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Waldo Canyon Fire. June 26, 2012 Preliminary Study – Rough Data. Photo: denverpost.com. Waldo Canyon Wildfire June 26, 2012. Initial findings: Fuel loading Spotting/Branding Cedar Fencing Roofs Decks Exposures Conflagration. Roof Type. Red - Combustible Green – Class A. Siding. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Waldo Canyon Fire
June 26, 2012Preliminary Study – Rough Data
Photo: denverpost.com
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Waldo Canyon WildfireJune 26, 2012
•Initial findings:• Fuel loading• Spotting/Branding
Cedar FencingRoofsDecks
• Exposures• Conflagration
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Roof Type
• Red - Combustible• Green – Class A
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Siding
• Purple – Masonry, concrete or stucco
• Light Blue – composite lap
• Pink – wood
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Denominators in Wildfire Disaster
• Fuel (incl 14th fuel model)• Weather • Topography
•Re-construction• Big Question?• Insurance• Collaboration• Codes and Changes?• Permits
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Mountain Shadows
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Mitigation Success
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•Mitigation is not clear-cutting
•Thinning and removal
•Maintain wildland characteristics
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•Manage wildfire risk with consideration for…•Visual corridors •Habitat•Adjacency•Cultural and Recreation Resources
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Objective is to change fire behaviorNot build fire breaks
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Cedar Heights Mitigation
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Cedar Heights Mitigation
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To prevent a stand replacement fire….
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