Glendale (PDF) - Hazard Mitigation Web Portal - State of California

Natural Hazards Mitigation PlanCity of Glendale, CaliforniaSection 7 – Wildfires♦ Encourage all new homes and major remodels involving roofs additions that are locatedin the interface to have fire resistant roofs and residential sprinkler systems.♦Encourage the public to evaluate access routes to rural homes for fire-fighting vehiclesand to develop passable routes if they do not exist.Coordinating Organization: Fire Department, Building & Safety, Planning,Information ServicesTimeline:Plan Goals Addressed:OngoingProtect Life and Property, Public Awareness,Emergency Services, Partnerships and ImplementationConstraints : Pending funding and available personnelLong Term – Wildfire #3:Action Items: Encourage implementation of wildfire mitigation activities in a mannerconsistent with the goals of promoting sustainable ecological management and communitystability.Ideas for Implementation:♦ Employ mechanical or other appropriate thinning technique to abate the risk ofcatastrophic fire and restore the more natural regime of high frequency, low-intensityburns. Prescribed burning can provide benefit to ecosystems by thinning hazardousvegetation and restoring ecological diversity to areas homogenized by invasive plants.♦♦Clear trimmings, trees, brush and other debris completely from sites when performingroutine maintenance and landscaping to reduce fire risk.Enhance programs to coordinate and monitor adjacent areas that utilize prescribedburning techniques.Coordinating Organization: Fire DepartmentTimeline:Plan G oals Addressed:OngoingNatural SystemsConstraints:Pending funding and available personnel2006 PAGE 7 - 30