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1 Wildfire in Travis County

2 Objectives Fires in other parts of America and Texas Brief History of Wildfire in Travis County Factors that will contribute to a wildfire in our area. Review Fire Department Resources in Travis County

3 Why do Residents Choose to Live in our Community?

4 Wildland Fires

5 Wildfire is a Natural Phenomenon

6

7 Wildfires in America 2003 Cedar Fire, San Diego County Killed 15 people overnight and moved at a rate of 1.8 mph Second largest wildfire in California 721,791 acres destroyed 3,640 single family dwellings Declared an arson fire by investigators Oakland Hills, California Killed 25 people Injured 150 others Over $2 billion in direct damage 1,520 acres destroyed 2,843 single-family dwellings 437 apartment and condominium units More houses burning than firemen Grew from ignition to over 1 square mile in 15 minutes Fire started from an incompletely extinguished grass fire that occurred on October 19, 1991.

8 Wildfires CAN and DO happen in TEXAS!

9 What are the Statistics? As of March 31, 2011: 545 fires in Texas / 160 structures lost Most started from outdoor burning Burn bans in 178 counties Over the Last Two Years: ,396 fires in Texas / 100 homes lost ,488 fires in Texas / 436 homes lost Source: Texas Forest Service

10 Fires in Southwest Austin 2000 CE-Bar FD Five Acre Fire Started by a person using fireworks near Olympus Dr Required response of 6 fire departments and the Texas Forest Service s ground and air support. Almost 40 homes were threatened. Fire took over seven hours to extinguish and overhaul Driftwood Fire A person burning trash on FM 1826 started a 1,200 acre fire The fire burned overnight. Required response from all fire departments in Hays County and many of the departments in southern Travis County. The terrain and vegetation are very similar to our own.

11 Wildfire History in Travis County Largest fire in the Travis County area started on St. Stephen s School Rd on Friday, April 14, 1961 Ignition point: cigarette tossed out of a car window ignited a grass fire. Grass fire ignited many large brush piles located on the Davenport Ranch. Strong winds from the north/northwest spread the fire from brush pile to brush pile. Over 200 students from St. Edwards and UT volunteered to fight the fire. Contractors with bulldozers cut fire lines near Bee Creek. The fire burned over 4,000 acres from 9:00 am Friday through the weekend with, hot spots still burning the next Monday morning.

12 Factors that Lead to Wildfires Pre-existing drought conditions. Winds from the north/northwest (cold fronts) that bring lower humidity (<20%). Difficult access to fires. Existing brush piles. Dead branches on existing trees.

13 Wildfire in Travis County Common ignition sources Structure fires that spread to nearby vegetation Lightning strikes Cigarettes Collisions (caused 1 fire death in 2006) Outdoor welding Fireworks Arson and juvenile-set fires Power lines and associated equipment Exploding squirrels

14 Wildfire in Travis County Factors that contribute to large fire development and response concerns: Drought conditions preceding fire ignition. Slope or wind-driven fire of more than half an acre, triggering evacuations. Evacuation problems road blockage keeping people out of the area assisting people to evacuate Poor fire breaks, encouraging easy fire spread.

15 Fire Dept Response in Travis County Brush Fire Common Response Level from Fire Dept 1 Brush Truck and 1 Fire Engine Second Alarm Brush Fire 2 more Brush Trucks and 1 Fire Engine Texas Forest Service Notified 1 hour response time Each Additional Alarm = 2 more Brush Trucks and 1 Fire Engine

16 Fire Dept Response in Travis County Total Brush Trucks in Travis County - 51 Total Fire Engines in Travis County - 96 AFD Fire Engines 58 Aerial Apparatus (Ladder Trucks) 17 Tenders (water haulers) - 12 Juniper Exploding - Extreme Fire Behavior After Nightfall

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18 Travis County Fire Apparatus Should a brush fire happen at this location the following apparatus would respond: 1 Engine, 1 Brush Truck 2 nd Alarm would add the following: 1 Engine, 2 Brush Trucks Possibly a Tender (Water Hauler) Commander (Supervisor)

19 Travis County Fire Apparatus 3 rd Alarm would add: 1 Engine, 2 Brush Trucks Additional Commander (Supervisor) Texas Forest Service 1 hour response Total Resources: 4 Fire Engines, 5 Brush Trucks, 2 Commanders, possibly a Tender (Water Hauler)

20 We Don t Have Enough Resources to: Have a fire engine at every residence Stop a fire this big Our priorities are: #1 Live Safety Evacuations #2 Property Conservation We ll do what we can

21 Don t Stay and Try to Put the Fire Out

22 Evacuate and Live

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