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1C636DC5B3E8590A87258744005A1D51 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For DEVELOPMENT AND HOME HARDENING IN WUI AREAS

INTERIM COMMITTEE  WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date Sep 2, 2021      
Location Old Supreme Court



Development and Home Hardening in WUI Areas - Committee Discussion Only


10:24:22 AM  
Mike Morgan, Director
of the Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Department of Public Safety,
presented to the committee on best practices for  home hardening in
the wildland-urban interface (WUI), and public education on hardening structures
in the WUI.  Director Morgan answered questions from the committee.
10:48:13 AM  
Rachel Lee, Interim
Government Affairs Manager, Colorado Association of Home Builders; Marla
Novak, Director of Government Affairs, Housing and Building Association
of Colorado Springs; and Josh Peterson, Vanguard Homes, presented to the
committee on home building in the WUI.  They discussed building codes,
defensible space, and construction materials and techniques to resist fire.
 Members of the committee asked questions to the panel.






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