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LARKSPUR FIRE Continued from page 8 • Contact LFPD for additional information about mitigation ac-
tivities.
siderable loss of revenue to the LFPD.
• Register your telephone number with Douglas County Code
The LFPD will host a series of community forums in the com- Red so you will receive important notification: https://www.
ing months regarding this issue.
douglas.co.us/douglas-county-codered-registered-receive-
free-emergency-notifications/
Calls for Service Summary
LFPD Call Statistics - January 1 through March 31, 2018
APRIL NEWS FROM
THE WATER DISTRICT
Fires 7
7
Fires
EMS 33 Jim Matchett...
EMS
33
Alarm Activations 3Activations 3
Alarm
Other 52 The regular monthly Board Meeting of
Other
52
T
95
TOTAL OTAL 95 the Perry Park Water & Sanitation Dis-
trict was called to order at 4:31 p.m. on
April 18th with all directors present. The
first order of business was the approval
EXTREME WILDFIRE DANGER of the minutes of the March 21st regular
PREDICTED FOR 2018 meeting, and that approval was unanimous. Disbursements to-
taling $197,219.86 were then also unanimously approved.
April 17 was a Red Flag day, a day when Next on the agenda was the consideration of a resident request
warm temperatures and high winds created to use HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) pipe for their service
a high fire danger. And indeed, the danger line rather than the District standard of copper. After a thorough
came. Before 9 a.m. Larkspur Fire was on discussion the Board voted to allow a test of the HDPE pipe due
the scene of a second-alarm wild land fire primarily the approximate 1000 foot length of the service line.
near Tomah Road and Dawson Butte. Its One major advantage of the HDPE material over this length is
location prompted a pre-evacuation order the greatly reduced number of joints required.
for Keene Ranch. The fire was in mop-up
mode at 11 a.m. thanks to the work of LFPD and other units Next, a resident had called attention to his receipt of a signifi-
who responded: Jackson 105 Fire, Castle Rock Fire, South Met- cantly larger than normal water bill. After investigation by Dis-
ro Fire Rescue, Tri-Lakes Monument Fire, Douglas County Of- trict operating personnel and a full discussion by the board, the
fice of Emergency Management and Douglas County Sheriff’s District Manager was instructed to advise the resident the full
Office.
billing would have to be paid as the water meter reading was
correct. However, payment could be spread out over a period of
Later that morning, a wild fire broke out along Rampart Range time satisfactory to both the resident and the District. A request
Road and State Highway 67, which was closed from Elephant had been received from the Perry Park Metro District to decom-
Rock Road to Pine Creek Road. That fire was reported at about mission the mine located at the Water District’s Spring Canyon
eleven acres.
property. The District Manger was instructed to coordinate such
activity with the Metro District and other appropriate authori-
The same morning, seven homes in Castle Rock were damaged ties.
by wild fire. South Metro firefighters responded to a call of a
single house fire in the 4800 block of North Foxtail Drive in the The District Systems Report for March submitted by Semocor
Meadows neighborhood at about 10 a.m. Tuesday. The winds was then reviewed and discussed. Operations were described as
quickly pushed the flames to neighboring homes and firefight- normal. The Monthly Staff Report submitted by District Man-
ers evacuated some nearby residents as they worked to get the ager Diana Miller was also reviewed. Good news here was the
flames under control.
issuance of eleven building permits to date.
With very little moisture this winter and spring, fire danger There was limited audience participation and the meeting was
promises to be very severe through the late spring and into ear- adjourned at 6:10 p.m.. As always, further information is avail-
ly fall. Additionally, the Larkspur communities are in the Red able on the District website, www.ppwsd.org.
Zone, the area most likely to have serious wild fires. Every
family needs to take precautions. Very important is a family REMEMBER THOSE THAT
wildfire plan.
GAVE ALL FOR US TO BE FREE
• See http://www.readyforwildfire.org/Wildfire-Action- THIS MEMORIAL DAY!
Plan/ for information and ideas.
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