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Town of Palmer Lake Application

Department of Natural Resources

2014 Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant (WRRG) Program

PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

To conduct fire-fuel mitigation on high hazard risk private property in the Town of Palmer Lake

Treatment on parcels determined according to property owner cash-match pledge,

Together with in-kind soft-match volunteer hours, and in keeping with confidentialpre/post FireWise Assessment arranged with PLVFD Fire Marshal/Designees.

Treated property will serve as FireWise Community demonstration/recognition sites

To accomplish wildfire risk reduction on red zone public property and, with permission, on other

high hazard property in Palmer Lake, including tax exempt property owned by private non-profit

organizations

Treatment of such property determined according to business, organization, other

individual cash-match pledge, together with in-kind soft-match volunteer hours

Construct strategically located shaded fire breaks, in particular southwestern sections of

and adjacent to The Glen, sites to be determined by PLVFD Fire Marshal/Designees

To provide for employment of local and regional fire-fuel mitigation contractors, certified

firefighters, and trained volunteersto aid The Town of Palmer Lake, as well as private propertyowners who wish toconduct wildfire risk reduction treatment and slash disposition on their ownland

To provide for employment of privately-hired individuals and volunteers to handle planning,maintenance, oversight, administration, and accountability of the Project in the aid of the Town

of Palmer Lake authorities and private property owners.Insurance to be handled by private property owners, contractors, and certified mitigators, with no

liability assumed by the Town of Palmer Lake unless specifically approved in advance.

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PROJECT TIMELINE

March 7, 2014deadline for all cash-match and volunteer pledgesMarch 13, 2014application electronic submission deadlineon-or-about May 5, 2014funding notification

May 7, 2014notification to Project participants of funding and required deposit of cash-match

pledgesMay 15, 2014scheduled pre-Assessments / prescriptions on private property begin, with

distribution of treatment/demo site accounting sheets

May 20, 2014 fire-fuel treatment/shaded fire break construction on public property begins

May 25, 2014private property mitigation begins, according to Pre-assessment / PrescriptionSchedule and date of cash-match deposits

June 20, 2014construction of public property shaded fire breaks completedJune 25, 2014post-assessment of treated private property to-date, collection of treatmentdocumentation and authorization of payment, notice of Firewise Community Demonstration Site

postedJuly 1, 2014post-assessment of treated private property to-date, collection of treatment

documentation and authorization of payment, notice of Firewise Community Demonstration Siteposted and monthly thereafterthrough duration of ProjectJuly 3, 2014fire fuel mitigation completed on designated red zone public property

October 1, 2015final collection, payment, and accounting of all post-assessment

documentationOctober 8, 2015Project report to Town of Palmer Lake Mayor and Board of Trustees; Town

Council approval of Project records

October 15, 2015 all payments made, books closedNovember 1, 2015Project report prepared for submission to WRRG Program

November 5, 2015Final Project report submitted to WRRG Program

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