Gold Hill, Colorado

From: Holsinger, Kyle <kholsinger@nullbouldercounty.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2022 3:40 PM

Subject: Red Flag Warning for Sunday, April 10 NO OPEN BURNING

NWS has issued another Red Flag Warning for Tomorrow, April 10 from 1100 to 1900.  There will be NO OPEN BURNING from 0001 to 2359 Tomorrow, continuing from today.

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
201 PM MDT Sat Apr 9 2022

Very dry conditions combined with breezy winds will continue to
produce critical fire weather conditions across much of the urban
corridor, Palmer Divide, Cheyenne Ridge and southern plains this
afternoon. Conditions will improve this evening as the winds die
down and a cold front pushes through the region.

Wind gusts will be stronger on Sunday. Temperatures will be
cooler but it will remain very dry. This is expected create
another period of critical fire weather conditions across the I-25
corridor and northeast plains.

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Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield
County-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and
Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-
201 PM MDT Sat Apr 9 2022

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND
PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS…

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND
PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS…

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.

* Affected Area…Fire Weather Zones 238, 239, 240, 241, 242 and
243.

* Timing…11 AM MDT until 7 PM MDT today and again on Sunday.

* Winds…West 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph today. Northwest
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph on Sunday.

* Relative Humidity…As low as 11 percent.

* Impacts…Any fire that develops will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning should be avoided, as well as any activity
that may produce a spark and start a fast moving wildfire.

Have a safe weekend,

Gold Hill Town Meeting

Monday, 7:00 p.m. April 11th, 2022

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Review of Previous Minutes (additions or corrections)

Treasurer’s Report

Guest Speakers

Josh Trickey, Boulder County – Speed Study Report

8:00 Erin Fried, Boulder Watershed Collective – Project Updates

Committee Reports

Mountain Stewards 

Forestry and Forest Management

Gold Hill School

IMA

Museum 

Community Planning and Fundraising 

Cemetery

Community Center

SafeLink/NeighborLink 

Emergency Preparedness/Communications

AirLink 

Weed Management

Historical Zoning

Fire Department

Other Town News: 

Community Concerns 

Upcoming Meetings/Event

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Next Gold Hill Town Meeting: June 13th, 7:00 pm

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Our next Calendar meeting will be Saturday, April 16, 10:30 am at the Gold Hill Store.  We welcome your participation, ideas, pictures, poems, drawings.  Do you have pictures of winter sports in Gold Hill – sledding, skiing, etc?  How about last years’ Gold Hill gatherings/parties?  4th of July festivities?  Wildlife?  Let us know 

From: McKinney, Seth <smckinney@nullbouldercounty.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 3:29 PM
To:
Subject: UPDATE: Red Flag Warning – No Open Burning

Good afternoon (again),

The National Weather Service has upgraded tomorrow’s event to a Red Flag Warning, and is now extending this into Thursday.

Same story: No Open Burning – Countywide.

See the below info from NWS:

PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS…

.Strong northerly flow aloft and a drier airmass will bring

critical fire weather conditions through at least Wednesday, and

likely into Thursday. While there will be a slight decrease in

winds and bump in humidity overnight, strong winds and low

humidity can again be expected on Wednesday. Similar conditions

will likely occur on Thursday. Winds should subside somewhat by

Friday, but breezy conditions and low humidity can still be

expected.

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING

FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE NORTHEAST

COLORADO PLAINS…FIRE WEATHER ZONES 238 THROUGH 251…

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY

FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE NORTHEAST

COLORADO PLAINS…FIRE WEATHER ZONES 238 THROUGH 251…

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag

Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect

from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no

longer in effect.

* Affected Area…Fire Weather Zones 238, 239, 240, 241, 242,

243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250 and 251.

* Timing…Until 9 pm this evening, and then again Wednesday from

11 am until 9 pm.

* Winds…Northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* Relative Humidity…As low as 12 percent.

* Impacts…Any fire that develops will likely spread rapidly.

Outdoor burning should be avoided, as well as any activity that

may produce a spark and start a fast moving wildfire.

Seth McKinney

Fire Management Officer – 6561

Boulder County Sheriff’s Office

Fire Management Program

Desk (303) 441-1485

Cell (303) 548-9624

From: McKinney, Seth <smckinney@nullbouldercounty.org>
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 3:07 PM
To:
Subject: RE: HIGH WIND WARNING – No Open Burning

Good afternoon,

Tomorrow’s wind event has now been upgraded to a Fire Weather Watch.

This does not change the temporary ban on Open Burning, but is intended for everyone’s situational awareness.

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS AND PALMER DIVIDE…

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from
Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* Affected Area…Fire Weather Zones 238, 239, 240, 241, 242,
243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250 and 251.

* Timing…From Noon until 9PM Tuesday afternoon and evening.

* Winds…Northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* Relative Humidity…As low as 15 to 25 percent.

* Impacts…Any fire that develops will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning should be avoided, as well as any activity
that may produce a spark.

Seth McKinney

Fire Management Officer – 6561

Boulder County Sheriff’s Office

Fire Management Program

Desk (303) 441-1485

Cell (303) 548-9624

JOIN US….at the Pub at 5 pm on Saturday, March 19^th to celebrate Max’s 70^th birthday (it is a surprise).  There will be birthday cake and a toast and a huge card for you to write your special wish for him.

See you there.

Deb

deb@nullmountainvisions.net

Our next 2023 Calendar Meeting will be at the Gold Hill General Store, Saturday, March 19th at 10:30 am.

Bring your ideas, photos, drawings, poems, historical items or send them to me!

Just got a call from Xcel about a planned power outage this Saturday between 9:00am and 3:00pm.

Chief Finn

cfinn@nullgoldhillinn.com

From: Erin Fried <erin@nullboulderwatershedcollective.org>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2022 2:22 PM
Subject: March 15th Webinar – Building Resilience: Designing for Firewise Homes

Allenspark Fire Protection District

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Allenspark Fire responded to a structure fire at approximately 02:00 Wednesday morning along Highway 7. Crews were released from the scene around 13:30.

Due to deep snow in the driveway, no large firefighting apparatus was able to get to the house. Firefighters were transported to the home via UTVs and used portable fire suppression units, fire extinguishers and one inch wildland fire hose to suppress the fire.

Unfortunately, because of the access difficulties encountered, the house was severely damaged.

Many thanks to our mutual aid fire departments that helped in this fight; Estes Valley Fire Protection District, Hygiene Fire Protection District, Lefthand Fire Protection District, Lyons Fire Protection District, Pinewood Springs Fire Protection District as well as Estes Park Health Ambulance 410.

This is an important reminder to all our residents to have your driveway plowed for emergencies and to have a fire extinguisher always on hand. Also, if you burn in a wood stove or fireplace, we advise that you clean your chimney annually and have a ChimFex or similar chimney fire suppressant nearby.

From Rich Lopez, President of the Gold Hill Fire Protection Board of Directors lopez.law.office.co@nullgmail.com

The Board has embarked on a process to place a mill levy increase for the District at a future election. While the amount of the increase has not yet been determined, the needs of our District are significant.

After a number of discussions with residents and board members we’ve agreed that we will defer the mill levy campaign and election until November 2022.   

Notes from the February 14, 2022 Meeting

Next Town Meeting will be Monday April 11^th, 2022, 7:00 P.M. by Zoom

 Chair Emma Dirolf called the meeting to order.  Only seven people attended: Emma, Marcus Moench, Virginia Schultz, Secretary Gretchen Diefenderfer, Leslie Finn, and Rick Sinner. As we did not have a quorum, this was not an official Gold Hill Town Meeting, no votes could be taken, but we decided to have a meeting and publish what news we had.

Minutes of the December meeting could not be approved, but there were no corrections or additions.

Treasurer’s report – no report

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Mountain Stewards/Forestry and Forest Management – Virginia reported that lots of things are happening.  The pursuit of solar bulk buying is moving along.  Cat Russell has made a Denver contact – step by step.  The committee is still working on a climate action map which will help look at the best ways to take action.

         Things accomplished: CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) was great last year and will be started up again this year. Electric vehicle charging station – they are waiting – there is new information all the time – they’ve looked at locations.  Attending the Marshall Fire debriefing yielded many lessons, i.e., wood fences just guide the fire along.  They are looking at how transfer funding and grant money in order to have larger impacts.

         May 7 is National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day.  Erin Fried of the Boulder Watershed collective sent the following email: The Gold Hill Mountain Stewards and The Boulder Watershed Collective want to let Gold Hill residents know about a national initiative: May 7^th: Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. This national campaign, developed by The National Fire Protection Association, is a day focused around getting people and organizations together to take action to raise wildfire awareness and reduce wildfire risks. To help fund the cost of any ‘Preparedness Day’ projects you may have in mind, you can apply for $500 funds (https://webportalapp.com/appform/login/wildfireprepday2022) – deadline is Monday, Feb 28th, 2022. For questions or comments about this national campaign, feel free to email: erin@nullboulderwatershedcollective.org

         The Mountain Stewards meet once a month.  The next meeting is March 7 at 7 pm.  Contact Virginia if you’re interested (Virginia.Schultz@nullColorado.EDU)

         As for the Grant ($29,000), they are looking for workers to help on May 7 and in June.  They have submitted an application to extend the Wildfire Grant as they have not spent all the money yet and the deadline is May 26.  Teams Inc. has a lot of labor available in June.  They can work on things like weed whacking, hauling slash, perimeter work on homes, flashing projects.  Julien with the Watershed Collective (WSC) is looking at costs.  How to get on the list?  Call Virginia 303-442-2226.

         The WSC is again looking to do the Sunset Trail Race and to use money raised to support wildfire mitigation.  Kris Gibson, Maya MacHamer, Marcus, and Leslie are working on more grants.

         Mill levy increase for the Fire Department – there was an informal discussion on Sunday at the Store – lots of questions – broad support there.

There were few other Committee Reports –

Museum – Gretchen reports that the Calendar Committee is gearing up for the 2023 Calendar and welcomes any ideas, pictures, poems, drawings, etc., as well as anyone who would like to join the committee.

Fire Department – Leslie reports that all personnel who needed CPR recertifications attended the class last Saturday.  New(ish) firefighter Max Mazurkiewicz finished the Fire Academy and is going to pursue his EMT this spring, which is huge for us as we need medical responders.  The County is finally plowing in front of the station, which is very nice. And they are plugging away at trainings.

Other Town News – Emma has heard from the Speed Study person and he will join us at the April GHTM.

Notes by Gretchen Diefenderfer, Secretary of the GHTM

If you see smoke today on the north side of Gold Hill, Kent Coghill will be burning some slash piles in back of his house at 550 Pine, starting around 9:30 am.  Dispatch and Chief Chris Finn have been notified and all conditions are met for burning.  

Forgot to put the time – first calendar committee meeting for 2023 GH Calendar: Tuesday, February 15, 10:30am.  As always, we’re looking for ideas as well as almost anything to do with Gold Hill – photos, drawings, poems, and anyone who would like to join the committee.  Let us know,  Marie, Gretchen, and Marilyn

GOLD HILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

February 15, 2022

7:00 PM

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85022067034?pwd=amRDbmtNYXFLUHZDZGhic1l5czNmQT09

 CALL TO ORDER

ATTENDANCE

APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

FIRE CHIEF’S MINUTES  

SUMMARY FOR 2021

CALLS:   COMPARISON

Type of call

Initial response

Number of volunteers who arrived.

Who took command and transfer (if any)?

Equipment used.

Other Departments who arrived.

Lessons learned.

TRAINING: 

                      Training team members

                      Past training

                      Upcoming training

         New volunteers MAINTENANCE: 
         Vehicles 

                     Equipment

EQUIPMENT: 

                     Inventory

                     Condition

OTHER BUSINESS 

Mill Levy Campaign

Forest Projects: 

Grass mowing around Gold Hill

Designated Election Official

Bookkeeper:  Update.

Website:  Update.

Hi All,

Please join us. Rich

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Greetings friends!

Hope this email finds you healthy and in good spirits.

We wanted to let you know that due to staff issues we need to, unfortunately, put our Monday and Wednesday Senior Lunch and Activities on hold, while we work to recruit and secure new kitchen staff.  

While we understand this unexpected situation is not ideal, please rest assured that we are working diligently to get lunch service operations and activities back up and running.  

If you are experiencing food insecurity, please call us at 303.258.0799 or email us at mountainpeaklife.andrea@nullgmail.com.

We look forward to resuming service as soon as we are able, and we appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.  

Kindly,

Mountain Peak Life-Nederland Area Seniors
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Gold Hill Town Meeting

Monday, 7:00 p.m. February 14th, 2022

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Review of Previous Minutes (additions or corrections)

Treasurer’s Report

Committee Reports

Mountain Stewards 

Forestry and Forest Management

Gold Hill School

IMA

Museum 

Community Planning and Fundraising 

Cemetery

Community Center

SafeLink/NeighborLink 

Emergency Preparedness/Communications

AirLink 

Weed Management

Historical Zoning

Fire Department

Other Town News: 

Speed Study Update

Have asked a county rep to attend, as I was told the study would be ready by this meeting. No word from them yet.

Community Concerns 

Upcoming Meetings/Event

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Next Gold Hill Town Meeting: April 11th, 7:00 pm

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Hello all,

I’m reaching out to let you know that Clinica Family Health has not had any applications for the RN position for the Nederland and Black Hawk Clinics. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please have them apply here.

Thank you and be well,

Colleen

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The Gold Hill Mountain Stewards and The Boulder Watershed Collective want to let Gold Hill residents know about a national initiative: May 7^th: Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. This national campaign, developed by The National Fire Protection Association, is a day focused around getting people and organizations together to take action to raise wildfire awareness and reduce wildfire risks. To help fund the cost of any ‘Preparedness Day’ projects you may have in mind, you can apply for $500 funds (https://webportalapp.com/appform/login/wildfireprepday2022) – deadline is Monday, Feb 28th, 2022. For questions or comments about this national campaign, feel free to email: erin@nullboulderwatershedcollective.org

Hey, it’s time to start on the 2023 Gold Hill Calendar!  As always, we’re looking for ideas, pictures, art work, poems and for anyone who wants to join us on the committee.  We’re having our first meeting next Tuesday, the 15^th, we think at Marie’s.  Let us know!

Thanks, Gretchen, Marie, and Marilyn