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

Natural Hazards Mitigation PlanCity of Glendale, CaliforniaSection 4 – Multi-Hazard Goals and Action Items♦ Building lots and subdivisions that are not in compliance with state and localland use and fire protection regulations;♦ Inadequate entry/escape routes.♦ Require 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:OngoingPlan Goals Addressed:Protect Life and Property, Public Awareness, EmergencyServices, 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:Timeline:Plan Goals Addressed:Constraints:Fire DepartmentOngoingNatural SystemsPending funding and available personnelFlood Mitigation Action ItemsThe flood mitigation action items provide direction on specific activities that organizations andresidents in the city of Glendale can undertake to reduce risk and prevent loss from floodevents. Each action item is followed by ideas for implementation, which can be used by thesteering committee and local decision makers in pursuing strategies for implementation.2006 PAGE 4 - 18