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<p>Hi neighbors - the structure assessment generated a lot of
questions, which I've attempted to answer below.</p>
<p>A general observation first: I think it's very much in your
interest to have this done. The assessment is really from a
firefighter's point of view - what would have to happen to defend
your place when the next fire happens? The goal is to save
firefighters time and improve their safety. We don't want to slow
these teams down, and if you miss them, it's no big deal - there
are other programs that will get you a defensible space assessment
(we'll dig up some links to resources separately).</p>
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ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">I am going to get lectured, I am
sure... thank you for the heads up.</div>
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ms,sans-serif;color:#444444">They definitely are not in lecture
mode. Actually I think they were a little surprised that my wife
wanted to tag along, but she got a lot of good information. Our
insurance company did an assessment a couple years ago, which was
valuable, but they gave us a very opaque report afterwards; I
think we got better information from this team.<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">So they are coming to everyone’s home in the canyon - not just the ones that were affected by the fire?
Apparently, all the homes in the Fire District. I'd guess that they're about half done, according to Ted's note below, since there are a little over 400 homes in the GIS data for the canyon.
Will they contact us to make an appointment if we have a gate at the end of our road? Should we contact them ahead of time and give them our gate code?
I don't think they have time to make appointments. Personally, I'd leave the gate open for a couple days to be sure it gets done.
How will we know when they are coming? Just watch for their truck?
If you see their truck in your area, you might be able to catch them and get them to adjust the time at your place. But again, they probably have limited time available.
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Are these the guys spraying red paint on spots on the road?
No - I'm pretty sure that's Northwest Energy.
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<div dir="auto">1. So these guys have the right to.enter and
inspect our property without permission? Can understand
firefighters in an emergency, but this seems a little odd.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Not sure about rights, and I wasn't home when they
started. My wife had the impression that they would have skipped
us if we'd declined permission, but she welcomed them, so hard
to say.<br>
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Is there a way of finding out when the USFS team will be at our
home, or if the have already been there? It would be good to
know what our assessment is and what actions are recommended. </div>
<div dir="auto">2. Is there a way to coordinate with usfs team to
ensure we are at our residence when they show up</div>
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<div dir="auto">I don't know a method, other than catching the
truck. They probably have to be pretty disciplined about hitting
houses in sequence for efficiency. Lure them with pizza?<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I wonder if they have notes they can share? We saw them at our homes at Bridger Bowl, but we didn’t ask them what they were doing ? So needless to say we missed that opportunity.
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<div dir="auto">3. Is the information they gather at the
residences available for review by owners of the property. Is it
otherwise kept private?</div>
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<div dir="auto">Good questions. I know it goes into an NIFC
database for agency access, but it's not clear if we can get the
notes through BCFD or some other source. However, we should be
able to get other assessments done.<br>
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<div dir="auto">4. Do you have contact names and numbers for usfs
structure team members doing these inspections?</div>
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<div dir="auto">Unfortunately, no.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Good morning,<br>
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Please see today's update and map attached. The attached
picture shows the area of heat south of Pine Creek reported at
4:30 this morning. Fire personnel and an engine responded; the
heat was interior to the fire's edge and posed no threat to
the integrity of the fireline.<br>
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Fire personnel and BCFD crews are continuing to assess
structures in the fire district. Over 220 structure
assessments have been completed so far. The data collected
will be used to document the fire risk and serve as a
reference for future fires.<br>
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Note that this will be the last daily update from Northern
Rockies Team 5 as the incident is being transitioned to the
Type 3 team. Daily updates will continue to be distributed by
the Type 3 local incident management organization.<br>
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Thank you,<br>
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