CGA-LegislativeCouncil:Lower North Fork Wildfire Commission

Lower North Fork Wildfire Commission

Committee Members
Senator Ellen Roberts, Chair	Senator Jeanne Nicholson
Representative Cheri Gerou	Jim Davis, Dept. of Public Safety
Representative Claire Levy

Staff Contacts:

Bo Pogue
Julia Jackson
Raegan Robb
Alex Schatz

(303) 866-3521

To contact committee staff, please email: nfwildfirecomm@state.co.us

2012 Committee Schedule
Meeting Information			Time	Location
June 29	Agenda	Summary Audio	1:00 p.m.	HCR 0112
August 13	Agenda	Summary Audio (Capitol) Audio (Conifer)	9:30 a.m.	HCR 0112
			1:30 p.m.	Conifer (Tour)
			5:30 p.m.	Conifer High School
August 22	Agenda	Summary Audio	9:00 a.m.	SCR 356
September 5	Agenda	Summary Audio	9:45 a.m.	LSB-A*
September 25	Agenda	Summary Audio	9:00 a.m.	SCR 356

*LSB-A (Legislative Services Building, Room A--200 East 14th Avenue)

Reports, Issue Briefs, and Memoranda
Date	Title/Subject
August 22	Boulder County Presentation Fire Chief Bill McLaughlin Presentation Director Paul Cooke Presentation, Colorado Dept. of Public Safety Air Pollution Control Division Denver Water Presentation Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Presentation
August 13	Emergency Communications Overview from Daryl Branson, Colorado 9-1-1 Resource Center
	Role of Fire in Front Range Forests Presentation by Mike Babler, The Colorado Nature Conservancy
	Interoperable Communications Presentation from Jack Cobb, Office of Emergency Management
	Briefing to the Commission at the Conifer Public Hearing
June 29	Binder Materials Received by Commission Members
April 12	BLM Wildland Fire Investigation, Origin and Cause of the Lower North Fork Prescribe Fire
April 13	Review of the Lower North Fork Prescribed Fire by the Governor's Review Team (The Bass Report)
April 18	Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Report of the Lower North Fork Prescribed Fire
April 23	Review and Recommendations: Enhancing Fire Response and Management in Colorado State Government
March	Colorado Smoke Management Program Evaluation 2011
February	Recommendations Regarding Colorado's Smoke Management Program 2011

Proposed Legislation
Bill Designation	Short Title	Former Bill Designation
Bill A	Prescribed Burn Program Division of Fire Prevention & Control	Bill 2
Bill B	Wildfire Matters Review Committee	Bill 3
Bill C	Extend Wildfire Mitigation Financial Incentives	Bill 6
Bill D	All-hazards Resource Mobilization & Reimbursement	Bill 7

Bills Not Recommended to Legislative Council
Bill Designation	Short Title
Bill 1	Prescribed Burning Safety & Notification Requirements
Bill 5	County Land Development Regulations for Wildfires
Bill 8	Increase CGIA Maximum Amount for Injury