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"The mission of the Cimarron Hills Fire Department is to honorably serve family, yours and ours, with compassion and professionalism, exceeding expectations with a positive attitude before, during, and after any time of need." |
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Matthew Love
Fire Chief, CHFD
A Community Centered, People Department
Monthly Safety Message
Wildland Fire Preparedness
Many people in our area live in what is called the “urban/wildland interface”—those areas where developed property butts up against the natural-state wildland—which exposes them to the consequences of wildland fires.
If you live in the urban/wildland interface, you must take special precautions to protect your family and property. Wildland fires move swiftly. Because the fire is in wildland—not in the middle of town—it can take the fire engines a long time to get there. Steep terrain, dense brush, poor quality roads create further delays. Significant burning can occur before the fire department arrives. Therefore it is critical that property owners give the fire department a head start by creating what is called “defensible space” around their homes.
We advise creating 50 - 100 feet of defensible space clearance around your home and any other structures on your property. This defensible space will dramatically increases the chance of your home surviving a wildfire and provides added safety for the firefighters who are working to protect your home during a wildland fire. In this defensible space, grasses and vegetation should be kept low to the ground, low lying limbs should be trimmed, and debris should be removed to slow the progression of fire.
Wildland fire season generally runs from May through October, when high temperatures and low humidity combine to dry vegetation.
Podcasts
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2010 Community Awareness Presentation - Medical Response. Chief Love describes the how/why CHFD responds to medical incidents and the importance of ALS care. (June 9, 2010; 24 minutes, 10.9 MB) |
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2011 Community Awareness Presentation - Fire Operations. Chief Love describes the various types of apparatus and their purpose in responding to a fire. (March 10, 2011; 41 minutes, 18.8 MB) |
| Podcasts are in MP3 format. You can download these files to your computer by right-clicking the icon above of the one you want and selecting 'Save Target As...' | |
