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Welcome to the Storm Mountain Wildfire Action Group

Vision:

To bring Storm Mountain Community and resources such as partners, tools and knowledge together to minimize wildfire risk and to create a more resilient community.

Mission: How do we achieve this?

SWAG is a group of Storm Mountain community members who have come together to reduce wildfire risk and overall make Storm Mountain a more resilient community. We do this by working collaboratively with our partners to identify where we can take action to mitigate risk and become more prepared for the next wildfire as well as other emergencies.

Focus Areas:

Wildfire Mitigation Implementation
Communication
Emergency Response

CHIPPING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

You must live within the Cedar Park, Cedar Springs area and be able to stack your slash piles next to the road and be able to have the chips blown back on your property.

CRITERIA

We ONLY accept woody limbs and branches up to 5 inches in diameter.
We ONLY accept properly stacked piles.
We do NOT accept construction or building materials, nails, wire.
We do NOT accept grass

PILE GUIDELINES

Piles must be stacked roadside a week before the chipping date and have been approved by a SWAG volunteer.
Please limit pile size to 5’x5’x5’. Limit your piles to 10 along the roadside unless you are approved for more.
Piles must be within 5 feet of the roadway.
Piles must be stacked neatly with cut ends facing the road.
Do not tie or band piles.

REMEMBER

You must have your piles approved by a SWAG volunteer.
You will be notified of the day the chipping will occur on your property.
Determine how many piles you will have to report to SWAG.
Your property will be mapped on a route for the chipper, exact time cannot be determined.

Sign Up for our Fire Mitigation Mobile Chipping Program

SWAG has received a grant from the Larimer County Office of Emergency Management to fund this year’s chipping program. At least 10 slash piles per property are chipped free! Additional piles may require a fee depending on the number of property owners that participate. We will make the grant go as far as possible!

Visit this link to sign up now: https://forms.gle/t9kr3JTgZh9v1DBE6

TAKE A LOOK BELOW FOR VIDEOS OF LAST YEARS CHIPPING PROGRAM

COMMUNITY INFORMATION:

• Meeting Notes from the SWAG 3rd Wednesday of the Month meetings: Click Here

• To Read Notes from the LFRA Home Hardening Presentation in January, Click Here

Call Boxes Added on Storm

You may have noticed the Call Box sign and box at Fire Station 9. Here are the details from LFRA:

Two call boxes added
- Fire Station 9
- Monastery Rock Trail Head
They are satellite technology, so the caller needs to be patient while the call connects
Caller needs to report the callbox number which is clearly displayed on the callbox
- This is to ensure the 911 dispatcher sends folks to the correct location
Here is LETA’s website about the call boxes - https://leta911.org/maps/callboxes/
There is also an AED, automated external defibrillator located at the fire house entrance.