##### The Community Wildfire Protection Plan {#the-community-wildfire-protection-plan .unnumbered}

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### An Action Plan for Wildfire Mitigation {#an-action-plan-for-wildfire-mitigation .unnumbered}

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# ![](media/image2.png){width="1.6in" height="1.4770833333333333in"}Knifley Area Volunteer {#knifley-area-volunteer .unnumbered}

# Fire Department {#fire-department .unnumbered}

## 6130 Elkhorn Road {#elkhorn-road .unnumbered}

## Knifley, KY 42753 {#knifley-ky-42753 .unnumbered}

**(270) 849-2255 or (270) 789-1713**

#### EMERGENCY 911 {#emergency-911 .unnumbered}

Date: May 7, 2005

Prepared by: Thomas A. Fisher

Organization: Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Department -- Firewise
Educator

Contact Information:

Address: 15835 Knifley Rd.

Telephone: (606) 787-1784

E-Mail: <fishfry@alltel.net>

Fax: (270) 789-0547

The following report is a collaborative effort between various entities.
The representatives listed below comprise the core decision-making team
responsible for this report and mutually agree on the plan's contents.

Community Representative (s):

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  Name               Kerry Jones

  Address            4704 Elkhorn Rd. Knifley, KY 42753

  Telephone Number   \(270\) 465-4470

  Other Contact      
  Information        

  Name               Mike Sapp

  Address            Wilson Creek Rd. Elkhorn, KY 42733

  Telephone Number   \(270\) 789-2128

  Other Contact      
  Information        

  Name               Bill Bray

  Address            462 Robinson Ridge Rd. Knifley, KY 42753

  Telephone Number   \(270\) 789-1809

  Other Contact      
  Information        

  Name               Joe Rogers (Magistrate -- Adair County)

  Address            1209 Holmes Bend Rd. Columbia KY 42728

  Telephone Number   \(270\) 384-4831

  Other Contact      
  Information        
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Local Fire Department Representative (s)

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  Name               Jackie Perkins

  Address            1030 Knifley Rd. Elkhorn, KY 42733

  Telephone Number   \(270\) 789-6879

  Other Contact      
  Information        

  Name               Tom Fisher

  Address            15835 Knifley Rd. Casey Creek, KY 42728-9305

  Telephone Number   \(606\) 787-1784

  Other Contact      
  Information        

  Name               

  Address            

  Telephone Number   

  Other Contact      
  Information        
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Local Kentucky Division of Forestry Representative (s)

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  Name               Kenny Pyles -- Kentucky Division of Forestry

  Address            120 Gaines Dr. Campbellsville, KY 42718

  Telephone Number   \(270\) 465-5071

  Other Contact      
  Information        

  Name               Jim Goode -- US Army Corps Engineers -- Green River
                     Lake

  Address            544 Lake Rd. Campbellsville KY 42718

  Telephone Number   \(270\) 465-4463

  Other Contact      
  Information        
  ------------------ ----------------------------------------------------

The following federal and other interested parties were consulted and
involved in the preparation of this report.

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  Name                    Organization

  Doug Voth               Duke Energy Gas Transmission

  Larry Anderson          Columbia Gulf Gas Transmission

                          

                          

                          

                          
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Plan Contents

1.  Community Background and Existing Situation

2.  Community Base Map and Other Visuals

3.  Objectives and Goals

4.  Prioritized Mitigation Recommendations

5.  Action Plan

6.  Wildfire Pre-Suppression Plan

7.  Additional Comments

8.  Attachments

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1)  **Community Background and Existing Situation**

**[Community Description:]{.underline}**

**County**: Adair

**Latitude/Longitude**: 37.2611N, 85.1375W

**Frontage Road**: Knifley Rd, Liberty Rd, Elkhorn Rd

**Nearest Intersection**: KY's 551/76 & 206/76

**Nearest Fire Department**: Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Department two
stations Knifley, Pellyton

**Interface Areas**: The private property areas are wooded, rural
framing, with home and lots mixed community. The US Corps of Engineers
controls the federal lands, 20,000 acres. The COE land has been set
aside for Wildlife Management and recreation.

**Year Established**: 1800's

[**Community Size**:]{.underline}

**Number of Lots**: 1121

**Number of Structures**: 1795 = Homes 464, Mobile Homes 267, Out
building 956, Churches and business 20, Abandon building 85

**Estimated Acres**: 57,397 = 37,397 Private, 20,000 Federal Land

**Development Status**: Wooded, rural farming mixed with individual
homes, Wildlife management areas, Recreation (hunting, fishing, boating,
and camping)

[**Community Infrastructure**:]{.underline}

**Home Owners Association/Organization**: None

[**Resident Population**:]{.underline}

Full Time: great than 80%

[**Wildfire Hazard Rating**:]{.underline}

The area is a High Hazard Rating at 112 points. This would change if the
weather every dry out.

**Date Evaluated**: fall of 2004, see attachment

**Community Assessment Highlights**:

-   Roads -- We have three state roads that are 24-feet wide. We have
    another three state roads that are 20-feet wide. Most of the county
    maintained roads are less than 16-feet wide and many are only able
    to support one vehicle. When these roads climb (greater than 40%)
    between valley and ridge top these roads become one lane, no space
    for turnouts, and there is a ford at the bottom that must be
    crossed. Many of these roads are one-way in and out with no
    turn-around.

-   Water Sources -- We currently have 4 dry hydrants and they are not
    well located. Three of them are located in the same general area. We
    need to develop more water sources. The COE is willing to help us
    develop something on their land. We also identified 28 ponds that
    ***[might]{.underline}*** be developed.

-   Primary fuel types -- Valley floors and ridge tops field crops and
    pastures (Model A). Sides of ridges and valleys are mixed between
    dense brush-like fuels (Model O)(depending on the last time timber
    was harvested) and mixed hardwood-conifer with leaf litter (Model
    E). The COE land is dense hardwood forest with fields of brush
    6-feet or more and aerial fuels. This area has these fuel mixed
    through out the entire area.

-   Utilities -- Electrical is above ground run through out the area. We
    have 6 natural gas pipelines (30 to 36-inches with 800 PCI)
    traversing the area.

-   Topography -- This area is ridge and valley with steep sides.

[**Community Wildfire History**: (Include surrounding
areas)]{.underline}

**Relative Frequency and Common Causes**:

  ---------------------------- -------------- ------------- -------------
  Year                         Debris         Arson         Total

  2004                         1              1             2

  2003                         1              3             4

  2002                         4              6             10

  2001                         9              10            19

  2000                         12             7             19

  1999                         15             4             19

  **Total**                    **42**         **31**        **73**

  Average                      7              5             12
  ---------------------------- -------------- ------------- -------------

**Areas of Future Concerns**: Recreational use of Green River Lake Area
(hunting, fishing, boating, and camping)

**Additional Comments**: Timber operations, Natural Gas Pipelines

2)  **Community Base Map and Other Visuals**

> See Attachments

3)  **Objectives/Goals**

> Objectives: The Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Department is a private
> non-profit organization, we are not part of the county government.
> This fact does limit use to what we can do in some area of mitigation.
> These limits must be over come. Therefore, we need to work with county
> government to form joint ventures in road improvements, community
> clean-up, emergency exit. We would like to joint some roads together
> to eliminate one-way in and outs. Build bridges over fording areas
> where our equipment can move freely without making long detours.
> Encourage county government to improve some roads to all-weather
> surfaces for the same reason.
>
> Our main effort has to be in the area of education. We need to educate
> the homeowner and community to reduce the ignitability of their
> properties by way of the assessment process. KAVFD will be involved
> with fire prevent in the area school(s). We need to work with the
> Natural Gas Pipeline companies, US Army Corps of Engineers (Green
> River Lake) and other large landowners to prevent wildland fires. This
> plan must include a pre-indent plan. We need to develop a working
> relationship with Kentucky Division of Forestry, Fish and Wildlife,
> Adair County Emergency Management, State Emergency Management
>
> Goals:

1.  Develop a pre-indent plan with the natural gas pipeline companies
    and possible test that plan. Adair County Emergency Management must
    be involved in any plan.

2.  Develop a pre-indent plan with Green River Lake (Corps of Engineers,
    Kentucky State Forestry, Fish and Wildlife).

3.  Re-write the fire departments Standing Operating Guidelines to match
    the Fire Hazard Assessment.

4.  Develop joint venture(s) with Adair County Road Department to
    correct infrastructure.

5.  Work with the Corps of Engineers to develop possible dry hydrants.

6.  Educate the community about fire hazards and reduce ignitability by
    doing individual hazard assessments, reduction plans, and
    newsletter.

7.  Do a fire patrol during fire seasons.

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4)  **Prioritized Mitigation recommendations**

> Proposed Community Hazard Reduction Priorities

1.  Fire Department does a fire patrols during fire season.

2.  Do a joint venture with Adair County to place road signs and house
    numbers.

3.  Do a joint venture with Adair County to place a bridge on Ray Miller
    road and improve the road surface where fire equipment can travel up
    and down the steep grade under all weather conditions. This road is
    the access route for water to and areas known as Caldwell Ridge and
    Cooper Ridge.

4.  Do a joint venture with Adair County to make South Featherburg Road
    connect to North Featherburg Road. There is a roadway already in
    place it just needs to be improved. This would begin the Featherburg
    area within 5-miles of a fire station and access to a water supply.

## Proposed Structural Ignitability Reduction Priorities {#proposed-structural-ignitability-reduction-priorities .unnumbered}

1.  Identify driveways with bridges that cross-streams.

2.  Have homeowners have a minimum of 30-foot defensible zone around
    buildings.

3.  Have homeowners' remove tree limbs from within 10-feet of chimney

4.  Have homeowners' remove dead tree limbs overhangs or near house.

5.  Have homeowners' remove flammable material from around LPG tanks and
    heating oil tanks. Also move these tanks away form buildings.

6.  Identify hazardous material that is stored on farms by placing it in
    marked outbuildings.

## Proposed Education and Outreach Priorities {#proposed-education-and-outreach-priorities .unnumbered}

1.  Fire department work local schools (Knifley School) during fire
    prevent week.

2.  Fire prevent-firewise presentation to community at the being of each
    fire season (twice yearly).

3.  Check with Adair County Schools about doing fire prevent-firewise
    presentation at middle and high schools.

4.  Community newsletter.

5.  Mock exercise with the natural gas pipeline companies to test
    pre-indent procedures.

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5)  **Action Plan**

+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| Event           | Funding | Time Table    | Assessment              |
|                 | Needs   |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| Re-write        |         | Completed     |                         |
| Standing        |         | Fall of 2005  |                         |
| Operating       |         |               |                         |
| Guideline       |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 1\. Pre-indent  |         |               |                         |
| plan for        |         |               |                         |
| hazardous       |         |               |                         |
| material.       |         |               |                         |
|                 |         |               |                         |
| 2\. Pre-indent  |         |               |                         |
| plan for Gas    |         |               |                         |
| pipelines       |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 3\. Pre-indent  |         |               |                         |
| plan for        |         |               |                         |
| Wildlands       |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 4\. Pre-indent  |         |               |                         |
| plan for        |         |               |                         |
| individual      |         |               |                         |
| properties      |         |               |                         |
| (structural)    |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| Training        |         | Spring of     |                         |
| Exercise to     |         | 2006          |                         |
| test SOGs. (A   |         |               |                         |
| gas pipeline    |         |               |                         |
| event)          |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| Education       |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 1\. Fire        | \$500   | Fall of 2005  | Fire department makes a |
| Prevent/        |         |               | fire prevention         |
| firewise        | KAVFD   |               | presentation to school. |
| Presentation at |         |               | Grades pre-school to    |
| Knifley School. |         |               | 8^th^ grade.            |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 2\. Community   | \       | Fall of 2005  | Fire department makes a |
| fire prevent/   | $10,000 |               | fire prevention         |
| firewise        |         | Spring 2006   | presentation at         |
| presentation.   | KAVFD   |               | community center with   |
|                 |         |               | gas pipeline companies, |
|                 |         |               | RECC, LPG companies,    |
|                 |         |               | etc.                    |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 3\. Community   | \$2,500 | Quarterly     | Published quarterly by  |
| Newsletter      | F       |               | FD. Articles about fire |
|                 | irewise |               | safety, being firewise, |
|                 | grant   |               | and thing to generate   |
|                 |         |               | community interest.     |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 4\. Check with  | \$1,000 | Fall of 2005  | Fire department makes a |
| Adair County    |         |               | fire prevention         |
| schools (Middle |         |               | presentation to school. |
| & High schools) |         |               |                         |
| fire            |         |               |                         |
| p               |         |               |                         |
| revent/firewise |         |               |                         |
| presentation.   |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 5\. Training    |         |               |                         |
| Exercise see    |         |               |                         |
| above.          |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| Work with Corps | \$500   |               | Work with COE and       |
| of Engineers &  |         |               | Forestry to determine   |
| Forestry to     | KAVFD   |               | locations, cost, and    |
| develop Dry     |         |               | approval. After         |
| Hydrants on at  |         |               | approval been obtained  |
| Green River     |         |               | look for funding.       |
| Lake.           |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| Fire patrol     | \       | Fall and      | This area has a history |
| during fire     | $20,000 | spring fire   | of preventable fires    |
| season.         | f       | seasons       | and with an active      |
|                 | irewise |               | prevention program we   |
|                 | grant   |               | could do so.            |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| Joint venture   |         |               |                         |
| with Adair      |         |               |                         |
| County          |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 1\. Place road  | Apply   | Spring 2006   |                         |
| signs and house | under   |               |                         |
| numbers         | s       |               |                         |
|                 | eparate |               |                         |
|                 | grant   |               |                         |
|                 | r       |               |                         |
|                 | equest. |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 2\. Build       | Apply   | Spring 2006   | Improve road surface    |
| bridge on Ray   | under   |               | where fire equipment    |
| Miller road and | s       |               | can travel up and down  |
| improve roadway | eparate |               | steep grade under all   |
| up steep grade. | grant   |               | weather conditions.     |
|                 | r       |               | This road is the access |
|                 | equest. |               | route for water         |
|                 |         |               | supplies for areas      |
|                 |         |               | known as Caldwell Ridge |
|                 |         |               | and Cooper Ridge.       |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
| 3\. Connect     | Apply   | Spring 2006   | By connect these two    |
| North & South   | under   |               | roads, it would bring   |
| Featherburg     | s       |               | Featherburg within the  |
| roads.          | eparate |               | five-mile distance of a |
|                 | grant   |               | fire station. It would  |
|                 | r       |               | eliminate two long dead |
|                 | equest. |               | end roads. Give access  |
|                 |         |               | to water.               |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+
|                 |         |               |                         |
+-----------------+---------+---------------+-------------------------+

6)  **Wildfire Pre-suppression Plan**

# Wildfire Protection Responsibility

> Our Standing Operating Guidelines never address the wildfire
> possibility until we did the wild lands fire hazard assessment. We
> completely overlooked this possibility. We are rewriting our SOG to
> reflect this identified hazard.
>
> Structure Protection: To be developed.
>
> Wildland Protection: To be developed.

A.  Incident Command Post Location (See Adair County Emergency
    Management Action Plan - Directed by EM Director)

B.  Incident Staging Area Location (See Adair County Emergency
    Management Action Plan - Directed by EM Director)

C.  Medical Unit Staging Area Location (See Adair County Emergency
    Management Action Plan -- Directed by EM Director)

# Alarm Response

> First Alarm

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  Fire Department Rescue  Travel Distance         Response Time
  Squad                                           

  KAVFD                   0                       15 min.

  Adair County Rescue     15 Miles                45 min.

  Adair County EMS        15 Miles                30 min.
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

> Second Alarm (report to designated staging area)

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  Fire Department Rescue  Travel Distance         Response Time
  Squad                                           

  Adair County Volunteer  15 Miles                45 min.
  F. D.                                           

  Taylor County Vol. F.   15 Miles                45 min
  D.                                              

  Clemetsville Vol. F. D. 7 Miles                 30 min

  Dunnville Vol. F. D.    15 Miles                45 min
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

D.  Air Support (Requested by Adair County Emergency Management
    Director)

> Fixed Wing

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  Aircraft                Contact Name            Dispatching Guidelines

                                                  

                                                  

                                                  
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

> Helicopter

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  Aircraft                Contact Name            Dispatching Guidelines

                                                  

                                                  

                                                  
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E.  Water Availability (Must be accessible to fire engines)

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  Location                Description

                          

                          

                          

                          

                          
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F.  Communications (See Adair County Emergency Management Action Plan -
    Attached)

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  Name                    Telephone number        Radio Frequencies

  KAVFD                                           

  Adair County Rescue                             

  Adair County EMS                                

  Adair County Volunteer                          
  F. D.                                           

  Taylor County Vol. F.                           
  D.                                              

  Clemetsville Vol. F. D.                         

  Dunnville Vol. F. D.                            

                                                  

  Local State Forestry    \(270\) 465-5071        
  Office                                          

                                                  

  Corps of Engineers      \(270\) 465-4463        

                                                  

  Gas pipeline Companies                          

  Columbia Gulf                                   

  Duke Energy                                     

  Others                                          

                                                  

                                                  
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G.  Evacuation (See Adair County Emergency Management Action Plan -
    Attached)

H.  Resource List (See Adair County Emergency Management Action Plan -
    Attached)

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  Name                    Contact Information     Payment Information

  Support Agencies                                

                                                  

                                                  

                                                  

  Tractor Operators                               

                                                  

                                                  

                                                  

  Crews                                           

                                                  

                                                  

                                                  

  Utilities                                       

                                                  

                                                  

                                                  

  Fuel                                            

                                                  

                                                  

                                                  

  Food and Supplies                               

                                                  

                                                  

                                                  

  Lodging                                         

                                                  

                                                  
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