2022 CWPP Community Survey Question Title * 1. Have you seen your fire district's Community Wildfire Protection Plan? I did not know this exists I have heard about it but read none I have read some I am familiar with the document I helped write or know the document intimately I did not know this exists I have heard about it but read none I have read some I am familiar with the document I helped write or know the document intimately Question Title * 2. What concerns you most about the risk of wildfire in our community? Losing my house. Losing my trees/forest. Losing community members (whose homes burn). Losing my views. Losing property value. Losing my pet. Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Do you think your home is well mitigated? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 4. Do you think your nearest neighbor's house is well mitigated? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 5. What do you think is the most important thing your fire department does to address wildfire risk besides training/providing firefighters? Creating fuel breaks. Maintaining egress routes. Advising residents on home ignition zone concerns. Adding cisterns/water sources to the district. Community chipping. Purchasing fire engines. Purchasing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for firefighters. Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. What is the most important thing your fire department should do but isn't to address wildfire risk? Creating fuel breaks. Maintaining egress routes. Advising residents on home ignition zone concerns. Adding cisterns/water sources to the district. Community chipping. Purchasing fire engines. Purchasing PPE for firefighters. Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. What things do you do to your forest/landscape to mitigate wildfire risk to your property or community? (choose all that apply) Cut/remove unhealthy trees. Cut healthy or unhealthy trees to create greater crown separation. Low limb trees. Remove understory ladder fuels (shrubs and tall grasses). Trim grass within 10 feet of my house. Trim grass within 30 or more feet of my house. Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. What actions do you take to mitigate your home against the risk of wildfire? (choose all that apply) Maintain a 3+ foot noncombustible zone (free of weeds, pine needles etc) around the house. Maintain a noncombustible zone around all outbuildings. Clean gutters regularly. Check for and repair gaps or holes in the house siding. Maintain my wood deck or have noncombustible deck surface material. Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. What things do you feel you should but currently do not do to mitigate wildfire risk on your property or in your community? (choose all that apply) Cut/remove unhealthy trees. Cut healthy or unhealthy trees to create greater crown separation. Low limb trees. Remove understory ladder fuels. Trim grass at least 10 feet from my house. Maintain a 3+ foot noncombustible perimeter around my house. Maintain a noncombustible zone around outbuildings. Clean gutters regularly. Check for and repair gaps and holes in the house siding. Maintain my deck surface. Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. How well do you understand how to make your home defensible against wildfire? Not at all Weak understanding Somewhat Pretty good understanding Strong understanding Not at all Weak understanding Somewhat Pretty good understanding Strong understanding Question Title * 11. What obstacles prevent you from performing mitigation? (choose all that apply) Money Time Knowing how to do it yourself. Being physically able to DIY. Can't find help. Aesthetic preference. Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. Do you believe you would know how to safely evacuate in the event of a wildfire? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 13. Have you ever evacuated or practiced evacuating from your home? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 14. Are you familiar with the secondary (ie, not the main road/s) evacuation routes in your neighborhood? Yes No Unsure I think there are none. Question Title * 15. Do you believe that wildfire mitigation (forest thinning) projects benefit or harm the forest? Harm Benefit Unsure Other (please specify) Question Title * 16. How supportive would you be of community-scale forest thinning that involved cutting trees on your property? I would never support I might support if I could choose the trees I would support I would strongly support I would support and contribute financially I would never support I might support if I could choose the trees I would support I would strongly support I would support and contribute financially Question Title * 17. Which would you be willing to participate in to support wildfire risk reduction in your community? (choose all that apply) Volunteer time to raise wildfire awareness. Volunteer time and labor for activities like community slash cleanup or forestry projects. Contribute to a wildfire risk reduction fund. Act as a community leader/project manager to support wildfire risk reduction projects. Other (please specify) Question Title * 18. In the past 5 years, have you ever violated fire restrictions (Stage 1 or 2 fire bans)? Yes Not to my knowledge. Question Title * 19. Would you report someone who was violating these restrictions? Yes, anyone. Yes, unless I knew the person. No Unsure Other (please specify) Question Title * 20. Are you familiar with slash burning as a method of disposing of woody material generated during wildfire mitigation (forest thinning) projects? I have never heard of this. I've heard of it but don't know exactly how it works. I understand it completely but have never done it. I have burned slash. Other (please specify) Question Title * 21. Do you support slash burning when conducted according to local rules? Strongly against Somewhat against Unsure Somewhat supportive Strongly supportive Strongly against Somewhat against Unsure Somewhat supportive Strongly supportive Question Title * 22. Do you have any personal experience with wildfire? Yes No If yes, what did you learn? (click here if you want to leave a comment in the box) Question Title * 23. Have recent fires in Boulder County changed your attitude towards wildfire risk? Yes No If yes, how? (click here if you want to leave a comment in the box) Question Title * 24. Name the top three things your fire district could do to facilitate fire mitigation work on your property? 1: 2: 3: Question Title * 25. Which fire district are you in? Fourmile Gold Hill Sugarloaf Sunshine Question Title * 26. How many people currently reside in your house? 1 2 3-5 6 or more Question Title * 27. How old are the residents of your home? (choose all that apply) 0-5 6-12 13-18 19-74 75 and over Question Title * 28. Would you be likely to join a community work party? No, I am not interested or physically incapable Unlikely Maybe Likely Definitely if I were available No, I am not interested or physically incapable Unlikely Maybe Likely Definitely if I were available Question Title * 29. Do you support spending some of your district's wildfire mitigation funds to perform wildfire mitigation work in neighboring communities in order to lower your district's wildfire risk? None 5%-15% 16%-30% 31%-50% over 50% Unsure Question Title * 30. Is there a specific wildfire mitigation project that you think your fire district should prioritize? (Examples would be: vegetation management in a specific location, adding water resources, creating a new egress route in a specific location, etc) Done
