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 confidential pre/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 volunteers to aid The Town of Palmer Lake, as well as private property owners who wish to conduct wildfire risk reduction treatment and slash disposition on their own land 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.

PROJECT TIMELINE March 7, 2014deadline for all cash-match and volunteer pledges March 13, 2014application electronic submission deadline on-or-about May 5, 2014 funding notification May 7, 2014notification to Project participants of funding and required deposit of cash-match pledges May 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 / Prescription Schedule and date of cash-match deposits June 20, 2014construction of public property shaded fire breaks completed June 25, 2014post-assessment of treated private property to-date, collection of treatment documentation and authorization of payment, notice of Firewise Community Demonstration Site posted July 1, 2014post-assessment of treated private property to-date, collection of treatment documentation and authorization of payment, notice of Firewise Community Demonstration Site posted and monthly thereafter through duration of Project July 3, 2014fire fuel mitigation completed on designated red zone public property October 1, 2015final collection, payment, and accounting of all post-assessment documentation October 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 closed November 1, 2015Project report prepared for submission to WRRG Program November 5, 2015Final Project report submitted to WRRG Program ;