The 2021 Chipping Event will be July 12, 2021. 

To use the CSFD chipper, you will need to have had a CSFD Wildfire Risk Assessment of your property. If you have not yet had a Wildfire Risk Assessment from the CSFD, Wildfire Mitigation Section, please call them for your free property inspection appointment prior to the chipping event. To participate you must contact the Wildfire Mitigation Office of the CSFD and complete your home inspection prior to the date. See additional information in "The Colorado Springs Fire Department, Wildfire Mitigation Section" below." You can call the Wildfire Mitigation Office at (719) 385-7342 to request a FREE on-site consultation. Please note: this chipping event is coordinated through the Fire Department, and they will do their best to support our request. However, it is a CSFD-sponsored event based on chipper and CSFD personnel availability. The date cannot be guaranteed by the UP HOA.

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Congratulations!  The HOA has been recognized each year since 2015 as a Firewise Communities USA by the National Fire Protection Association.  Every community benefits in different ways from being recognized as a Firewise Communities/USA site.  Some insurance companies may grant a discount in the cost of their premiums to University Park homeowners if presented with a current Firewise Community renewal certificate (please view the PDF below).

    

Please click on and review the You Tube video link below to get an idea of what a Wildfire Risk Assessment of your property can provide you.  Then also click on the other links that will provide you with wildfire mitigation reporting guidelines, and acceptable work, time and costs.     

Video:  https://youtu.be/pfbEcMeYFFA

Report Submission Guidelines:  https://universityparkpoints.com/WildFire/Firewise_Community_Info&Mitigation_Effort_Data_Submission_Guidelines.pdf

Time & Expense Examples:  https://universityparkpoints.com/WildFire/Time_and_Expense_Investment_Examples_-_2018.pdf 

To view historical Wildfire Mitigation videos of early mitigation activities in our community, click on the following links:

• Representative Potential Wildfire Fuel Before Mitigation http://vimeo.com/63196175
• CSFD/FEMA Grant Wildfire Mitigation Project (After), Feb/Mar 2013  http://vimeo.com/63686880
• City Forestry/UP HOA WMC Wildfire Mitigation Project, Feb/Mar 2013  http://vimeo.com/63686881

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University Park WM Committee members:

Lloyd Nordhausen-Chair                       719-482-6254                         lloydnbarb@gmail.com

Russell Butts                                           505-280-7916                        russelll_1029@msn.com

Todd James                                             719-466-0478                        jenniejames109@msn.com

John Moseley                                          334-447-8740                        johmoseley247@gmail.com

Dan Webb                                               719-358-3307                         mdanwebb@gmail.com

Cathy Scharff                                          719-434-1929                         cmscharff@gmail.com 

President, UP HOA       Judith Walton   719-388-1599                         waltojk@comcast.net 

Randy Geoghan                                      719-761-2418                         regeoghan@hotmail.com  

 

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The Colorado Springs Fire Department, Wildfire Mitigation Section:

The UP HOA WMC works very closely with the City of Colorado Springs in planning and conducting wildfire mitigation projects within the community. The following information is offered by the CSFD:  

The Wildfire Mitigation section is part of the Division of the Fire Marshal. Jeremy Taylor is the Wildfire Mitigation Section Manager and Ashley Whitworth is the Wildfire Mitigation Program Coordinator. Together, they work with homeowners, neighborhood associations, contractors, and other organizations to reduce the wildfire risk within the city’s wildland urban interface (WUI).

Maintaining your Wildfire Mitigation Landscaping - the area around your home needs periodic maintenance similar to the inside your home. Follow these tips to make your home FireWise:

Annual Checklist - Remove dead, dying, or diseased trees and shrubs - Trim low branches of evergreen trees - Remove highly flammable vegetation from window area - Remove trash and debris accumulations from the area around your home - Remove overhanging branches from the roof and chimney - Mow grass and weeds to a low height - Attach a hose that can reach to all parts of the house - Post house numbers that are visible from all directions of travel - Discuss evacuation routes and meeting points so they are understood by all family members - Check that chimney screens are in place and in good condition

Call the Wildfire Mitigation office 719-385-7342 to request a FREE on-site consultation. Please call the office 719-385-7342 if you have questions.

Ashley Whitworth – Wildfire Mitigation Program Coordinator

ashley.whitworth@coloradosprings.gov

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Homeowners of University Park work together to make a safer neighborhood through fire mitigation

Mission Statement

On behalf of the University Park Homeowners Association and residents, the Wildfire Mitigation Committee (WMC) will act as an information and coordination conduit between our community and the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) and other pertinent stakeholders deemed necessary by the committee:

• to gather wildfire mitigation educational information and materials
• to facilitate scheduling of property wildfire risk assessment inspections by CSFD fire mitigation officials
• to program and coordinate community wildfire mitigation and cleanup dates; and
• to communicate wildfire mitigation information and matters to UP residents and other stakeholders that will assist them in properly performing their property wildfire mitigation responsibilities

 The UP HOA WMC is Chartered:

• to operate under the auspices of the HOA bylaws and Board of Directors guidance
• to focus committee priority of effort on coordination and dissemination of information so that homeowners can perform appropriate wildfire mitigation on THEIR properties
• to facilitate promulgation of HOA wildfire policy for the Board of Directors
• to request approval for HOA funding attendant to wildfire mitigation projects
• to recommend enforcement to Board when deemed necessary
• the WMC IS NOT chartered to perform wildfire mitigation work for any resident or agency.