24th. Adoption of the document will enable the Foundation to seek funding for future fire mitigation projects. Please forward comments to the Board of Directors via the General Manager at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

To download the documents in PDF format, choose from the list of links below. All documents will open in a new window. The document's file size is large so we have broken it down into four smaller files for your convenience:

RPF_CWPP_Final_4-9-07.pdf

Roxborough Park Community Wildfire Protection Plan - Appendices A-E (11.80MB):
RoxParkCWPP_Appendices_A-E_4-19-07.pdf

Roxborough Park Community Wildfire Protection Plan - Appendices F-H (180KB):
RoxParkCWPP_Appendices_F-H_4-19-07.pdf

 
Roxborough Park Community Wildfire Protection Plan - Appendix I - Fuels Management Plan(4.89MB):
RoxParkCWPP_Appendix_I_roxfuelmangplan_4-19-07.pdf

 
Roxborough Park Community Wildfire Protection Plan - Appendix J - Fuelbreak Guidelines for Forested Subdivisions & Communities (641KB): 
RoxParkCWPP_Appendix_J_4-19-07.pdf

Roxborough Park Community Wildfire Protection Plan - Appendices K-L (37KB):
RoxParkCWPP_Appendices_K-L_4-19-07.pdf  

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The Totem Run neighborhood is safer in the event of wildfire thanks to a cooperative brush clearing project paid for by residents there.  A total of 9 properties were treated during the summer with a machine called a “hydromulcher.” A follow-up assessment by West Metro Fire Rescue concludes a majority of the treated properties have lowered their “wildfire danger rating.”

Totem resident David Irwin organized the treatment project.  He believes the participating homeowners reduced their “fuel volume” by at least 50 percent.  He says the feedback he’s received on the appearance of the project is largely positive.  David reports nearby neighbors on Black Bear Run and Dakota Run are now in the process of organizing their own treatment project using the hydromulcher.  

For more information, call David Irwin at 303 973 8789.  For the Full Article, click the read more link below:

This charter will serve as an operational guideline for committees appointed by the Board of Directors for Roxborough Park Foundation.  

COMMITTEE: Fire Mitigation Committee

TYPE: Ad Hoc Committee

PURPOSE: Make recommendations and propose actions for fire mitigation issues in Roxborough Park.

BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR COMMITTEE USE, IF ANY:  None

COMPOSITION: The Committee will have a Chairperson and additional volunteer committee members as needed.  The names and phone numbers of all committee members must be provided to the office by the Chairperson upon their appointment to the committee.

SCOPE OF DUTIES: The committee will:

• Form a fire mitigation committee to prioritize the issues starting with the most critical in the consensus of the committee to address fire mitigation issues within the park.
• Identify and meet with selected outside organizations such as West Metro Fire Department and others that have a vested interest in protecting the park or who might provide training, grant monies and lessons learned on fire mitigation issues.
• Make recommendations to the Board of Directors on what fire mitigation actions are needed and suggestions for implementation.

FUNDING: Funds are to be expended only through the General Manager with the prior budget approval of the Board of Directors.  

FOUNDATION STAFF SUPPORT: Foundation staff support may only be utilized with prior approval of the General Manager.

COMPLETION DATE OF DUTIES:  This group is ongoing and will be reviewed annually during the budget process.

REPORTS TO THE BOARD:  The committee will submit a written report to the General Manager at the conclusion of each Committee meeting for distribution t other Committee Chairpersons and to the Board.  The Board of Directors may determine that an oral presentation at a board meeting is desirable.  The written report allows for the information to become a formal part of the Foundation records.  The Committee will make budget requests during the course of the Foundation budgeting process using the CWPP as a guideline for project choices.

AUTHORITY: Committees will interface with the General Manager on all issues. Committees offer recommendations to the Board through the General Manager. Final decisions for the committee recommendations are made by the Board of Directors as the elected representatives of the community.

PARTICIPATION ON LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE:  One representative from the committee, chosen by the Committee, will participate as a member of the Long Range Planning Committee.

MEMBERS APPOINTED: 

Name:  Dick Hart, Chair
Name:  Dick Erdmann
Name:  Paul Day
Name:  Mike Thayer

APPROVED THIS 25th DAY OF March 2010.


PRESIDENT:  Herb Livingston     _______________________

SECRETARY: KC VanNiman        ______________________