Coal Creek Canyon
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Protect Our Homes From Wildfire
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Crescent Park
Resident Action Plan
Here's an overview of the neighborhood as it relates to Fire Potential and Mitigation Efforts.
The Crescent Park Plan Unit has a HIGH Relative Risk Rating.
Under extreme fire weather and during a fire:
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61% of the area could experience very high to extreme fire behavior.
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66% of homes are exposed to radiant heat from burning vegetation.
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100% of homes are exposed to embers from burning vegetation.
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53% of roads (5.1 miles) have potentially non-survivable conditions.
County:
Most of the plan unit is in Jefferson County, with a section to the north in Boulder County.
Vegetation, topography, and potential fire behavior:
Vegetation throughout the Crescent Park plan unit is primarily dense mixed conifer and lodgepole forests with tall grassy understory, ladder fuels, and steep topography. More than 25% of the homes in this plan unit are built mid-slope. The combination of fuels, topography, and the position of homes creates the potential for extreme fire behavior that poses a threat to residents in Cresent Park.
Hazards in the home ignition zone:
Homes in this plan unit are generally built with fire-resistant materials such as metal roofs and stucco siding. However, less than 50% of homes have adequate defensible space. A few homeowners in this plan unit have done a great job of mitigating risk in their home ignition zones 1 & 2. Fellow residents in Crescent Park should look to the well-mitigated homes as examples. The main threat to homes in this plan unit is embers igniting in home ignition zones 1 and 2.
Roadway accessibility and evacuation capacity:
Roads in this plan unit are well maintained and accessible for firefighters. All roads can accommodate two-way traffic, and there are many pullouts and turnarounds. There are two egress routes on Crescent Park Drive and Gross Dam Road, but residents on Spruce Canyon Drive only have one way in and out from that neighborhood.
Fire suppression considerations:
Crescent Park does not have hydrants, and there are only a few cisterns throughout the plan units. Most homes have visible and reflective address signs. There are overhead powerlines throughout the plan unit. Downed powerlines can be an ignition source and hazard to firefighters and residents.
Your Ambassador is
Barbara Mazurowski
Ambassadors are volunteer liaisons to members in their own Plan Unit to help them learn about programs available to them. Ambassadors provide information, community resources and help organize community mitigation projects to reduce wildfire risk around homes and in neighborhoods.
Contact Barbara at bamazurowski@yahoo.com
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Recommendations for Residents in
Crescent Park
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Join, support, and participate in events held by the Crescent Park Community Fire Protection Association (CPCFPA). Organize community-wide home hardening and defensible space tours to demonstrate effective mitigation practices. Find out how to organize a neighborhood event with your local Saws and Slaws group and volunteer at those events.
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Prepare your home for wildfire. Mitigating wildfire risk in home ignition zones 1 and 2 is highest priority for homeowners here. Most homeowners have taken actions to harden their home such as by replacing combustible construction materials with Class A roofs and ignition-resistant siding. It is recommended that every homeowner in this plan unit gets a home assessment from CPCFPA or Wildfire Partners to identify specific mitigation actions that need to be taken, as actions will vary among homes.
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Move hazards such as wood piles, propane tanks, and old dilapidated wooden sheds at least 30 ft away from the home.
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Develop evacuation plans for your family, sign up for emergency notifications from Boulder and Jefferson Counties, and coordinate with neighbors who might need additional support during evacuations.
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Install consistent, legible, reflective address and street signs. Address signs can be purchased from CCCFPD. Contact your county for installation of reflective street signs.
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Contact your local HOA, road association, or the county to remove vegetation along shared roads in the community, particularly along Butte Dr and Spruce Canyon Dr. Following initial fuel reduction on Highway 72 by CDOT, support the Highway 72 Roadside Fuel Reduction project by working with community groups and neighbors to treat fuels far enough back from the edge of the road to create a healthy fuelbreak.
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Work with CCCFPD and Jefferson County to identify a feasible secondary egress route for residents who live off Spruce Canyon Dr.
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If you live in Boulder County, contact Boulder County Wildfire Partners about becoming Wildfire Partners Certified. If you live in Jefferson County, advocate for the county to implement a program like Wildfire Partners and host a slash sort yard or more collection events located in the fire district.
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Install community cisterns in coordination with CCCFPD.
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Work with neighbors to create linked defensible space. Projects that span multiple properties are more effective at reducing wildfire risk. Contractor costs can sometimes be shared among homeowners, reducing the cost for everyone involved. On average, residents in Crescent Park should expect to work with 1-2 neighbors to ensure their HIZ is mitigated.