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MOFFAT COUNTY FIRE PLAN

Draft - Moffat County Wildland Fire and Fuel Management Plan Phase III.

Table of Contents

Chapters 1 - 4:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Fire and Fuel Management Policies
Policy
Mission Statement
Goals
Objectives
Chapter 3: Public and Agency Involvement
Public Involvement
Agency Coordination
Chapter 4: Description of the Phase III Planning Area
Geographic Description
Land Ownership
Private Land
State
Bureau of Land Management
U. S. Forest Service
Fire History
Workload and Resources Available

Chapter 5: Wildland-Urban Interface Plan

Purpose and Objectives
Community Identification
Community Assessments
Hazard Rating
Defendability/Survivability
Recommended Fuel Treatments and Fire Services
General Discussion
Hazard Ratings
Defendability/Survivability
Recommended Fuel Treatments and Fire Services
Individual Community Discussions
Bakers Peak
Cedar Mountain
Craig
Craig North
Elkhead
Freeman Gulch
Freeman Reservoir
Great Divide
Gun Club Road
Knez Divide
Lay
Maybell
Morapos Creek
Pagoda
Power Plant
Price Creek
Round Bottom
Sand Springs
Santisteven
Sunbeam
Western Knolls
Wilderness Ranch
Williams Fork

Chapter 6: Landowner Plan

Purpose and Objectives
Landowner Interview Topics
Landowner Interviews
Landowner Identification
Landowner Contacts
Meetings with
Parcel Information
Landowner Participation
Landowner Interview Reports
Fire Management Category Summary
Private Land
Private Landowner Issues
Public Lands

Chapters 7 - 10:

Chapter 7: Implementation of Phase III Plan
Chapter 8: Summary and Conclusion
Summary
Wildland-Urban Interface Plan
Landowner Plan
Conclusion
Chapter 9: Glossary
Chapter 10: References

Appendix I - Landowner Fire Plans
     by landowner name alphabetical

Community Fire Assessments (All Large JPG images.)

Figure 1 – Moffat County Fire Plan Phase Map
Figure 2 – Vegetation in the Phase III Planning Area
Figure 3 – Slope in the Phase III Planning Area
Figure 4 – Land Ownership in the Phase III Planning Area
Figure 5 – Fire Occurrence in the Phase III Planning Area
Figure 6 – Craig Rural Fire District Boundaries and Fire Hydrants
Figure 7 – Communities in the Phase III Planning Area
Figure 8 – Bakers Peak Community
Figure 9 – Cedar Mountain Community
Figure 10 – Craig Community
Figure 11 – Craig North Community
Figure 12 – Elkhead Community
Figure 13 – Freeman Gulch Community
Figure 14 – Freeman Reservoir Community
Figure 15 – Great Divide Community
Figure 16 – Gun Club Road Community
Figure 17 – Knez Divide Community
Figure 18 – Lay Community
Figure 19 – Maybell Community
Figure 20 – Morapos Creek Community
Figure 21 – Pagoda Community
Figure 22 – Power Plant Community
Figure 23 – Price Creek Community
Figure 24 – Round Bottom Community
Figure 25 – Sand Spring Community
Figure 26 – Santisteven Community
Figure 27 – Sunbeam Community
Figure 28 – Western Knolls Community
Figure 29 – Wilderness Ranch Community
Figure 30 – Williams Fork Community
Figure 31 – Landowner Participation
Figure 32 – Fire Management Categories
Figure 33 – Fire Management Categories with Public Lands

Appendices
Appendix A - Operational Procedures for Implementing Appropriate Management
                        Response within the Craig/Routt Fire Management Program
Appendix B - Prescriptive Criteria
Appendix C - Vegetation Type Descriptions and Plant List
Appendix D - Fire Effects for Vegetation Types
Appendix E - Community Assessment Field Data Sheets
Appendix F - Representative Community Photographs
Appendix G - Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Fire Management
                        (Acknowledgement of Participation)
Appendix H - List of Non-Participating



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