HomeMy WebLinkAboutID# 14-552 Proposal for City of LE to Renew Wildland Fire Protection Agreement with Cal FireCITY OF
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REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GRANT M. YATES
CITY MANAGER
DATE: APRIL 28, 2015
SUBJECT: Proposal for the City of Lake Elsinore to renew their Wildland Fire
Protection Agreement with Cal Fire.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Agreement with Cal Fire in the final
form as approved by the City Attorney.
Discussion
To protect the city from unfunded liabilities in the event of a wildland fire within the city
that is not covered by a MTZ (Mutual Threat Zone). These costs are for Cal -Fire or
other resources that may be needed to control a wildland fire including but not limited to
aircraft, crews, dozers, engines and logistics. These costs could easily reach tens of
thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars per day.
The cost is based on what the state currently pays to protect its SRA (State
Responsibility Area) lands. Current cost per acre is approximately $ 25.96 ($23.06 +
12.59% administrative charge) per acre. The proposed agreement for the City of Lake
Elsinore is for 1689 acres at an annual cost of $43,851.94.
Cal Fire would then treat the area covered by the agreement as well as areas in the
MTZ (Mutual Threat Zone) as SRA lands. (This is virtually all of the WUI Wildland Urban
Interface Area in the city.) This means that Cal Fire would bear the cost of suppressing
wildland fires in these areas using any needed resources to accomplish this task. The
city would only expend its budgeted cost annually to maintain the agreement with Cal
Fire. The cost per acre is reviewed and adjusted annually to reflect the current cost of
protection per acre. The area covered by the agreement can also be adjusted to reflect
build up or annexations. This agreement has been reduced by 528 acres and $5,879.33
from the current agreement. This was possible because of development in railroad
canyon area.
This is a cost effective way for the City of Lake Elsinore to protect itself from potentially
crippling unbudgeted expense from a wildland fire(s) and provide a fiscally prudent level
of protection to its citizens and natural resources.
Prepared By: Mark Barr
Fire Chief
Approved By: Jason P. Simpson
Director of Administrative Services
Approved By: Grant M. Yates
City Manager
Attachment: Map of Propose area to be covered by the agreement
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