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Old 07-24-2015, 04:44 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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I know CoS and surrounding areas are prone to wild fires. Are some neighborhoods more at risk? We are probably crossing Cheyenne mtn area, Black Forest and Rockrimmon off our list due to this but I may just be naive and CoS as a whole is a tinderbox? Thoughts? Husband likes Cheyenne mtn area but I say no way and am focusing on Briargate/ pine creek. Thanks for answering all of my questions.

Jenn
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Old 07-24-2015, 04:55 PM
 
Location: Santa Fe, NM
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Oddly, I don't think anyone would have ever considered Rockrimmon or Mountain Shadows a fire risk prior to Waldo Canyon.

Anywhere that is heavily treed and/or mountainous is probably more at risk, especially if it is an area that is on well water (therefore no fire hydrants).
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Old 07-24-2015, 06:26 PM
 
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The city has an interactive fire risk map:

http://gis.coloradosprings.gov/Html5...firemitigation

They've looked at almost every home in the neighborhoods that are subject to the new city fire codes (applicable to new construction post-Waldo-Canyon-fire) and evaluated them individually for defensible space around the structures, etc.
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Old 07-24-2015, 06:52 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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Thank you, Dr. Frog! One more thing to put in my Colorado Springs binder. I appreciate it.
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Old 07-24-2015, 06:54 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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Can you by chance point me to flood maps?
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Old 07-24-2015, 07:40 PM
 
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Here's a link for a flood map:

https://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=4498

Really, flood risks are just common sense.... don't buy a house in a low area next to a creek, even one that is typically dry most times of the year....
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Old 07-24-2015, 07:42 PM
 
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Flood maps:

City of Colorado Springs - Flash Flood Risk Analysis for the Waldo Canyon Burn Scar

http://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/web...104.7329,39.02


These may be out of date a bit - some mitigation has been done since these were made, I think.
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Old 07-24-2015, 07:54 PM
 
Location: Colorado
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Thanks otowi!
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Old 07-27-2015, 11:24 AM
 
Location: Colorado Springs
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Oddly, I don't think anyone would have ever considered Rockrimmon or Mountain Shadows a fire risk prior to Waldo Canyon.

Anywhere that is heavily treed and/or mountainous is probably more at risk, especially if it is an area that is on well water (therefore no fire hydrants).

That's probably the truth. If we have a serial pyromaniac among us, I'd be afraid of living around Palmer Park or in Erindale too.
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Old 07-27-2015, 11:55 AM
 
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That's probably the truth. If we have a serial pyromaniac among us, I'd be afraid of living around Palmer Park or in Erindale too.
This is really, really bad of me - but the conspiracy theorist in me always felt that our former sheriff had something to do with the unsolved fire cases....
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