5C3AABEA9C0B6FDB87258885007197DE Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For UPDATE FROM COUNTIES ON WILDFIRE PROJECTS AND CHALLENGESINTERIM COMMITTEE WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEEDate Jul 20, 2022 Location Old State Library Update from Counties on Wildfire Projects and Challenges - Committee Discussion Only 02:40:49 PM Commissioner Rich Cimino, Grand County, gave an update on wildfire projects and challenges. He told the committee about difficulties small counties face including lack of staff, a high amount of tourists that aren't counted with population, and difficulty applying for grants. 02:47:51 PM Commissioner Cimino answered questions from the committee on how much money Grand County would need to accomplish what they would like and grant writing. 02:59:29 PM Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper, Jefferson County, gave an overview of county wildfire programs, recent successes, upcoming projects, and issues the county is facing. This presentation can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/jeffco_wmrc_powerpoint.pdf. 03:03:36 PM Commissioner Dahlkemper answered questions from the committee regarding the WUI and evacuation routes, emergency notification, and practices. 03:16:07 PM Commissioner Jim Candelaria, Montezuma County, gave an overview of wildfire related grant funding and programs, outreach and education, fuel mitigation, challenges faced by smaller communities, and possible improvements. 03:24:14 PM Commissioner Candelaria answered questions from the committee on the biggest problems they are facing and potential issues that might arise with tribal land. 03:30:24 PM Commissioner Marsha Porter-Norton, La Plata County, gave a presentation on ecological disasters faced from previous wildfires, flooding issues, community responses, the Wildfire Adapted Partnership, evacuation, landscape-scale restoration, mitigation mapping, legislation and program impacts, and what the county needs. Recommendations included increasing business mitigation, workforce, more funding, expanding COSWAP, and revising WUI code. The presentation can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/la_plata_county_wmrc_powerpoint.pdf. 03:38:49 PM Commissioner Porter-Norton answered questions from the committee regarding evacuation routes and planning.