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Welcome
KINGSWOOD
Firewise
Community
It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes
a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle
something, that quality of air that emanation from
old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a
weary spirit.
Robert Louis Stevenson
AgendaAgenda
�Introduction Paul Benner 5 min
�Prescott Fire Department Report Ted Ralston 20 min
o 2009 Kingswood Specific Assessment and Goals
oVegetation Management/Defensible Space
o Tree care
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�Wildland Fire Video Gary Roydson 15 min
�Evacuation Procedures Paul Beck 10 min
�Panel Discussion and Questions Chief Willis, Gary Roydson,
Ted Ralston, Daryl Anderson, Tony
Shaka 15 min
�Refreshments ENJOY!
Prescott Fire Department
�Our Community – the beauty and the risk
� Prescott Fire Department’s View and Role - our
community and our properties
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� Individual Property Owner – our role in risk
mitigation
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Overview
• Explanation of 2009 assessment
• Criteria used
• Map
•• Creating and maintaining defensible space
• Resources
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2009 Assessment
• October 2009
• PFD representative and Kingswood residents
• Conducted from the street
• 30 foot perimeter on open lots
• Continuity of fuel
• Dead vegetation
•street
• Improved and unimproved lots were assessed using 7 different criteria
• Grasses and weeds
• Ladder Fuels
• Wood piles/debris
• Branches overhanging structures
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2009 Assessment
• Other considerations
– Structures adjacent to unimproved lots
– Structure density
– Topography– Topography
– Recommendations are based on 2006 Wildland
Urban Interface code which applies to new
construction
– Best attempts where made to locate lot lines
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Hazard Area Map
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What can be done?
• We can’t control/change:
– Weather patterns
– Topography
– Infrastructure– Infrastructure
• We can change:
– Building construction
– Vegetation in the fire environment
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Definitions
Home Ignition Zone – An area surrounding the home, usually 100 to 200 feet. The vegetation in this area can determine the probabilty of home ignition
Defensible Space – An area within the home ignition zone that has had vegetation modified to minimize the effects of a wildfire on that structure
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Home Ignition Zone…Treated
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Defensible Space …The Zone Approach
• The area adjacent to the structure is broken down
into three zones, each with different modification
suggestions
• Zone 1 comprises 0 – 10 feet from the structure
• Zone 2 comprises 10 – 30 feet from the structure
• Zone 3 comprises 30 – 150 feet from structure
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Zone 1 … 0 to 10 feet
• Remove ladder fuelsRemove ladder fuelsRemove ladder fuelsRemove ladder fuels
• Trim tree branches back from structures
• Break the continuity of the vegetation by
creating two foot wide paths around creating two foot wide paths around
vegetation
• Replace existing fire prone plants with a fire
wise alternative
• Remove any dead materials
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Zone 2 … 10 to 30 feet
• Remove ladder fuelsRemove ladder fuelsRemove ladder fuelsRemove ladder fuels
• Limb tree branches to at least 6 feet off the
ground
• Mow grasses to 4 inches in height• Mow grasses to 4 inches in height
• Maintain leaf litter to a depth of 1 inch
• Create vegetation islands by cutting pathways
around groupings at least twice the height of
the grouping
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Zone 3 … 30 – 150 feet
• Remove ladder fuelsRemove ladder fuelsRemove ladder fuelsRemove ladder fuels
• Remove any dead materials
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Before
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After
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Four Years … No Maintenance
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Other Considerations
• Clean your roof and gutters
• Store firewood at least 30 feet from house
• Make sure your address label is reflective and
visiblevisible
• Do not store combustibles under decks
• Place a spark arrester on chimneys
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Maintenance
• Defensible space should be maintained at least
annually
• Seasonally is recommended
• Take photographs of the areas that you have • Take photographs of the areas that you have
treated
• When in doubt contact a Fire Prevention
Team member or the PFD for an assessment
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Resources
• The internet ( search Firewise, Defensible
Space, U of A Extension Office, etc.)
• Free vegetation assessments
• Vegetation treatments if you qualify• Vegetation treatments if you qualify
• Chipping Service
• Contact Ted Ralston at the Prescott Fire
Department - 777-1700
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Thank YouThank YouThank YouThank You
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Wildland Fires
What does it look like?
How does it travel?
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How does it travel?
How can the risk be lessened?
How can we prepare if it were to happen?
Evacuation Procedures
Everything you want to know about:
•What
• When
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• When
• Who
• How
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Evacuation Procedures
� Responsibility – Yavapai Sheriff’s Jeep Posse Coordinates
� Five zones within Kingswood managed by Posse
� Traffic Control, Security and Notifications
� Map of Evacuation Routes
Your Responsibility - Assemble Evacuation “Kit”
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� Your Responsibility - Assemble Evacuation “Kit”
� Plan for at least three days
� Include emergency radio, blankets, flashlight, clothing, T/P,
cell phone and charger, water, money, credit cards, checkbooks,
sunglasses, etc.
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� Prepare to evacuate
� Pay attention to radio, TV, national weather station & Jeep Posse
� Hook-up garden hoses with nozzles
� Close all windows, lower shades and be ready to lock up
� Have ready 4 “P’s” – pills, pets, people, personal items
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� Listen for Jeep Posse loud speaker or door-to-door announcements
� If help is needed for a disabled family member , notify Posse
� Know your evacuation route
� Prior to leaving property
� Tie a white towel or sheet to door knob or mail box visible from street
to indicate property is cleared of occupants
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� Evacuate NOW
�Watch/listen for Jeep Posse siren, loud speaker or door-to-
door order to leave
� Follow the marked evacuation route and Sheriff/Jeep Posse
directions. Do not deviate from route
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directions. Do not deviate from route
� Report to designated evacuation center for registration
(names, address, cell phone number, interim location
� Re-enter when it’s SAFE
� Listen to radio/TV/Red Cross/Law enforcement/ Fire
department for clearance to return
Evacuation Routes
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“Home” Work
Tree Health• Water• Thinning• Trimming
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• Trimming
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We’ve chosen to live along side of nature
with its beauty and its risk. Let’s do our
part to be worthy partners in its continuing
safety!
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safety!
Hosted by your Kingswood FireWise Community team – Paul Benner, Margo Walter,
Joe Matt, Paul Beck, Tray Schreiber