On Monday December 16th Ouray County Emergency Management will host two important meetings related to the County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) and the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Attached you will find a calendar invitation. We hope you are able to attend and provide your valuable input! This will be the second meeting for the HMP and the third meeting for the CWPP.
As a reminder, is a community-driven, living document that assesses vulnerability to various natural and manmade hazards (e.g., flooding, drought, wildfire, etc.) and identifies mitigation strategies to reduce vulnerability to those hazards. Once a jurisdiction (county, community, school district, fire district, or cemetery board) is part of an approved plan, they become eligible for grants with a 75% cost share from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to implement projects identified in the plan. During this meeting, we will review community risk and vulnerabilities, discuss hazard mitigation funding opportunities, and identify mitigation actions. The meeting will start at 10:30am and will last approximately 1.5 hours. It can be attended in-person or virtually.
Following a short break for lunch, there will be a CWPP meeting from 1:00pm – 3:00pm. This meeting can also be attended in person or virtually. The CWPP assists the county and local fire districts in gathering resources, evaluating wildfire risk, describing local capabilities, and identifying strategies and actions to reduce overall vulnerability to wildfire events. Fire districts who participate in the plan will be eligible to apply for federal and state cost-share funds for vegetative fuels reduction and other hazard mitigation strategies. At this meeting, we will further discuss the definition of the wildland urban interface (WUI), view how identified assets and resources overlap with risk, and discuss potential projects or actions to address wildfire risk.
You may attend one or both meetings depending on your interest in being a part of one or both planning processes. Information about both meetings can be found below:
Hazard Mitigation Plan Meeting
Monday, December 16th at 10:30am to Noon
Location: Ouray County Event Center, 22739 US-550, Ridgway, CO 81432
Or join online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87647362221.
Community Wildfire Protection Plan Meeting
Monday, December 16th from 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Ouray County Event Center, 22739 US-550, Ridgway, CO 81432
Or join online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87647362221.
Lunch will be provided for those that attend both meetings. Please RSVP by December 9th to Sam Otte (sotte@jeo.com). Please include which meetings you plan on attending so that we can get an accurate head count.