we actually pulled it off and the county is moving forward with the plan we asked for. im honestly so relieved that we made them listen to us. keep an eye on the next meetings because we have to make sure they stick to their word now.
January 25, 2023
Dear Boulder County. Please use our votes and tax dollars for maximum wildfire risk reduction!
Final supporters
No part of Boulder County is safe from wildfire. Our dry and windy climate creates dozens of red flag days every year. Residents have made it clear through multiple surveys that wildfire is a top concern and we've opened our wallets to contribute to mitigation and preparedness programs through the recently-passed Ballot Measure 1A. Our county commissioners will open an online survey soon and will hold an open house on Nov. 29th for comment from the community, so now is the time to make our voices heard.
Please consider signing this petition to encourage the county to develop a comprehensive plan that engages every public safety entity and every resident. Current ballot language includes a series of meaningful projects such as home hardening and vegetation management that are key mitigation steps. After reading the Marshall Fire report however, we need more than a series of projects. We need a strategic starting point. Let's encourage the county to go where other post-fire communities have gone and do the following:
1) Start from the top: appoint a visible point person for this undertaking, establish a master wildfire plan with a hierarchy of projects.
2) Collaboration: bring all public safety entities to the table. Establish a county-wide working group with built-in accountability.
3) Funding: allocate spending fairly and prudently across the county. Pursue existing, generous grant opportunities before they're gone.
4) Transparency: increase communication on funding, decisions, actions, and public education & information. Establish an advisory committee for the wildfire program.
5) Ask the tough questions: are we set up correctly for the best response?, how many fire districts are best?, how best to tackle our pervasive dry vegetation?.
Let's let the county know that we're all in on wildfire mitigation and preparedness. We scored big on votes and dollars for this effort, now let's encourage Boulder County to enlist its experts and draw from the best practices underway in many western states to roll out a solid, top-down mitigation and preparedness plan for our at-risk county.
Have questions or need more information? Email: Cheryl Gordon.
Please note that this free site asks for an optional donation after you sign. Proceeds go to iPetitions, not to wildfire efforts.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
November 28, 2022
26 Comments
Mitigation, vegetation management - AND establish a Countywide "Community Cistern Fund" so fire districts could apply for grants to install emergency water in areas where water supply is inadequate - and be a leader in forming partnerships and collaboration that supports our communities!
Brush mowing open space boundaries close in to suburban areas is a top priority. I have priced out quotes for concrete Allan Block fencing that can protect suburban homes from grassfires. It can't burn and is an effective wind and fire break. Approximately 1 million dollars installed per linear mile of fencing at 8ft in height.
We can’t afford to keep the current minimalist approach to mitigation; it’s asking for another Marshall fire situation. We know we live with high winds and climate patterns are changing. We have seen multiple fires in the county the past several years. It’s time to adjust our current approach.
The Fire Survivor community demands a comprehensive plan that involves all public safety departments to come together and start from the top. Alerts, evacuation routes, public education, grasses and ditch mitigation, landscape & building info, and the pursuit of grants, all need attention and should be in the hierarchy of projects.
Lost my house to the Marshall Fire. First houses to burn in Coal Creek Ranch-South were on Troon Court just before 2 due to the open space between Avista Hospital and our neighborhood not being fire mitigated. And still is not despite three houses are left standing, two next to that open space.
We need educated and organized action to put our tax dollars to effective use. Thank you to those spearheading a stronger and better defined plan!
Experienced a total loss during the Marshall Fire. This mitigation work is crucial.
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we actually pulled it off and the county is moving forward with the plan we asked for. im honestly so relieved that we made them listen to us. keep an eye on the next meetings because we have to make sure they stick to their word now.
January 25, 2023
Dear Boulder County. Please use our votes and tax dollars for maximum wildfire risk reduction!
Final supporters
No part of Boulder County is safe from wildfire. Our dry and windy climate creates dozens of red flag days every year. Residents have made it clear through multiple surveys that wildfire is a top concern and we've opened our wallets to contribute to mitigation and preparedness programs through the recently-passed Ballot Measure 1A. Our county commissioners will open an online survey soon and will hold an open house on Nov. 29th for comment from the community, so now is the time to make our voices heard.
Please consider signing this petition to encourage the county to develop a comprehensive plan that engages every public safety entity and every resident. Current ballot language includes a series of meaningful projects such as home hardening and vegetation management that are key mitigation steps. After reading the Marshall Fire report however, we need more than a series of projects. We need a strategic starting point. Let's encourage the county to go where other post-fire communities have gone and do the following:
1) Start from the top: appoint a visible point person for this undertaking, establish a master wildfire plan with a hierarchy of projects.
2) Collaboration: bring all public safety entities to the table. Establish a county-wide working group with built-in accountability.
3) Funding: allocate spending fairly and prudently across the county. Pursue existing, generous grant opportunities before they're gone.
4) Transparency: increase communication on funding, decisions, actions, and public education & information. Establish an advisory committee for the wildfire program.
5) Ask the tough questions: are we set up correctly for the best response?, how many fire districts are best?, how best to tackle our pervasive dry vegetation?.
Let's let the county know that we're all in on wildfire mitigation and preparedness. We scored big on votes and dollars for this effort, now let's encourage Boulder County to enlist its experts and draw from the best practices underway in many western states to roll out a solid, top-down mitigation and preparedness plan for our at-risk county.
Have questions or need more information? Email: Cheryl Gordon.
Please note that this free site asks for an optional donation after you sign. Proceeds go to iPetitions, not to wildfire efforts.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
November 28, 2022
26 Comments
As the Firewise leader in our Lake of the Pines community, I understand the complexity of the wildfire mitigation issue, and I know that goals and progress are likely long-term projects that require intentional and coordinated efforts.
Mitigation, vegetation management - AND establish a Countywide "Community Cistern Fund" so fire districts could apply for grants to install emergency water in areas where water supply is inadequate - and be a leader in forming partnerships and collaboration that supports our communities!
Brush mowing open space boundaries close in to suburban areas is a top priority. I have priced out quotes for concrete Allan Block fencing that can protect suburban homes from grassfires. It can't burn and is an effective wind and fire break. Approximately 1 million dollars installed per linear mile of fencing at 8ft in height.
We can’t afford to keep the current minimalist approach to mitigation; it’s asking for another Marshall fire situation. We know we live with high winds and climate patterns are changing. We have seen multiple fires in the county the past several years. It’s time to adjust our current approach.
The Fire Survivor community demands a comprehensive plan that involves all public safety departments to come together and start from the top. Alerts, evacuation routes, public education, grasses and ditch mitigation, landscape & building info, and the pursuit of grants, all need attention and should be in the hierarchy of projects.
Lost my house to the Marshall Fire. First houses to burn in Coal Creek Ranch-South were on Troon Court just before 2 due to the open space between Avista Hospital and our neighborhood not being fire mitigated. And still is not despite three houses are left standing, two next to that open space.
We need educated and organized action to put our tax dollars to effective use. Thank you to those spearheading a stronger and better defined plan!
Experienced a total loss during the Marshall Fire. This mitigation work is crucial.
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As the Firewise leader in our Lake of the Pines community, I understand the complexity of the wildfire mitigation issue, and I know that goals and progress are likely long-term projects that require intentional and coordinated efforts.