Whatever the current weather, local emergency managers and elected officials continue to hammer home the same sentiment: It's not if, but when, an out-of-control wildfire could ravage Central Texas.
that factors in both weather conditions and the amount of vegetation available to fuel a wildfire – 2022 has already exceeded all previous records in the Eastern Hill Country, or the western half of the Austin metro area.
The Bastrop County Complex fire, as it's officially known, was set off by a power line knocked down by a tree that was blown down by the high winds; ultimately, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and its tree-trimming vendor ended up settling dozens of lawsuits, including a $5 million payout to the city, county, and school district for lost property value.
"Ignition-resistant construction" includes not only the choice of building materials, but reinforcing doors, windows, roofs, and ductwork to keep embers out and installing spark arresters on chimneys. But these WUI code provisions only apply to new construction; there is no way to mandate the"The WUI code also addresses evacuation routes, particularly in the many cul-de-sac subdivisions and gated country club communities on Austin's western edge.
Comanche Trail, overlooking Hippie Hollow along Lake Travis, is not one of these yet, but County Commissioner Brigid Shea, whose Precinct 2 includes the north shore of the lake as far as Volente, cites the neighborhoodher office helped put on there as a model of community participation.
Much of Travis County's wildfire risk is concentrated not in areas served by the Austin Fire Department, but by the county's 14 Emergency Service Districts, each created ad hoc by the state and with its own rules, practices, and codes."It's not a perfect setup," says County Commissioner Brigid Shea.
Kevin Shunk, floodplain administrator for the city of Austin and its liaison with the National Flood Insurance Program run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says unlike wildfire risk, which is widespread but not everywhere,"flood risk is spread throughout the entire city. It's all over the place. There are certainly areas that are higher-risk, comparing the two geologic parts of the city, with the east side of Austin being more of a flatland [with a] wider floodplain.
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