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Plan Manitou | Creating our Future WILDFIRE RISK SUMMARY Wildfire Hazard Areas % Total Acres # of Parcels % Total Parcels Market Value of Parcels & Improvements % Total Market Value High Risk 6% 237 9% $27,660,023 5% Moderate Risk 69% 1,122 41% $236,415,489 46% Moderate to Highest Risk 75% 1,359 50% $264,075,512 51% Sources: El Paso County Assessor (data accessed on 06/07/16); Colorado Wildfire Risk Assessment (CO- WRAP) Portal-https://www.coloradowildfirerisk.com/ Current Exposure Analysis Evacuees heading east on Highway 24 towards Manitou Springs, June 24 (THE DENVER POST | Helen H. Richardson) Critical Facilities & Infrastructure High Risk Moderate Risk • Manitou Springs Middle School and High School • Some structures in the High Road, Midland, and Peak View historic districts • Manitou Springs Elementary School • Public Services department building • Crystal Hills water storage tank • Manitou Springs Library • Colorado Springs Utilities hydropower plant • City raw water intake line and Manitou Reservoir Key Vulnerabilities • No wildfire mitigation codes – Risk will increase if new development, redevelopment, and infrastructure expansion occurs in high hazard areas without wildfire mitigation and safety standards in place. • High risk of building-to-building ignition – High density, older housing construction exists in wildfire hazard areas and modifications have occurred over time without adequate regulation. • Ruxton Canyon – Many assets located in areas difficult to defend and evacuate. A wildfire in Ruxton could negatively impact the local economy and the watershed, increasing risk to flash flooding, erosion, and landslides. • Peak View Neighborhood – High density, older building construction, low-income residents, inadequate regulation, steep topography, high fuel loads, difficult vehicle access, and insufficient water main line sizes to provide adequate fire protection all contribute to a highly vulnerable area. • Source water protection – Wildfire along raw water line or within source water protection area could affect the City’s water supply and water quality. • Unlawful camping – Encampments in the National Forest and open space areas are a growing problem and have been a source of past ignitions. Mitigation Action Ideas Local Plans and Regulations • Adopt a Community Wildfire Protection Plan to collaboratively prioritize areas for wildfire mitigation • Designate high risk areas through a wildland urban interface zone where specific conditions for safe development apply Structure and Infrastructure Projects • Create defensible space around critical facilities and infrastructure • Retrofit existing structures with ignition-resistant materials Natural Systems Protection Manage hazardous vegetative fuels in city parks and open space Education and Awareness • Participate in the Firewise Communities Program to help educate property owners on mitigation steps they can take • Develop partnerships with neighborhood groups and homeowners’ associations to conduct outreach Left: The Waldo Canyon wildfire on a ridge west of Manitou Springs, June 25 (AP | Ed Andrieski) Right: Police cordon at the entrance to Manitou Springs on Colorado Ave, June 24 (THE DENVER POST | Helen H. Richardson)

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Plan Manitou | Creating our Future

WILDFIRE RISK SUMMARY

WildfireHazard Areas%

TotalAcres

#ofParcels

%TotalParcels

MarketValueofParcels&

Improvements

%TotalMarketValue

HighRisk 6% 237 9% $27,660,023 5%

ModerateRisk 69% 1,122 41% $236,415,489 46%

ModeratetoHighestRisk 75% 1,359 50% $264,075,512 51%

Sources:ElPasoCountyAssessor(dataaccessedon06/07/16); ColoradoWildfireRiskAssessment(CO-WRAP)Portal-https://www.coloradowildfirerisk.com/

Current Exposure Analysis

EvacueesheadingeastonHighway24towardsManitouSprings,June24(THEDENVERPOST|

HelenH.Richardson)

Critical Facilities & InfrastructureHighRisk ModerateRisk

• ManitouSpringsMiddleSchoolandHighSchool

• SomestructuresintheHighRoad,Midland,andPeakViewhistoricdistricts

• ManitouSpringsElementarySchool• PublicServicesdepartmentbuilding• CrystalHillswaterstoragetank• ManitouSpringsLibrary• ColoradoSpringsUtilitieshydropowerplant• CityrawwaterintakelineandManitouReservoir

Key Vulnerabilities• Nowildfiremitigationcodes – Riskwillincreaseifnewdevelopment,redevelopment,andinfrastructureexpansionoccursinhighhazardareaswithoutwildfiremitigationandsafetystandardsinplace.

• Highriskofbuilding-to-buildingignition– Highdensity,olderhousingconstructionexistsinwildfirehazardareasandmodificationshaveoccurredovertimewithoutadequateregulation.

• RuxtonCanyon– Manyassetslocatedinareasdifficulttodefendandevacuate.AwildfireinRuxtoncouldnegativelyimpactthelocaleconomyandthewatershed,increasingrisktoflashflooding,erosion,andlandslides.

• PeakViewNeighborhood– Highdensity,olderbuildingconstruction,low-incomeresidents,inadequateregulation,steeptopography,highfuelloads,difficultvehicleaccess,andinsufficientwatermainlinesizestoprovideadequatefireprotectionallcontributetoahighlyvulnerablearea.

• Sourcewaterprotection– WildfirealongrawwaterlineorwithinsourcewaterprotectionareacouldaffecttheCity’swatersupplyandwaterquality.

• Unlawfulcamping– EncampmentsintheNationalForestandopenspaceareasareagrowingproblemandhavebeenasourceofpastignitions.

Mitigation Action IdeasLocalPlansandRegulations

• AdoptaCommunityWildfireProtectionPlantocollaborativelyprioritizeareasforwildfiremitigation

• Designatehighriskareasthroughawildlandurbaninterfacezonewherespecificconditionsforsafedevelopmentapply

Structure andInfrastructureProjects

• Createdefensiblespacearoundcriticalfacilitiesandinfrastructure• Retrofitexistingstructureswithignition-resistantmaterials

NaturalSystemsProtection

Managehazardousvegetativefuelsincityparksandopenspace

EducationandAwareness

• ParticipateintheFirewiseCommunitiesProgramtohelpeducatepropertyownersonmitigationstepstheycantake

• Developpartnershipswithneighborhoodgroupsandhomeowners’associationstoconductoutreach